After months of intense collaboration among more than 40 organizations, on November 6, the European Space Agency (ESA) released the Zero Debris Charter, which has been signed by actors in the space sector willing to commit to a more sustainable future in space.

At the 2022 Ministerial Conference, ESA member states encouraged the implementation of a Zero Debris approach for their missions and have since encouraged partners and other actors to take similar paths. In this regard, ESA has long been leading a profound internal transformation of its practices for mitigating and remediating space debris and intends to stimulate similar efforts in Europe and beyond. In 2023, the Agency announced the launch of the “Zero Debris Charter” initiative, which was completed in October of this year at ESTEC. 

The Charter was drawn up by and for the global space community with the aim of shaping global consensus on space sustainability. It brings together a wide and varied range of space organizations to define ambitious and measurable goals to mitigate and remediate space debris by 2030.

GMV has set the global standard for studying, monitoring and preventing the proliferation of space debris. Operating in this field since the late 90s, GMV has been involved in numerous projects with the ESA, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), the European Commission, multiple national space agencies in Europe, and several defense ministries and satellite operators worldwide. 

GMV’s extensive activity in this area has led the company to align with the urgent and consensus-driven need to address the growing congestion in the space environment and to take urgent and concrete actions to mitigate it. In 2022, for example, GMV joined the “Zero Debris Charter” initiative promoted by the Paris Peace Forum. It did not hesitate to sign this ESA initiative as well, renewing its commitment to improving and promoting the use of its collision prevention systems and services and continuing to develop new solutions to ensure the safety and sustainability of space operations.