OrbitalNet — Active Debris Removal
Orbital debris
Active Debris Removal · LEO · Pre-Seed

OrbitalNet

Scalable microsatellite constellation for clearing near-Earth orbit of space debris.
Cluster launch · Carbon nets · Controlled deorbit.

1M+
Debris >1cm
7.8
km/s speed
30×
CubeSats
$29K
est. /kg
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The problem

Kessler Syndrome
is approaching

Megaconstellations are increasing orbital density 10× in five years. A chain of collisions could render entire orbital bands permanently unusable.

Cascade risk
~500km
Target altitude
<500km
Drag sail zone
$5–7B
ADR market 2030
2030s
Cascade threshold
CubeSat deploying carbon net
Our approach

One rocket.
Thirty captures.

30 × 6U CubeSats (12 kg each) on a single Falcon 9 rideshare, operating as a coordinated autonomous swarm at 400–500 km.

01 · Launch🚀

Cluster Rideshare

30 CubeSats on one dispenser — dramatically lower per-unit cost.

02 · Approach🎯

Autonomous AI

FPGA AI tracks debris via optical camera. NORAD catalog targeting.

03 · Capture🕸️

Carbon Net

Self-tightening graphite composite net. Tensile strength >3 GPa.

04 · Deorbit🌊

Drag Sail

3–5 m² aluminized sail. Deorbit in weeks at 400–500 km. Full burnup.

The economics

20× cheaper than
the competition

Competitors remove one large object per mission at $50–90M. We target 30 per mission at a fundamentally different cost structure.

OrbitalNet — per mission
~$29K/kg
30 satellites × ~20 kg = 600 kg removed. Est. mission $17.4M. Pre-seed projection.
ClearSpace / Astroscale
$50–90M
Per single large object. One spacecraft per mission. Government-contracted (ESA, UKSA).
Mission cost — 30-satellite swarm
30 × 6U CubeSats (est. $400K ea.)$12,000,000
Launch — 360 kg rideshare (~$7K/kg)$2,520,000
Ground ops + insurance (~20%)$2,900,000
Total mission cost~$17,420,000
Cost per kg removed (600 kg)~$29,000/kg

Pre-seed projections pending independent validation. Mission targets 400–500 km.

The team

Building the founding
team now

OrbitalNet is at pre-seed stage. If you believe orbital debris is the defining engineering challenge of this decade — let's talk.

ЮК
Yuri Kotenko
Founder & CEO · Russia
Entrepreneur in international trade and logistics. Initiated OrbitalNet as a systems-level answer to Kessler Syndrome. Looking for technical co-founders who share this conviction.
Open · Priority

CTO / Chief Engineer

CubeSat systems, net deployment, drag sail, onboard AI. Smallsat (6U) experience essential.

→ Aerospace / systems engineering
Open · Priority

Orbital Mechanics Lead

Deorbit modeling, target selection, swarm coordination at 400–500 km.

→ Astrodynamics, PhD preferred
Open

Materials / Structures

Carbon composite net design, deployment mechanism, hypervelocity testing.

→ Composites, space materials
Open

Aerospace Advisor

Part-time. Navigate ESA / NASA relationships, grant programs, validate concept.

→ ADR / SSA industry network
Open

Fundraising / BD

Pre-seed round + pipeline. Targets: Starlink, OneWeb, Kuiper + space agencies.

→ Deeptech VC or space contracting
Founder

CEO / Strategy

Business development, investor relations, regulatory strategy, team assembly.

Get in touch

Ready to
clear the orbit?

Co-founder, advisor, investor, or just convinced this problem matters — write to us.

kotenko1983@gmail.com

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