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Satellite Lost In Space? We’ll Tow It, Says Israeli Startup


Satellite Lost In Space? We’ll Tow It, Says Israeli Startup It’s not a tractor beam, but a robotic space tow-truck could get the job done just as well. An Israeli startup has designed a Micro-satellite, which it says can dock with a wayward satellite and tug it into the right orbit. The company, Effective Space Solutions Ltd., says it’s in talks with several manufacturers to build the tugboat, or “DeOrbiter” micro-satellite. It hopes to launch within two years. The planned satellite, once built and deployed, should be able to rendezvous with in-orbit satellites and propel them into new orbits, give them course corrections, or steer them towards what’s known as the “graveyard orbit” – a decommissioned satellite graveyard some 300km above their usual height of 36,000 kilometers over the equator. This fuel saving can extend a communications satellite’s life.   More



(Source: Wall Street Journal - Aug 28)

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