Astroscale ranks 7 on the Space 100 with a score of 86; D-Orbit ranks 50 with 74. Astroscale is ahead on technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials and progress. Astroscale is based in Tokyo, Japan, D-Orbit in Fino Mornasco, Italy. Astroscale: Public, founded 2013. Astroscale is named in 36 signals and D-Orbit in 3.
Astroscale develops and operates missions to inspect, capture, remove and deorbit orbital debris, including ADRAS-J2's planned removal of a large H-IIA rocket upper stage.
Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.
Astroscale is a Japanese on-orbit-servicing leader (TSE:186A) whose ADRAS-J completed the world-first commercial mission to approach and image large debris at close range, with ELSA-M and ADRAS-J2 (capture and removal) following, on FY26 project income of JPY 11.5B ($71.1M, +89%) and a narrowing operating loss. It is converting to defense demand: a second Japanese MoD gripping-mechanism contract (JPY 999M, January 2026), a JAXA GEO-refueling selection, a UK military tracking-cubesat milestone, and a US Space Force refueling demo in the pipeline. Analysts see profitability around 2029.
36 signals name Astroscale.
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D-Orbit operates the ION Satellite Carrier, providing in-space transportation, satellite deployment, hosted payloads and orbital logistics services.
Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.
D-Orbit is an Italian in-space-logistics company whose ION Satellite Carrier is the most-flown commercial orbital transfer vehicle line (multi-mission heritage since 2020, for last-mile deployment and hosted payloads), used by Starfish's Otter Pup as a rendezvous partner twice. It is the EU last-mile logistics incumbent, though its 2026 evidence is partner-side (Starfish, Leaf Space) rather than company releases, with Marubeni among backers. Revenue is estimated at 10-100m (a dedicated financial pass owed).
3 signals name D-Orbit.
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Astroscale ranks 7 on the Space 100 with a score of 86; D-Orbit ranks 50 with 74. Astroscale is ahead on technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials and progress. Astroscale is based in Tokyo, Japan, D-Orbit in Fino Mornasco, Italy. Astroscale: Public, founded 2013. Astroscale is named in 36 signals and D-Orbit in 3.
Astroscale ranks 7 on the Space 100 with a score of 86; D-Orbit ranks 50 with 74. Astroscale is ahead on technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials and progress. Astroscale is based in Tokyo, Japan, D-Orbit in Fino Mornasco, Italy. Astroscale: Public, founded 2013. Astroscale is named in 36 signals and D-Orbit in 3. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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