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In the last years GMV, in collaboration with AVS and under ESA contracts, has been, and is still, designing and developing multiple technologies for ADR. Among those MICE, currently under validation phase, and CAT, currently in BreadBoard phase.
In line with the ESA strategy of zero-debris, goal of CAT-IOD is to perform an In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) of an Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission using both mechanical devices, MICE and CAT, but not only.
The ongoing Pre-phase A study aims to perform a conceptual design of a potential mission towards the ADR of a small target satellite, the AVS LUR-1. The study will preliminarily evaluate the technical feasibility, cost, and risks of the mission, as well as the scalability and representativeness of the proposed mission concept and key technologies towards larger scale missions like the next generation of COPERNICUS which will be nominally provided with a MICE device.
CAT-IOD will size a servicer satellite to fulfil ADR mission objectives. It will also serve the purpose to identify potential needs on the client side and derive feasible inputs that could be eventually implemented at the target side and/or ground segments for an efficient service.
