For the ADRAS-J to intercept the H-2A upper rocket stage, a precision launch was needed from Rocket Lab.
Credit: Astroscale
Astroscale Japan’s debris inspection satellite has been successfully launched into orbit on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle. The spacecraft, called the Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), is on a debris inspection demonstration mission commissioned by the Japan Aerospace...
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