A group of major satellite operators has published version 3.0 of the “Orbital Safety Best Practices for Satellite Operators”. The document, facilitated by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), argues that voluntary industry standards are a better way to keep up with space technology than static government rules. To put this into practice, it sets clear technical baselines, such as a 1 in 10,000 probability of collision threshold to trigger safety maneuvers on orbit.
