Article 61

Space debris mitigation for launchers

1. Union launch operators shall limit debris creation through the implementation of the following measures:

(a) limitation of planned release of debris into Earth, during nominal operations, through the implementation measures set out in point 1.1, of Annex II;

(b) protection against accidental fragmentation, through the implementation measures set out in point 1.2, of Annex II and point 1.3, of Annex II;

(c) end-of-life disposal, in accordance with point 2, of Annex II.

2. Union launch operators shall submit the following space debris mitigation plans:

(a) a debris control plan, in accordance with the technical and operational requirements laid down in point 3.1, of Annex II;

(b) an end-of-life disposal plan, in accordance with point 3.2, of Annex II.

3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts:

(a) establish the time period for when a launch vehicle deployed in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) shall be disposed, in accordance with point 1.1.1, point (e), of Annex II, including specific measures for the pyrotechnic system and the solid or hybrid propellant;

(b) establish the safe region and time for disposal of launch vehicles deployed in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), in accordance with point 1.1.1, point (d), of Annex II, including specific measures for the pyrotechnic system and the solid or hybrid propellant;

(c) establish the threshold of probability of the risk of accidental fragmentation in orbit due to internal causes point 1.2.1, of Annex II;

(d) establish the duration and the threshold of the risk of fragmentation due to collision in accordance with point 1.3, of Annex II;

(e) develop the conditions for design of the launch vehicle for demise for atmospheric re-entry and uncontrolled re-entry referred to in point 2.2, point (b)(ii), of Annex II; and

(f) develop the calculation method of the probability of successful disposal and the percentage threshold referred in point 2.5, of Annex II. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 114(2).

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