Redwire Belgium also relies on the gold standard of deorbit technology

Redwire Belgium also relies on the gold standard of deorbit technology: the ADEO dragsail from HPS

Twelve years ago, it was just an idea: quickly and inexpensively removing spent satellites from space traffic – quite simply with an automatic brake sail. Today, HPS, the global pioneer of development to ensure the sustainable use of space as a resource, is the international gold standard in deorbit technology with its ADEO dragsail product family for all classes of satellites on LEO orbits. From experimental university projects to global constellations: satellite manufacturers and operators from the EU and Asia, Australia and America rely on ADEO to reliably dispose of their spacecraft within the prescribed window of a maximum of five years after the end of operation.

The latest example: US-corporation Redwire´s branch in Belgium. The integrated aerospace and defense company focusses on autonomous systems and multi-domain operations leveraging digital engineering and AI automation. Redwire’s approximately 1,300 employees located throughout the United States and Europe are committed to delivering innovative space and airborne platforms transforming the future of multi-domain operations.
Redwire’s facility in Belgium has more than 40 years of spaceflight heritage developing spacecraft platforms and success delivering innovative technology for game-changing ESA programs.

The spacecraft specifically designed for this mission will operate on LEO. Its weight as a midsize satellite requires a deorbit module of the ADEO-2 class series, which is now with integrator Redwire. HPS CEO Ernst K. Pfeiffer: “We at HPS in Munich and Bucharest are delighted to be able to count this prestigious customer Redwire among our ADEO customers. The importance of Redwire´s role model function for others as a responsible space company cannot be overestimated.”