Space debris can be defined as objects resulting from human activities (including fragments and components thereof), located in Earth’s orbit or entering the atmosphere, and which no longer serve a purpose, such as artificial satellites that have completed their mission, or upper stages of space launchers.
These objects, which are increasingly numerous, constitute a growing danger for the use of space by humanity. There is an international consensus on the fact that space activities must be managed to minimize the risk of collision between space objects and the risk of human casualties associated with their atmospheric entry.
In this context, the subcommittee ISO/TC 20/SC 14 Space systems and operations has developed the standard ISO 24113:2019 Space systems – Space debris mitigation requirements, which defines a series of requirements to be met in order to mitigate the proliferation of space debris. Other standards or technical reports have also been published to detail the methods and processes that can be used to comply with these requirements.
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