Fraser CainA Japanese satellite has just completed its analysis of a large piece of space debris, photographing it from every angle. Built by Astroscale, the spacecraft has been studying an H-IIA upper-stage rocket that launched a climate satellite in 2009. It came within 50 meters of the space debris and then maneuvered around to examine it. This is just a prototype, but a future mission will attempt to grapple and de-orbit space debris, providing a "mission termination service."
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