Debris Prevention
Category: Environmental | Industry: Manufacturing | Proposed by: Defwa | Resolution link | World Assembly forum thread
Category: Environmental | Industry: Manufacturing | Proposed by: Defwa | Resolution link | World Assembly forum thread
Description: SEEKING to protect access to space for all nations
DISTRESSED by the rapidly increasing accumulation of debris in orbit
RECOGNIZING that prolonged accumulation of debris in orbit can impede space travel and orbital operations
RESOLVING to reduce the amount of debris in orbit
INSTRUCTS member nations to have systems in place to certify the compliance of objects planned to be launched into orbit with the guidelines of this resolution
REQUIRES member nations to take all action necessary to prevent the launch of objects from their territory into orbit that have not been certified as compliant with this resolution, allowing exceptions only when loss of life would occur as a result of such actions
In order to reduce the quantity of potentially harmful debris in orbit, all objects launched into space must have the following abilities and are required to take the following actions
A- To Deorbit in one of the following fashions prior to becoming nonfunctional:
1- Complete deterioration into non damaging remains during descent and prior to collision
2- Landing or collision in international waters, unclaimed undeveloped territory, or the territory of nations that consent to the collision or landing
3- Entering into a junk orbit assigned by WASP
4- Any method that removes the object from the vicinity of the body it previously orbited without harming other artificial objects in orbit
B- To Maneuver in order to avoid other objects in orbit in order to prevent damage of property
STATES that WASP will take into account the desires and needs of the relevant nations when assigning a junk orbit and will not contradict orbital classifications around a celestial body created by any entity representing, with consent of the governed, all nations on that body
CLARIFIES that this resolution will not impede or restrict the rights of nations to do battle in space so long as all damage done is part of a declared act of war against the owner of the object, the nation the object was launched from, or if the object services or benefits the enemy