ClearSpace is a Luxembourg-headquartered in-orbit servicing company founded in 2018, with operations across Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The company develops and operates technologies for satellite inspection, life extension, and active debris removal, working across both institutional and commercial space markets. It has raised €36 million in funding and employs between 51 and 200 people.
The company's technical work spans space robotics, autonomous navigation, rendezvous and proximity operations, and orbital debris mitigation. Its mission portfolio includes ClearSpace-1, developed in partnership with the European Space Agency and described as the first-ever active debris removal mission; CLEAR, a programme for the UK Space Agency; PRELUDE, focused on advanced rendezvous validation; and Phoenix, which targets life extension for geostationary satellites. ClearSpace has also claimed propellant savings of up to 75% through its technologies.
ClearSpace works with institutional partners including ESA, the UK Space Agency, and the Luxembourg Space Agency, as well as commercial partners Intelsat and Orbit Fab. Its work is oriented around what it describes as a circular space economy - extending the operational life of existing satellites and removing defunct objects from orbit to reduce long-term congestion in key orbital environments.
