Article 101

ISOS

1. Union space operators carrying out ISOS shall comply with the requirements laid down in this Article and Annex VIII from 1 January 2034.

2. For Union owned assets, spacecraft above the mini-satellite class that are operated by Union space operators shall possess a minimal technical capacity to receiving in-space services.

3. For the purposes of ensuring the minimal technical capacity referred to in paragraph 2, a client spacecraft operated by Union space operators shall be equipped with dedicated Spacecraft Service Interfaces (SSI).

4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 113 to further supplement this Regulation by specifying:

(a) the main features of the dedicated operational mode for the service that ensures a cooperative behaviour of the client spacecraft and minimises the risk of collision and malfunctions after the service;

(b) where space debris objects are threatening other spacecraft and increase the risk of orbit pollution, the requirements needed to enable removal of debris objects from orbits by means of ISOS (active debris removal), including those requirements applicable to the concept of operations.

5. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down:

(a) the design principles for the dedicated SSI referred to in paragraph 3;

(b) the design principles for Composable and Exchangeable Functional Satellite Modules (satAPPs) that can be connected to a spacecraft to deliver new spacecraft functionality or payload, making use of SSIs. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 114(2).

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