ClearSpace

We design, agile satellites able to find, capture and remove non-functioning or unresponsive satellites from their orbits in space.

Created: 2020-01-14

Updated: 2023-02-26

Company - ClearSpace

Founded
Country
2017
Switzerland
Funding
$140M
Website
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