ISO DIS 27875

Description / Abstract: This International Standard provides a framework with which to assess, reduce, and control the potential risks that spacecraft and launch vehicle orbital stages (called “space vehicles” from now on) pose to people and the environment when those space vehicles re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and impact the Earth’s surface. It is intended to be applied to the planning, design, and review of space vehicle missions for which controlled or uncontrolled re-entry is inevitable.

This standard is applicable to following objects in assessing their risk to the ground

a) objects re-entering from orbit in compliance with ISO 24113,

b) launch vehicles (including payloads, other objects separated during the ascent phase, etc.) that are mentioned in flight safety activities under sub-clause 6.2 in ISO 16420-2, and

c) interplanetary spacecraft returning to Earth, etc.

This International Standard complements ISO 14620-1, and ISO 17666.

This International Standard is not applicable to spacecraft containing nuclear power sources.

NOTE 1 Space Transportation Systems which have wings are not applicable to this standard.

NOTE 2 Useful background information for this International Standard is available in ISO 24113.