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# UK Space Agency opens GBP 75.6 million space debris removal tender
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-03-uk-space-agency-debris-removal-tender/
- Published: 2025-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:00:28.000Z
- Description: The UK Space Agency opened a GBP 75.6 million tender for a five year mission to capture and deorbit two defunct UK licensed satellites, targeting launch by 2028. No supplier has yet been picked, after earlier feasibility work with Astroscale and ClearSpace.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [UK Space Agency press release, 3 July 2025](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-launches-tender-for-mission-to-clean-up-space-and-safeguard-vital-services?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish which company wins the contract or that the money has been committed to a supplier.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)