EN 16604-10:2023
(Main)Space sustainability - Space debris mitigation requirements (ISO 24113:2023, modified)
Space sustainability - Space debris mitigation requirements (ISO 24113:2023, modified)
This document defines the primary space debris mitigation requirements applicable to all elements of unmanned systems launched into, or passing through, near-Earth space, including launch vehicle orbital stages, operating spacecraft and any objects released as part of normal operations.
Nachhaltigkeit im Weltraum - Anforderungen zur Eindämmung des Weltraummülls (ISO 24113:2023, modifiziert)
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Durabilité des activités spatiales - Exigences relatives à la réduction des débris spatiaux (ISO 24113:2023, modifiée)
Le présent document définit les exigences clés relatives à la réduction des débris spatiaux qui s'appliquent à l'ensemble des éléments des systèmes non habités lancés dans l'espace proche terrestre ou le traversant, y compris les étages orbitaux de lanceurs, les engins spatiaux actifs et tous les objets rejetés dans le cadre d'opérations normales.
Vesoljska vzdržljivost - Zahteve za zmanjšanje količine vesoljskih odpadkov (ISO 24113:2019, spremenjen)
Ta dokument opredeljuje prvotne zahteve za zmanjšanje količine vesoljskih odpadkov, ki se uporabljajo za vse elemente sistemov, ki so bili lansirani v blizuzemeljski prostor ali potujejo skozenj, vključno z raketo nosilko v orbiti, delujočim vesoljskim plovilom in katerimi koli predmeti, ki so izvrženi kot del običajnega delovanja ali odstranjevanja.
Zahteve v tem dokumentu so namenjene zmanjšanju povečevanja vesoljskih odpadkov, tako da so vesoljska plovila in rakete nosilke v orbiti načrtovana, delujejo in se odstranijo na način, ki prepreči ustvarjanje odpadkov v času njihovega življenja v orbiti.
Ta dokument je standard najvišje ravni v skupini standardov, ki obravnavajo zmanjšanje odpadkov. To bo glavni vmesnik za uporabnika, most med prvotnimi zahtevami za zmanjšanje količine odpadkov in nižjo ravnjo standarda izvajanja, ki zagotovi skladnost.
Ta dokument ne zajema varnosti pri izstrelitvi, ta pravila so določena drugje.
Ta dokument opredeljuje določbe in zahteve (vključno z opombami in pojasnili), spremenjene ali dodane glede na standard ISO 24113, Vesoljski sistemi – Zahteve za zmanjšanje vesoljskih odpadkov, tretja izdaja 2019-07 (imenovan tudi ISO 24113:2019) za uporabo evropskega vesoljskega standarda na podlagi sistema ECSS.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2024
Vesoljska vzdržljivost - Zahteve za zmanjšanje količine vesoljskih odpadkov (ISO
24113:2019, spremenjen)
Space sustainability - Space debris mitigation requirements (ISO 24113:2023, modified)
Nachhaltigkeit im Weltraum - Anforderungen zur Eindämmung des Weltraummülls (ISO
24113:2023, modifiziert)
Durabilité des activités spatiales - Exigences relatives à la réduction des débris spatiaux
(ISO 24113:2023, modifiée)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16604-10:2023
ICS:
13.030.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
odpadki wastes
49.140 Vesoljski sistemi in operacije Space systems and
operations
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 16604-10
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2023
ICS 49.140
Supersedes EN 16604-10:2019
English version
Space sustainability - Space debris mitigation
requirements (ISO 24113:2023, modified)
Durabilité des activités spatiales - Exigences relatives à Nachhaltigkeit im Weltraum - Anforderungen zur
la réduction des débris spatiaux (ISO 24113:2023, Eindämmung des Weltraummülls (ISO 24113:2023,
modifiée) modifiziert)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 November 2023.
CEN and CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for
giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 11
4.1 Symbols . 11
4.2 Abbreviated terms . 11
5 General . 11
6 Protected regions . 11
6.1 General . 11
6.2 LEO protected region . 12
6.3 GEO protected region . 12
7 Technical requirements . 13
7.1 Restricting the intentional release of space debris into Earth orbit during normal
operations . 13
7.1.1 General . 13
7.1.2 Space debris from pyrotechnics and solid rocket motors. 13
7.2 Avoiding break-ups in Earth orbit . 13
7.2.1 Intentional break-up . 13
7.2.2 Accidental break-up caused by an on-board source of energy . 13
7.2.3 Accidental break-up caused by a collision . 14
7.3 Disposal of a spacecraft or launch vehicle orbital stage after the end of mission so as to
minimize interference with the protected regions . 15
7.3.1 Provisions for successful disposal . 15
7.3.2 Disposal to minimize interference with the GEO protected region . 15
7.3.3 Disposal to minimize interference with the LEO protected region . 16
7.3.4 Re-entry . 17
8 Planning requirements . 18
8.1 General . 18
8.2 Space debris mitigation plan . 18
Annex A (informative) Post-launch life cycle phases of a launch vehicle or spacecraft . 19
Bibliography . 20
European foreword
This document (EN 16604-10:2023) has been prepared by the Joint Technical Committee CEN-
CENELEC/JTC 5 “Space”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This standard (EN 16604-10:2023) originates from ECSS-U-AS-10C Rev.2.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN-CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 16604-10:2019.
The main changes with respect to EN 16604-10:2019 are listed below:
— adoption of ISO 24113, Space systems — Space debris mitigation requirements, 4th edition 2023
(referred to as ISO 24113:2023) with following additional changes from ECSS:
— addition of “Context information” w.r.t. ECSS
— update of “Scope” with ECSS related information
— replacement of “operation” by “normal operations” in definition 3.13 “launch vehicle orbital
stage”
— addition of Note 4 to definition 3.20 “probability of successful disposal”
— modification of requirements 7.1.1.3, 7.1.2.2, 7.2.2.6, 7.2.3.1, 7.3.1.2, 7.3.2.3 and 8.2.2
— addition of Note to requirement 7.2.1 and 7.3.3.2
— addition of requirements 7.2.3.5, 7.2.3.6 and 7.3.3.3
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN-CENELEC by the
European Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these
requests for its Member States.
This document has been developed to cover specifically space systems and has therefore precedence over
any EN covering the same scope but with a wider domain of applicability (e.g.: aerospace).
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN and CENELEC
websites.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Context information
This document outlines the clauses and the requirements of the standard ISO 24113, Space systems —
Space debris mitigation requirements, 4th edition 2023 (referred to as ISO 24113:2023) with
modifications, additions, notes and clarifications implemented for application in ECSS.
The standard ISO 24113, Space systems — Space debris mitigation requirements has been developed by
ISO TC20/SC14. The key space debris mitigation requirements have been thoroughly discussed at
international level, agreed by the ISO members and published as standard ISO 24113.
Aiming at the development of worldwide implementation standards dealing with space debris mitigation,
ECSS has proactively contributed to the preparation of ISO 24113.
ECSS decided to adopt and apply ISO 24133 with a few modifications, identified in the present document,
to account for the reference and applicable space debris mitigation documents existing in Europe and for
the needs of the ECSS members, with the addition of a set of delta-requirements.
In 2012, ECSS adopted ISO 24113:2011 with a minimum set of modifications (as per ECSS-U-AS-10C),
which have been mostly incorporated in ISO 24113:2019. Therefore, in 2019, ECSS decided to adopt and
apply ISO 24113:2019 as it was, without any modifications of the requirements. ISO 24113:2023 has
recently been published and is adopted with this document. However, in the present document a few
modifications and delta-requirements with respect to ISO 24113:2023 are included.
Introduction
Space debris comprises all objects of human origin in Earth orbit or re-entering the atmosphere, including
fragments and elements thereof, that no longer serve a useful purpose. The growing population of these
objects poses an increasing hazard to mankind’s use of space. In response to this problem, there is
international consensus that space activities need to be managed to minimize collision risks among space
objects and casualty risks associated with atmospheric re-entry of such objects. This consensus is
embodied in space debris mitigation guidelines published by organizations such as the International
[1] [2][3]
Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC)
[4]
and the United Nations (UN). The transformation of debris mitigation guidelines into engineering
practice is a key purpose of this document.
[5]
The importance of this document can be seen within the context of four UN treaties that were
established under the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) to
govern the involvement of nations in space activities. These are the Outer Space Treaty, the Liability
Convention, the Registration Convention and the Rescue Agreement. Through some of these treaties, a
launching State has total liability for damage caused by its spacecraft or launch vehicle orbital stages (or
any parts thereof) on the surface of the Earth or to aircraft in flight, as well as in outer space where fault
can be proven.
All countries are encouraged to abide by these international agreements in order not to endanger or
constrain existing and future activities in space. A launching State can choose to appoint licensing or
regulatory authorities to administer its approach for complying with the above-mentioned UN treaties.
In several launching States, these authorities have implemented national legislation to enforce the UN
treaties. Such legislation can include the mitigation of space debris. Some launching States meet their
obligations by appointing non-regulatory government bodies, such as national space agencies, to provide
the necessary guidelines or requirements, including those for space debris mitigation.
The general aim of space debris mitigation is to reduce the growth of space debris by ensuring that
spacecraft and launch vehicle orbital stages are designed, operated and disposed of
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