# ClearSpace x ESA (ClearSpace-1 debris removal mission): partnership

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ESA signed an €86M contract with ClearSpace to purchase the world's first space debris removal service. ClearSpace-1, scheduled for 2026, will capture and deorbit a single piece of space debris using autonomous robotic spacecraft technology.

- **Type:** deployment
- **Status:** announced
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (2)

- [ClearSpace](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/clearspace.md) technology provider
- European Space Agency _(off-registry)_ customer

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2019-11-01

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/ESA_purchases_world-first_debris_removal_mission_from_start-up


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