Introducing the Debris-fed Satellite (DefeS)
Our long-term vision is to become a ubiquitous name in space debris cleanup, ensuring the sustainability of space exploration, and environmental protection.
Orbit around earth is unsustainably polluted.
"[A] 10-cm object would entail a catastrophic fragmentation of a typical satellite, a 1-cm object would most likely disable a spacecraft and penetrate the ISS shields, and a 1-mm object could destroy sub-systems on board a spacecraft."
5,000
Satellites
34,000
Debris 10cm and larger
900,000
Debris 1cm and smaller
Catastrophic disruption to critical systems
Many systems are reliant on data from satellites; from weather to GPS to defense systems.
Current solutions are expensive and ineffective
Removing 3-5 decommissioned satellites over the next 10 years isn't going to be enough. "Net" systems have proven to be ineffective and prone to destruction.
Track, capture, sublimate, vent
Let's disrupt the old way of doing things before it's even started. Our technology is not expendable, operates continuously, and addresses the most dangerous pieces of debris.
