Compendium of Space Debris Mitigation Standards Adopted by States and International Organizations”
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COMPENDIUM SPACE DEBRIS MITIGATION STANDARDS ADOPTED BY STATES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 17 JUNE 2021 SPACE DEBRIS MITIGATION STANDARDS TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 Part 1. National Mechanisms Algeria ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Argentina .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Australia (Updated on 17 January 2020) .................................................................................................................... 8 Austria (Updated on 21 March 2016) ...................................................................................................................... 10 Azerbaijan (Added on 6 February 2019) .................................................................................................................. 13 Belgium .................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Canada...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Chile.......................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Colombia .................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Cuba ......................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Czech Republic ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Denmark (Added on 14 June 2018) .......................................................................................................................... 25 Finland (Updated on 17 January 2020) .................................................................................................................... 27 France ....................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Germany ................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Greece (Updated on 19 January 2021) .................................................................................................................... 38 India (Added on 17 June 2021) ................................................................................................................................ 40 Indonesia (Added on 6 April 2017) ........................................................................................................................... 42 Italy ........................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Japan ........................................................................................................................................................................ 45 Jordan ....................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Mexico ...................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Morocco ................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Myanmar (Updated on 18 January 2021) ................................................................................................................ 51 The Netherlands (Updated on 8 September 2015) .................................................................................................. 52 Nicaragua ................................................................................................................................................................. 53 SPACE DEBRIS MITIGATION STANDARDS Nigeria ...................................................................................................................................................................... 54 Peru .......................................................................................................................................................................... 55 Poland ...................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Philippines ................................................................................................................................................................ 57 Russian Federation (Added on 18 February 2019) ................................................................................................... 58 Slovak Republic (Updated on 4 February 2020) ....................................................................................................... 64 Spain ......................................................................................................................................................................... 65 Switzerland ............................................................................................................................................................... 68 Thailand (Added on 10 February 2016) .................................................................................................................... 69 Tunisia ...................................................................................................................................................................... 70 Ukraine (Updated on 10 January 2017) ................................................................................................................... 71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ........................................................................................... 73 United States of America ......................................................................................................................................... 75 Part 2. International Mechanisms Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS): Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines ......................... 83 European Space Agency (ESA): Space Debris Mitigation Policy for Agency Projects ............................................... 84 Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC): Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines ......................... 86 International Organization for Standardization (ISO): Standards and technical reports (Added on 5 September 2018) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 87 International Telecommunications Union (ITU): Recommendation ITU-R S.1003.2................................................ 93 Italian Space Agency (ASI), British National Space Centre (BNSC), French Space Agency (CNES), German Aerospace Agency (DLR) and European Space Agency (ESA): European Code of Conduct for Space Debris Mitigation .......... 95 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ................................................................................................... 97 SPACE DEBRIS MITIGATION STANDARDS INTRODUCTION As a contribution of Canada, the Czech Republic and Germany to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), and in reference to the agenda item on “General exchange of information and views on legal mechanisms relating to space debris mitigation measures, taking into account the work of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee” of the Legal Subcommittee (LSC) of the Committee, this report provides a compendium of standards adopted by States and international organizations to mitigate space debris. The aim of this Compendium is to inform States of the current instruments and measures that have been implemented by States and international organizations, and to assist those who wish to enact or develop similar standards in relation to this important topic. This document is organized in the following manner: Part 1 contains an alphabetical list of States’ profiles, followed by Part 2 which contains a list of international mechanisms. Each profile focuses on debris mitigation mechanisms developed and implemented by the respective State and / or international organization. The present edition of the Compendium is considered to be a first step of an evolving process. It does therefore not represent an exhaustive source of information on this topic. States and international organizations are invited to provide information on their mechanism they have adopted,