Astroscale ranks 7 on the Space 100 with a score of 86; Impulse Space ranks 35 with 78. Astroscale is ahead on deployment, technology and positioning. Level on production, commercials, progress, firepower and leverage. Astroscale is based in Tokyo, Japan, Impulse Space in El Segundo, United States. Astroscale: Public, founded 2013. Astroscale is named in 36 signals and Impulse Space in 49.
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.
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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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Impulse Space builds and operates Mira orbital transfer vehicles that deliver payloads to precise orbits and support rendezvous, satellite servicing and refueling missions.
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Impulse Space is a US in-space-mobility company (founded by SpaceX's Tom Mueller) whose Mira orbital transfer vehicles have flown commercially since 2023, with a Helios high-energy kick stage (GEO-direct) in development, and it supplies Vast's Haven-1 propulsion. It was admitted to NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 in July 2026 (a first for orbital transportation), making it the in-space mobility category leader. Revenue is estimated at 10-100m (a $500M raise in 2026).
49 signals name Impulse Space.
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Astroscale ranks 7 on the Space 100 with a score of 86; Impulse Space ranks 35 with 78. Astroscale is ahead on deployment, technology and positioning. Level on production, commercials, progress, firepower and leverage. Astroscale is based in Tokyo, Japan, Impulse Space in El Segundo, United States. Astroscale: Public, founded 2013. Astroscale is named in 36 signals and Impulse Space in 49.
Astroscale ranks 7 on the Space 100 with a score of 86; Impulse Space ranks 35 with 78. Astroscale is ahead on deployment, technology and positioning. Level on production, commercials, progress, firepower and leverage. Astroscale is based in Tokyo, Japan, Impulse Space in El Segundo, United States. Astroscale: Public, founded 2013. Astroscale is named in 36 signals and Impulse Space in 49. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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