Space Sustainability Rating

TOWARDS A MORE RESPONSIBLE USE OF SPACE: The Space Sustainability Rating (SSR) is on a mission to encourage space actors to design & implement sustainable & responsible space missions for the long-term sustainability of the space environment. We support space actors, such as governments, space agencies, and commercial companies, in understanding the impact of their activities on the space environment, identifying opportunities to minimize those impacts and taking an active role in making space safer and more sustainable, for all.

The SSR is a new way to incentivize safer conditions for operating in space. It consists in an initiative seeking to foster voluntary actions by satellite operators to reduce the risks related to space debris and on-orbit collisions providing: 1. A rating system informed by transparent, data-based assessments of the level of sustainability of space missions. 2. Practical guidance on how to improve sustainability performance & practices; and 3. A platform for action-focused collaboration centered on the rating system to support research and leverage best practices