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ITU Radio Regulations and Space Security Standards S1003: Recommendation ITU-R S.1003-2: Environmental protection of the geostationary-satellite orbit

What does S1003 require?

Release as little debris as possible into the GSO region during placement; shorten the lifetime of debris in transfer orbits with apogee near GSO; before propellant is exhausted, remove a geostationary satellite at end of life from the GSO region so that, under perturbations, its perigee stays at least 200 km above geostationary altitude (minimum re-orbit altitude of 235 km plus 1 000 times Cr times A/M, for eccentricity below 0.003); and perform the transfer to the graveyard orbit carefully so that it does not cause RF interference to satellites still in service (recommends 1 to 4). Annex 1 advises monitoring propellant with a margin, raising the perigee in multiple manoeuvres, using remaining propellant and passivating stored energy (batteries, pressurants) afterwards.

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