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ClearSpace
EPFL spin-off building autonomous in-orbit servicing spacecraft: rendezvous, capture and de-orbit of uncooperative objects using vision-based GNC and robotic capture arms. Won ESA's world-first commercial debris-removal service contract (ClearSpace-1, EUR 86M, 2020). Current programs include PRELUDE, an ESA Space Safety mission targeting 2027 launch to validate life-extension and active debris removal technologies, and a GEO Life Extension Mission consolidation phase funded by Luxembourg's LuxIMPULSE via ESA (Feb 2025), targeting docking with retiring GEO satellites 2028-2030. Total funding EUR 36M including a EUR 26.7M Series A (2023) and EUR 5.5M Series A+.
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Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
ClearSpace-1 / PRELUDE servicer
- Autonomous rendezvous and robotic capture of an uncooperative orbital object for controlled de-orbit
Chaser spacecraft with vision-based navigation and capture system contracted by ESA as the world's first debris-removal service purchase
Claim source - PRELUDE mission targets 2027 launch to validate in-orbit life extension and active debris removal
ESA Space Safety Programme mission bridging technology demonstration and operational servicing
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Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series A+
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceSeries A
OTB Ventures, Luxembourg Future Fund
Round sourceHiring signal
Public job board · 2026-07-13
Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.
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6 unique public sources