Case Studies
Open Call
UNOOSA is seeking to gather and highlight operational case studies on how the Guidelines for the Long-Term Sustainability Outer Space Activities (LTS Guidelines) have been put into practice and related lessons learned. We hope to receive submissions on the activities you are carrying out. If you would like to have your case study to be included in our collection, please fill out our template and send it to us.
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For questions and to submit your case study, please contact oosa[at]un.org with the subject line: "LTS Guidelines Project".
Introducing the Collection
In this collection you can find case studies of various entities – in reversed order of their date of submission – reflecting on the same three questions, found in the UNOOSA template above, on specific activities related to the Guidelines for the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities.
You can search among topics, specific Guidelines, and type of entities using the left hand column of the collection.
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Case Study Collection
| Document Title | Entity | Topic | Guidelines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Study of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | Non-governmental organization (NGO) | Awareness raising, International cooperation, Design, Information sharing | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.1: Adopt, revise and amend, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, B.1: Provide updated contact information and share information on space objects and orbital events, B.2: Improve accuracy of orbital data on space objects and enhance the practice and utility of sharing orbital information on space objects, B.3: Promote the collection, sharing and dissemination of space debris monitoring information, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, B.5: Develop practical approaches for pre-launch conjunction assessment, B.6: Share operational space weather data and forecasts, B.7: Develop space weather models and tools and collect established practices on the mitigation of space weather effects, B.8: Design and operation of space objects regardless of their physical and operational characteristics, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities |
| Case study of Skyrora Limited | Industry and the private sector | Space debris mitigation, Pre-launch conjunction assessment, Orbital data on space objects, International cooperation, Information sharing, Awareness raising, Collision avoidance | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.2: Consider a number of elements when developing, revising or amending, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, A.4: Ensure the equitable, rational and efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum and the various orbital regions used by satellites, Section B – Safety of space operations, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, B.8: Design and operation of space objects regardless of their physical and operational characteristics, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.2: Share experience related to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and develop new procedures, as appropriate, for information exchange, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of the Slingshot Aerospace | Industry and the private sector | Capacity building, Information sharing, Space weather, Continuing supervision, Orbital data on space objects, Conjunction assessment during controlled flight, Pre-launch conjunction assessment, Research and development | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.1: Adopt, revise and amend, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, A.2: Consider a number of elements when developing, revising or amending, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, A.3: Supervise national space activities, A.4: Ensure the equitable, rational and efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum and the various orbital regions used by satellites, A.5: Enhance the practice of registering space objects, Section B – Safety of space operations, B.1: Provide updated contact information and share information on space objects and orbital events, B.2: Improve accuracy of orbital data on space objects and enhance the practice and utility of sharing orbital information on space objects, B.3: Promote the collection, sharing and dissemination of space debris monitoring information, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, B.5: Develop practical approaches for pre-launch conjunction assessment, B.6: Share operational space weather data and forecasts, B.7: Develop space weather models and tools and collect established practices on the mitigation of space weather effects, B.8: Design and operation of space objects regardless of their physical and operational characteristics, B.9: Take measures to address risks associated with the uncontrolled re-entry of space objects, B.10: Observe measures of precaution when using sources of laser beams passing through outer space, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.2: Share experience related to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and develop new procedures, as appropriate, for information exchange, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) | Governmental body | Space weather, International cooperation, Information sharing, Orbital data on space objects | Section B – Safety of space operations, B.6: Share operational space weather data and forecasts, B.7: Develop space weather models and tools and collect established practices on the mitigation of space weather effects, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities |
| Case study of the European Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) | Intergovernmental organization (IGO) | International cooperation, Orbital data on space objects, Information sharing, Research and development, Collision avoidance, Continuing supervision | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.3: Supervise national space activities, Section B – Safety of space operations, B.1: Provide updated contact information and share information on space objects and orbital events, B.2: Improve accuracy of orbital data on space objects and enhance the practice and utility of sharing orbital information on space objects, B.3: Promote the collection, sharing and dissemination of space debris monitoring information, B.9: Take measures to address risks associated with the uncontrolled re-entry of space objects, B.10: Observe measures of precaution when using sources of laser beams passing through outer space, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.2: Share experience related to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and develop new procedures, as appropriate, for information exchange, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of the Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education for Western Asia (RCSSTEWA) | Non-governmental organization (NGO) | Awareness raising, Capacity building, Research and development, Space debris mitigation, International cooperation | Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) | National space agency | International cooperation, Registration, Capacity building, Continuing supervision | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.1: Adopt, revise and amend, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, A.3: Supervise national space activities, A.5: Enhance the practice of registering space objects, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.2: Share experience related to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and develop new procedures, as appropriate, for information exchange, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities |
| Case study of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) | Other | Information sharing, Capacity building, Regulatory framework, Awareness raising, International cooperation, Space debris mitigation | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness |
| Case study 2 of the Moon Village Association (MVA) | Non-governmental organization (NGO) | Capacity building, Awareness raising, International cooperation, Information sharing, Research and development | C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness |
| Case study 1 of the Moon Village Association (MVA) | Non-governmental organization (NGO) | Capacity building, Awareness raising, International cooperation, Information sharing | Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.2: Share experience related to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and develop new procedures, as appropriate, for information exchange, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities |
| Case study of the German Space Agency at DLR | National space agency | Regulatory framework, Space debris mitigation, Pre-launch conjunction assessment, Conjunction assessment during controlled flight, Collision avoidance, Design, Measures to address uncontrolled re-entry, Orbital data on space objects | Section B – Safety of space operations, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, B.8: Design and operation of space objects regardless of their physical and operational characteristics, B.9: Take measures to address risks associated with the uncontrolled re-entry of space objects |
| Case study of RAND Corporation | Non-governmental organization (NGO) | International cooperation, Awareness raising, Orbital data on space objects, Research and development | Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities |
| Case study of Skyroot Aerospace | Industry and the private sector | Conjunction assessment during controlled flight, Design, International cooperation, Space weather, Measures to address uncontrolled re-entry, Capacity building, Regulatory framework, Research and development | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.1: Adopt, revise and amend, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, A.2: Consider a number of elements when developing, revising or amending, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, A.4: Ensure the equitable, rational and efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum and the various orbital regions used by satellites, Section B – Safety of space operations, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, B.5: Develop practical approaches for pre-launch conjunction assessment, B.6: Share operational space weather data and forecasts, B.7: Develop space weather models and tools and collect established practices on the mitigation of space weather effects, B.8: Design and operation of space objects regardless of their physical and operational characteristics, B.9: Take measures to address risks associated with the uncontrolled re-entry of space objects, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space |
| Case study of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) | National space agency | International cooperation, End-of-life disposal, Space debris mitigation, Regulatory framework, Research and development, Design | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.4: Ensure the equitable, rational and efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum and the various orbital regions used by satellites, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of SpaceOz Pty Ltd | Industry and the private sector | Regulatory framework, International cooperation, Awareness raising, Information sharing, Capacity building, Design, Orbital data on space objects | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.3: Supervise national space activities, B.1: Provide updated contact information and share information on space objects and orbital events, B.2: Improve accuracy of orbital data on space objects and enhance the practice and utility of sharing orbital information on space objects, B.3: Promote the collection, sharing and dissemination of space debris monitoring information, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.2: Share experience related to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and develop new procedures, as appropriate, for information exchange, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, A.5: Enhance the practice of registering space objects |
| Case study of For All Moonkind | Non-governmental organization (NGO) | Information sharing, International cooperation, Awareness raising, Registration, Research and development | Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.2: Share experience related to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and develop new procedures, as appropriate, for information exchange, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of Astroscale | Industry and the private sector | Awareness raising, Design, Information sharing, Orbital data on space objects, Measures to address uncontrolled re-entry, Conjunction assessment during controlled flight, Space debris mitigation, Research and development, End-of-life disposal | Section B – Safety of space operations, B.1: Provide updated contact information and share information on space objects and orbital events, B.2: Improve accuracy of orbital data on space objects and enhance the practice and utility of sharing orbital information on space objects, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, B.8: Design and operation of space objects regardless of their physical and operational characteristics, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic | Governmental body | Research and development, Regulatory framework, International cooperation, Capacity building, Registration, Information sharing, Orbital data on space objects, Design, Awareness raising | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.1: Adopt, revise and amend, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, A.2: Consider a number of elements when developing, revising or amending, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, Section B – Safety of space operations, B.1: Provide updated contact information and share information on space objects and orbital events, B.8: Design and operation of space objects regardless of their physical and operational characteristics, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space |
| Case study #1 of the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) | Non-governmental organization (NGO) | Capacity building, Awareness raising, International cooperation, Space weather, Information sharing | Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building |
| Case study #2 of the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) | Non-governmental organization (NGO) | Space weather, Research and development, International cooperation | Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space |
| Case study of Bello, Gallardo, Bonequi y García SC (BGBG) | Other | Information sharing, International cooperation, Regulatory framework | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness |
| Case study of D-Orbit | Industry and the private sector | Design, End-of-life disposal, Information sharing, Conjunction assessment during controlled flight, Capacity building, International cooperation, Regulatory framework, Research and development | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, B.8: Design and operation of space objects regardless of their physical and operational characteristics, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of Iridium | Industry and the private sector | Information sharing, Design, End-of-life disposal, Orbital data on space objects, Research and development | Section B – Safety of space operations, B.1: Provide updated contact information and share information on space objects and orbital events, B.9: Take measures to address risks associated with the uncontrolled re-entry of space objects, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of ispace | Industry and the private sector | Research and development, Design, International cooperation | Section B – Safety of space operations, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development |
| Case study of Spacety | Industry and the private sector | Design, Research and development, Awareness raising, International cooperation, End-of-life disposal | Section B – Safety of space operations, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) | National space agency | Information sharing, Orbital data on space objects, Measures to address uncontrolled re-entry, Space debris mitigation, Conjunction assessment during controlled flight | Section B – Safety of space operations, B.1: Provide updated contact information and share information on space objects and orbital events, B.2: Improve accuracy of orbital data on space objects and enhance the practice and utility of sharing orbital information on space objects, B.3: Promote the collection, sharing and dissemination of space debris monitoring information, B.6: Share operational space weather data and forecasts, B.7: Develop space weather models and tools and collect established practices on the mitigation of space weather effects, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.2: Share experience related to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and develop new procedures, as appropriate, for information exchange |
| Case study of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment of New Zealand | Governmental body | Continuing supervision, Orbital data on space objects, Pre-launch conjunction assessment, Conjunction assessment during controlled flight | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.3: Supervise national space activities, Section B – Safety of space operations |
| Case study of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) | Intergovernmental organization (IGO) | Research and development, Capacity building, Space debris mitigation, Orbital data on space objects | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.2: Consider a number of elements when developing, revising or amending, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, Section B – Safety of space operations, B.1: Provide updated contact information and share information on space objects and orbital events, B.3: Promote the collection, sharing and dissemination of space debris monitoring information, B.6: Share operational space weather data and forecasts, B.7: Develop space weather models and tools and collect established practices on the mitigation of space weather effects, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space |
| Case study of the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) | National space agency | Research and development, International cooperation, Information sharing, Conjunction assessment during controlled flight, Orbital data on space objects, Awareness raising, Capacity building, Space debris mitigation | Section B – Safety of space operations, B.2: Improve accuracy of orbital data on space objects and enhance the practice and utility of sharing orbital information on space objects, B.3: Promote the collection, sharing and dissemination of space debris monitoring information, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space, D.2: Investigate and consider new measures to manage the space debris population in the long term |
| Case study of the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency, Thailand (GISTDA) | National space agency | Registration, Conjunction assessment during controlled flight, Capacity building, Pre-launch conjunction assessment, Space weather | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, Section B – Safety of space operations, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, B.5: Develop practical approaches for pre-launch conjunction assessment, B.6: Share operational space weather data and forecasts, B.7: Develop space weather models and tools and collect established practices on the mitigation of space weather effects, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building |
| Case study of the Chilean Air Force | Governmental body | Regulatory framework, Registration, Information sharing, Orbital data on space objects, Space weather, International cooperation | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.1: Adopt, revise and amend, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, A.2: Consider a number of elements when developing, revising or amending, as necessary, national regulatory frameworks for outer space activities, A.5: Enhance the practice of registering space objects, Section B – Safety of space operations, B.3: Promote the collection, sharing and dissemination of space debris monitoring information, B.6: Share operational space weather data and forecasts |
| Case study of the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) | Industry and the private sector | Research and development, Information sharing, Design, Measures to address uncontrolled re-entry, Capacity building, International cooperation, Continuing supervision, Regulatory framework, End-of-life disposal | Section A – Policy and regulatory framework for space activities, A.3: Supervise national space activities, A.4: Ensure the equitable, rational and efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum and the various orbital regions used by satellites, Section B – Safety of space operations, B.1: Provide updated contact information and share information on space objects and orbital events, B.2: Improve accuracy of orbital data on space objects and enhance the practice and utility of sharing orbital information on space objects, B.8: Design and operation of space objects regardless of their physical and operational characteristics, B.9: Take measures to address risks associated with the uncontrolled re-entry of space objects, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.1: Promote and facilitate international cooperation in support of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, C.3: Promote and support capacity-building, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development |
| Case study of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | National space agency | Conjunction assessment during controlled flight, Information sharing, Orbital data on space objects, Pre-launch conjunction assessment | Section B – Safety of space operations, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, B.5: Develop practical approaches for pre-launch conjunction assessment |
| Case study of the European Space Agency (ESA) | Intergovernmental organization (IGO) | Collision avoidance, Conjunction assessment during controlled flight, Information sharing, Space debris mitigation | Section B – Safety of space operations, B.2: Improve accuracy of orbital data on space objects and enhance the practice and utility of sharing orbital information on space objects, B.4: Perform conjunction assessment during all orbital phases of controlled flight, Section C – International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, C.2: Share experience related to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and develop new procedures, as appropriate, for information exchange, C.4: Raise awareness of space activities, Section D – Scientific and technical research and development, D.1: Promote and support research into and the development of ways to support sustainable exploration and use of outer space |