DIN EN 16604-10:2018-07

This European Standard defines the primary space debris mitigation requirements applicable to all elements of systems launchedinto, or passing through, near-Earth space, including launch vehicle orbital stages, operating spacecraft and any objects released aspart of normal operations or disposal actions.The requirements contained in this Standard are intended to reduce the growth of space debris by ensuring that spacecraft andlaunch vehicle orbital stages are designed, operated and disposed of in a manner that prevents them from generating debristhroughout their orbital lifetime.This Standard is the top-level standard in a family of standards addressing debris mitigation. It will be the main interface for the user,bridging between the primary debris mitigation requirements and the lower-level implementation standards that will ensurecompliance.This Standard does not cover launch phase safety for which specific rules are defined elsewhere.This document identifies the clauses and requirements modified with respect to the standard ISO 24113, Space systems - Spacedebris mitigation requirements, Second edition 2011-05-15 for application in ECSS.