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The mission uses Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan or ADRAS-J. We've been sending so much stuff into space, do you ever wonder where they go? Well, a lot of them don't stray very far and remain in Earth's orbit, effectively cluttering up space.

The ADRAS-J spacecraft, acting like a garbage truck in orbit, just finished getting close to a rocket that's been floating around since 2009.

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 - Astroscale Japan Inc., part of Astroscale Holdings Inc., has been chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to participate in Phase II of the Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration

The mission aims to assist the later removal of spunk junk, an issue that threatens the sustainable use of orbital space above the Earth.

A space-junk removal satellite launched for Japanese company Astroscale has completed rendezvous maneuvers with its target and is commencing a proximity operations phase in which it will approach the other spacecraft.