Asterank is a scientific and economic database of over 600,000 asteroids.
Created: 2020-05-09
Updated: 2023-01-19
Company - Asterank
Product/Service
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Category
- Resources - Asteroid Mining
Space Mining
- Fields
- Database
- Status
- Active
- First launch
- Not applicable
Status Comment / Notes
This database is created and maintained by Ian Webster. Asterank was acquired by Planetary Resources in May 2013. The code is available on github.
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Puli Lunar Rover
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Dormant
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Worker Bee, Sutter Space Telescope
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Droid
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Argonaut
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Asteroid Prospecting Satellite, SCAR-E
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Asteromine
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GALAGO
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Development
Arachne Platform, Space Exploration and Resource Vehicle (SERV)
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Rotating Space Station (RSS)
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Resources - Asteroid Mining, Space Mining, ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Early stage
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MoonHacker
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Rocket M
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Dormant
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Dormant, Early stage
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Dormant
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Development
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