Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 38156

Satellites: Space Debris

Tabled: 13 March 2025

Answered: 21 March 2025

Question

Damien Egan

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of progress towards the CLEAR UK Space Agency Mission de-orbiting two satellites by 2026.

Answer

Chris Bryant

The ‘CLEAR’ debris removal mission, led by ClearSpace UK, passed its Preliminary Design Review in April 2024. Since then, through phase two of the UK Space Agency’s active debris removal (ADR) programme, CLEAR has undergone £2,350,000 of derisking activit...

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