# ADRAS-J at Low Earth Orbit (LEO): deployment

Canonical ID: `b459efef-6cda-4a78-9e9d-724fe6591766`

## Key facts

- **Outcome:** World's first RPO approach to a real, uncontrolled large debris object (a Japanese H-2A rocket body); closest approach ~15 m (2024-11-30); INSPECTION ONLY, did NOT capture. The closest pass triggered an autonomous safety abort (attitude anomaly) per reporting; Astroscale declared the mission a success; deorbit begun 2026-03-25

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-05_

- **Slug:** adras-j-leo-2024
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [ADRAS-J](/models/astroscale-adras-j.md) (id: `ad3abfca-69dc-4dc6-824a-3454c86eb82c`)
- **Company:** [Astroscale](/companies/astroscale.md) (id: `eaf78c33-872d-4bc6-b0bb-d1cef402713f`)
- **Location:** [Low Earth Orbit (LEO)](/locations/low-earth-orbit.md) (id: `c2b414a6-3f5d-4862-8aee-c7bf3198b271`)
- **First seen:** 2024-02-18T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.space.com/astroscale-adras-j-space-junk-rendezvous-mission-photo

## Common questions

### What is the ADRAS-J deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?

ADRAS-J, built by Astroscale, is recorded as a deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the DEPLOY registry. Astroscale operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates ADRAS-J at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?

Astroscale, the manufacturer of ADRAS-J, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the ADRAS-J deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 18, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the ADRAS-J deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the ADRAS-J deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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