Remove DEBRIS s net captures space debris
RemoveDEBRIS mission was launched aboard SpaceX CRS14 on 2 April 2018. The main satellite platform (100kg) was deployed from the International Space Station on 20 June 2018. For RemoveDEBRIS Net Experiment, a target CubeSat (DS1) was ejected at a low velocity and inflated a balloon to provide a larger target area. A net (produced by Airbus DS) was ejected from the platform when DS1 was at 7 m distance. RemoveDEBRISs net wrapped around the target on 16 September 2018 and the CubeSat was left to deorbit
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