RemoveDEBRIS launched from ISS to test ways to combat space junk

On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 the RemoveDEBRIS satellite was launched from the International Space Station on a mission to study the increasing amount of junk orbiting Earth.
The International Space Station (ISS) successfully deploys the UK-led RemoveDEBRIS satellite, which is designed to test the removal of space debris in low Earth orbit. At 100 kg (220 lb), RemoveDEBRIS is the biggest satellite deployed from the ISS.