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by pierre 1775 days ago
Interesting concept! A few reflexions :

- How do you ensure that you have approval from the debris 'owner' before de-orbiting it? Or could I use your service to target competition satellites? (or is it part of the business model?)

- What is the minimal size of a debris? It is my understanding that small debris such as screw can do lot of damage in space (as everything is moving fast), but not sure if it will be easy to catch a 1 inch debris with a robot arm.

- I really like the idea of raising the orbit of an old but functioning satellite, as this could expend their service life. However not sure if this will still have value once cost of access to space decrease?