ELSA-d Chaser beside ELSA-d Client
An object of Astroscale Japan Inc. came up beside an object of Astroscale Japan Inc., 0 km away at the nearest its sources state.
Reported: 1 public report other than Orbinauts names these two.
From the public record
- From
- Mar 22, 2021
- no source states the end
- Closest stated
- 0 km
- Aug 25, 2021
- Orbit
- LEO
- low Earth orbit
What the sources state
Every day and distance here is the sources’ own, to the precision they state.
- When
- from Mar 22, 2021
- Same planeMar 22, 2021
- launched together on 22 March 2021
- BesideAug 25, 2021
- magnetic capture and release demonstration on 25 August 2021
- Closest statedAug 25, 2021
- captured
The detector was not yet running: it reads low Earth orbit since April 2026 and the geostationary belt since October 2026.
Reported elsewhere
Who else said these two were together, earliest first.
| Said on | Who | What |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2021 | Operator | Astroscale, ELSA-d magnetic capture demonstration, as reported by Via Satellite, 26 August 2021 |