Eutelsat, Others Debut Net Zero Orbital Debris Plan

Commercial space operators including Eutelsat, Arianespace, Planet and Astroscale are among inaugural members of the Net Zero Space initiative aimed at tackling space debris issues. Net Zero was announced Friday at the Paris Peace Forum. The coalition called for "avoiding further generation of hazardous space debris [and] remediating existing hazardous space debris," with a goal of "achieving sustainable use of outer space for the benefit of all humankind by 2030." Companies announcing their membership laid out specifics toward those goals. Eutelsat cited successful deorbit of 95% of its satellites since the 2005 adoption of its space debris mitigation plan.