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UK Space Agency opens GBP 75.6 million space debris removal tender

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.

Verified Editor-read UK Space Agency press release, 3 July 2025

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.

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

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