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Astroscale

Products: debris-removal, satellite-servicing. Risk band: Low   RobotRisk index 8.8/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 15 of 16 among Defense / space companies with incidents (123 tracked).

Analyst brief

The record contains a single entry: a January 2022 pause of a debris-removal demonstration mission following an anomaly, rated severity 2. No fatality, fire, or recall is recorded, and the event reflects a self-initiated operational pause rather than a regulatory or press-driven disclosure of failure. Astroscale's index of 8.8 ranks 15 of 16 companies in Defense / space with incident history. The record shows no trajectory beyond this one dated event.

Risk index

8.8/100RobotRisk index
27.4/100Median index across the 16 Defense / space companies with incident history (123 tracked, 107 with none)
15 of 16Rank in Defense / space (of 16 with incident history)
LowRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
malfunction1100%

Unique incident list

1 unique incident on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S2~Jan 2022 malfunction Astroscale pauses debris-removal demo following anomaly SpaceNews
S2 ~Jan 2022 · malfunction · Astroscale pauses debris-removal demo following anomaly
Location not specified1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2~Jan 2022Astroscale pauses debris-removal demo following anomalySpaceNews

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