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# Isar Aerospace signs launch contract with Astroscale Japan for debris removal
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-01-isar-aerospace-astroscale-japan-launch-contract/
- Published: 2026-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-04T10:30:24.000Z
- Description: Munich based Isar Aerospace signed a launch service agreement with Astroscale Japan to fly the ADRAS-J2 debris removal mission, targeting a defunct H-IIA rocket stage, on its Spectrum rocket from Andoya, Norway, in 2027 to 2028; no contract value disclosed.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified

Verified [Isar Aerospace press release, 1 September 2026](https://isaraerospace.com/press/isar-aerospace-signs-launch-contract-with-astroscale-japan?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not demonstrate Spectrum's orbital launch capability, since the vehicle has not yet reached orbit.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Launch contract signed but no European ownership/operate/law/parts answer changes. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)