Compliance of disposal orbits with the French Space Operations Act: The Good Practices and the STELA tool |
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| Authors: | C Le Fèvre H Fraysse V Morand A Lamy C Cazaux P Mercier C Dental F Deleflie DA Handschuh |
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| Institution: | 1. CNES (French Space Agency), Toulouse Space Center, Toulouse, France;2. THALES, C4I Systems Division, Toulouse, France;3. IMCCE (Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Ephémérides), Observatoire de Paris, Université Lille, CNRS, France;4. CNES (French Space Agency), Launchers Directorate, Paris, France |
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| Abstract: | Space debris mitigation is one objective of the French Space Operations Act (FSOA), in line with Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) recommendations, through the removal of non-operational objects from populated regions. At the end of their mission, space objects are to be placed on orbits that will minimize future hazards to space objects orbiting in the same region. The FSOA, which came into force in 2010, ensures that technical risks associated with space activities are properly mitigated. The Act confers CNES a central support role in providing technical expertise to government on regulations dealing with space operations. In order to address the compliance of disposal orbits with the law technical requirements, CNES draws up Good Practices as well as a dedicated tool, Semi-analytic Tool for End of Life Analysis (STELA). |
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| Keywords: | Space debris STELA Orbital lifetime GTO |
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