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BS ISO 16164:2015

Superseded

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

Space systems. Disposal of satellites operating in or crossing Low Earth Orbit

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

04-08-2022

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-07-2015

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
5 LEO protected region
6 Primary requirements
7 Disposal planning requirements
8 Disposal manoeuvre requirements
Annex A (informative) - Procedure to select a
        post-mission disposal option
Annex B (informative) - Procedure for performing a
        post-mission disposal manoeuvre
Bibliography

Defines requirements for the following: a) planning for disposal and passivation of spacecraft operating in LEO to ensure that final disposal is sufficiently characterized and that adequate propellant will be reserved for any propulsive manoeuvre required, b) selecting a disposal orbit where the spacecraft will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere within the next 25-years, or where the spacecraft will not re-enter the protected region within the next 100-years, and c) estimating, prior to launch, a 90% or better probability of successfully executing the disposal manoeuvre.

Committee
ACE/68
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 14/30213848 DC. (07/2015)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 16164:2015 Identical

ISO 27875:2010 Space systems Re-entry risk management for unmanned spacecraft and launch vehicle orbital stages
ISO 16127:2014 Space systems — Prevention of break-up of unmanned spacecraft
ISO 24113:2011 Space systems Space debris mitigation requirements
ISO 27852:2016 Space systems — Estimation of orbit lifetime
ISO 23339:2010 Space systems — Unmanned spacecraft — Estimating the mass of remaining usable propellant

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