10/07/2026
As the demand for in-space mobility grows, there’s a growing need for vehicles that can do more than simply reach orbit.
SpaceNews takes a look at five companies developing approaches to satellite removal, including KMI Space and our Laelaps servicing vehicle.
Designed to repeatedly capture, relocate, and deorbit satellites, Laelaps is built around a simple idea: one vehicle, repeated missions.
With our REACCH robotic capture system, Laelaps is designed to capture unprepared objects, lower them to a predictable reentry trajectory, release them, and continue on to the next target. REACCH has already completed 172 capture cycles aboard the International Space Station using NASA’s Astrobee robots.
It’s one step toward a broader vision for Relocation as a Service and a more flexible future for in-space mobility.
Read the full story from Sandra Erwin at SpaceNews: https://spacenews.com/the-space-development-agency-is-backing-five-companies-developing-vehicles-to-remove-satellites-from-orbit/