June 2015
European lab in the sky: OP-SAT and new potential for ESA spacecraft
...-SAT in a circular orbit over the poles at an altitude of about 620 km – an orbit that meets all technical and debris mitigation guidelines yet presents an actual and typical ‘in-space’ scenario. Already over 100 different experimenters from across...
July 2018
Rediscovering UK sovereign launch capability
... Bill was amended during its passage through Parliament so that regulators had to “have regard to the space debris mitigation guidelines”. Although included in the final iteration of the Act, the provision in Schedule 1, Para 1(f) is only made with...
April 2019
Protecting our lunar legacy
... protections for the way forward. We may note, in passing, that not much is being done regarding space debris mitigation after decades of discussion. So maybe it is opportune on the upcoming 50th anniversary of the first Moon landings to make a call...
11 August 2017
Satellite launch demand to grow tenfold in next 20 years
... personalised satellites is likely to emerge during the next couple of decades. All of this serves to boost the debris mitigation problem that is already becoming apparent to those in the industry. The report specifies that satellite congestion will...
17 August 2018
First international guidelines for small satellites published
...small spacecraft developers, as well as launch operators, by providing the minimum requirements to ensure their safety and debris mitigation,” he explained. “It covers everything from the design, launch, deployment, operation and disposal, which will...
03 January 2020
China tests mini solar sail in space
.... More tests to verify the de-orbiting capability of the solar sail and to explore its potential application in space debris mitigation will be carried out at a later date.
