ADRAS-J is made by Astroscale, based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2013.

Where is ADRAS-J deployed?

1 verified deployment of ADRAS-J is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

What is ADRAS-J's maturity stage?

ADRAS-J is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Robot model

ADRAS-J

Name: ADRAS-J
Brand: Astroscale

Inspection demonstrator that performed the world's first RPO approach to a real, uncontrolled large debris object (a Japanese H-2A rocket upper stage).

ADRAS-J is a space robot built by Astroscale. · Documented in 1 deployment in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

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Machine-readable surfaces

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Data documentation: /data
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Form factor: space
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 1
ID: ad3abfca-69dc-4dc6-824a-3454c86eb82c

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Specs

role: debris inspection
autonomy: autonomous RPO / proximity inspection

Recent deployments (1)

ADRAS-J at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

PRIMARY SOURCE

Courtesy of Astroscale

Astroscale's on-orbit footage of its ADRAS-J spacecraft performing an autonomous close-proximity fly-around inspection of a spent Japanese H-IIA rocket upper stage (2024). This was rendezvous and inspection only, not capture or removal (capture is the future ADRAS-J2 mission). Autonomy attributed to Astroscale.

Sources (1)

https://www.astroscale.com/en/missions/adras-j/

Common questions

What is ADRAS-J?: Inspection demonstrator that performed the world's first RPO approach to a real, uncontrolled large debris object (a Japanese H-2A rocket upper stage).
Who makes ADRAS-J?: ADRAS-J is made by Astroscale, based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2013.
Where is ADRAS-J deployed?: 1 verified deployment of ADRAS-J is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
What is ADRAS-J's maturity stage?: ADRAS-J is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-05

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.