ASTROSCALE SELECTS SYRLINKS FOR CAPTURING SPACE DEBRIS

The significant increase in orbital debris has led New Space players to position themselves and propose solutions to contribute to a sustainable space and decongest orbits. Such is the case of Astroscale which will launch in 2025 its brand new satellite, ELSA-M, capable of capturing and de-orbiting satellites from several clients...in a single mission!

Following the success of an initial collaboration on the ELSA-d demonstration mission, launched in 2021, the adventure continues for Syrlinks and Astroscale with a new partnership. This time Astroscale has chosen the EWC28 X-band telemetry transmitter.

The EWC28, flight-proven equipment with high-performance
The EWC28 X-band transmitter is specially designed for mini and microsatellite platforms - a great advantage for satellite constellations! This transmitter establishes a communication link between the satellite and the ground station, to retrieve all the telemetry data required for the mission.




One of the main advantages of the EWC28 is its ability to operate in the frequency band dedicated to deep space missions, thanks in particular to advanced signal filtering. This equipment is based on flight-proven technologies. The first models were developed for the European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-V mission in 2010. Since then, more than 50 flight models have been used on various missions around the world.

ELSA-M, a satellite for capturing and de-orbiting space debris
The ELSA-M satellite, successor to the ELSA-d satellite, will provide a solution for safely and responsibly capturing and de-orbiting multiple satellites in a single mission - the first satellite to demonstrate this capability! Capable of supporting satellite constellations, Safran is excited for 2025 for its first in-orbit demonstration.