Committing to the Zero Debris Charter
Satellites in orbit underpin our modern lives. But swirling fragments of past space endeavours are trapped in orbit around Earth, threatening our future in space in sharply increasing numbers.
The Zero Debris Charter represents a collaborative effort within the global space community, serving as foundational document and initiative. This community-driven charter covers overarching guiding principles and jointly defined targets to get to Zero Debris by 2030.
Facilitated by ESA’s ‘Protection of Space Assets’ Accelerator and co-developed by 40+ space actors, the Zero Debris Charter was published on 7 November 2023.
It is open for signatures by all entities dreaming of and committing to a Zero Debris future by 2030. Many have already signed the Charter and over a hundred organisations have declared their intent to sign, as demonstrated by the growing list of supporters.
ESA is committed to a profound internal transformation of its space debris mitigation and remediation practices through the ESA Zero Debris approach. The Agency aims to stimulate similar endeavours in Europe and beyond, including supporting the Zero Debris Charter and its community.
Join the Zero Debris community
The Zero Debris Charter's community is made up of a wide and varied array of space entities from Europe and beyond, committed to further advancing space safety and sustainability. It includes industrial players of all sizes, government agencies, universities and research centres, international organisations and more.
Together, we develop a precise and common vision of space sustainability for 2030 – combining far-reaching guiding principles and highly ambitious yet realistic technical targets on which to build an ambitious Zero Debris roadmap.
Register your organisation’s commitment to sign the Zero Debris Charter and be part of driving global space debris mitigation and remediation efforts, shaping a sustainable future in space.