Projects for the Regulation of Space Traffic Management

• Authors: Malgorzata Polkowska , Marzena Toumi

Abstracts

EN

The elements of the STM regime are the two dimensions of space traffic (in the scientific-technical and regulatory domains) and the three phases of space traffic: the launch, the on-orbit operations and the return. Examples of traffic regulations include launch safety rules, a specific air-space regime, manned spacecraft safety rules, regulations governing debris removal, traffic laws for orbital phases, return safety regulations (e.g. descent corridors), frequency use and avoidance of interference, environmental regulations, etc. Implementation and control mechanisms are primarily national regulations for licensing, arbitration and enforcement, operational assessments, coordination, and civil-military cooperation. This article is based on the concept of STM, which emphasises the need to respond quickly to unexpected events in space by creating a regime that encompasses all aspects of space activities.

Keywords

EN

Space Traffic Management; ITU; UN COPUOS; Space Situational Awareness; space safety

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Teka Komisji Prawniczej
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 209-231

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

author

Malgorzata Polkowska

• War Studies University

• https://orcid.org/0000000266332222

author

Marzena Toumi

• War Studies University

• https://orcid.org/0000000338381315

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Identifiers

DOI

10.32084/tkp.5623

Biblioteka Nauki

55796008