"Electron Successfully Launches Space Debris Inspection Satellite"

Rocket Lab's Electron successfully launched Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft, which will inspect a spent upper stage in low Earth orbit as part of the Japanese space Agency JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration program. The 150-kilogram satellite will approach and inspect the upper stage of an H-2A rocket launched in 2009, with the goal of eventually deorbiting it. This mission marks a significant step in space debris removal and demonstrates Astroscale's innovative rendezvous and proximity operations capabilities.