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Top 18 Orbit Cleanup and Space Debris Removal startups
Jul 21, 2025 | By Boris Maslennikov | 19 |
These startups are solving the growing problem of space debris, which poses significant risks to both operational satellites and crewed space missions.
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Country: Switzerland | Funding: $37M
ClearSpace provides sustainable in-orbit services, develops on-orbit technologies and provides services for non-functional satellites in orbit.
ClearSpace provides sustainable in-orbit services, develops on-orbit technologies and provides services for non-functional satellites in orbit.
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Country: France | Funding: €64M
Look Up Space provide space safety and security data & services of unprecedented quality, with a sovereign and secure sensor network.
Look Up Space provide space safety and security data & services of unprecedented quality, with a sovereign and secure sensor network.
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Country: USA | Funding: $1.3M
KMI is a space solutions company developing hardware and software technologies to rendezvous, retrieve, and relocate Resident Space Objects.
KMI is a space solutions company developing hardware and software technologies to rendezvous, retrieve, and relocate Resident Space Objects.
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Country: USA | Funding: $796M
Firefly Aerospace provides launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services for small payloads. Firefly’s on-orbit services include deorbiting services to help minimize space debris. Firefly’s lunar lander is flying annual missions to the Moon with payload services customized to the technology and exploration goals of each customer.
Firefly Aerospace provides launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services for small payloads. Firefly’s on-orbit services include deorbiting services to help minimize space debris. Firefly’s lunar lander is flying annual missions to the Moon with payload services customized to the technology and exploration goals of each customer.
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Country: Japan | Funding: $396.8M
Astroscale is developing scalable solutions across the spectrum of on-orbit servicing, including life extension, in situ space situational awareness, end-of-life, and active debris removal, to create sustainable space systems
Astroscale is developing scalable solutions across the spectrum of on-orbit servicing, including life extension, in situ space situational awareness, end-of-life, and active debris removal, to create sustainable space systems
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Country: USA | Funding: $111M
LeoLabs is an aerospace company that supplies and provides low Earth orbit mapping and space situational awareness services.
LeoLabs is an aerospace company that supplies and provides low Earth orbit mapping and space situational awareness services.
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Country: USA | Funding: $65M
Starfish Space develops and manufactures autonomous space vehicles that perform in-orbit, satellite servicing missions.
Starfish Space develops and manufactures autonomous space vehicles that perform in-orbit, satellite servicing missions.
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Country: USA | Funding: $56.5M
Privateer develops data infrastructure to power sustainable growth for the new space economy.
Privateer develops data infrastructure to power sustainable growth for the new space economy.
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Country: USA | Funding: $27.8M
Turion Space focuses on advancing space sustainability, bridging national security capability gaps, and realigning incentives across the value chain in satellite manufacturing.
Turion Space focuses on advancing space sustainability, bridging national security capability gaps, and realigning incentives across the value chain in satellite manufacturing.
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Country: Germany | Funding: €13.5M
Vyoma helps in increasing confidence in space with real-time debris observations and AI, for safe and automated satellite operations.
Vyoma helps in increasing confidence in space with real-time debris observations and AI, for safe and automated satellite operations.
