[CMC] FYI: new TC20/SC14 standards activity

[Adrian J. Hooke]

AIAA Industry Watch:

New FCC Orbital Debris Ruling


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30 June 2004 Reston, VA
The following is information considered of interest to
our AIAA leadership:

ISO TC20/SC14 TO DEVELOP STANDARDS FOR ORBITAL DEBRIS MITIGATION

On 21 June, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a 
ruling that called for every U.S.-licensed satellite launched after 18 
March 2002 to be placed into a disposal orbit at the end of its useful 
life.  The new ruling is based on guidelines developed by the Inter-Agency 
Space Debris Coordinating Committee (IADC), a group of 11 international 
space agencies whose goal is to minimize the growth of the space debris 
population.  The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 
currently manages an international committee that is developing technical 
standards to help satellite operators implement the IADC guidelines and 
comply with the new FCC rule.

Worldwide members of Technical Committee 20/Subcommittee 14 (TC20/SC14) of 
the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) are currently at 
work on a set of standards based on the IADC guidelines.   These standards 
will capture best practices in satellite design, manufacture and operation 
that support international space debris minimization goals, stated Dr. 
William Ailor, lead of the U.S. delegation on ISO s Orbital Debris 
Coordinating Working Group.   They will help satellite owners and operators 
be good citizens in efforts to protect the near-Earth space environment.

Industry input is critical during the development phase of these 
standards.  AIAA, under the auspices of the American National Standards 
Institute (ANSI), is responsible for coordinating all U.S. viewpoints and 
ensuring that U.S. interests are represented in resulting ISO standards. 
This function is provided by the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to 
TC20/SC14.  Please contact one of the individuals noted below if you would 
like to participate in the TAG.

AIAA also manages TC20/SC14 at a global level and encourages its 
international members involvement in this standardization activity through 
their appropriate national ISO member body.  Please contact Craig Day for 
information on international membership and participation.

Recommended Contacts for Related Technical Expertise:

Bill Ailor AIAA Senior Member and U.S. Lead to ISO TC20/SC14 Orbital Debris 
Coordinating Working Group; Director, Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris 
Studies, The Aerospace Corporation; william.h.ailor at aero.org
310/336-1135
Elizabeth Carter U.S. TAG Administrator, ISO TC20/SC14
310/643-7515
Craig Day AIAA Standards Program Manager and Secretary, ISO TC20/SC14
703/264-3849
This release was issued by Kathy Watkins
AIAA Strategic Planning & Communications


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