THE ECONOMICS OF SPACE DEBRIS IN PERSPECTIVE
THE ECONOMICS OF SPACE DEBRIS IN PERSPECTIVE
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空间碎片的经济学视角
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2021
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M. Olivari
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Marit Undseth;C. Jolly;M. Olivari
本文确定了潜在的凯斯勒综合症的社会经济影响，并讨论了改善遵守空间碎片缓减措施的政策选择。事实证明，地球轨道上空间碎片的积累对空间行动者来说代价高昂，但主要的风险和成本还在未来。如果碎片的产生失去控制并导致若干重要空间应用的中断或损失，则可能产生严重的社会经济影响。改善卫星运营商之间的合规性是实现轨道长期可持续性不可缺少的第一步。一系列政策选择和从其他领域吸取的经验教训，例如减少环境污染，可以补充国家一级的现有措施。其他行动途径包括加强空间态势感知系统、数据报告结构以及在碎片修复、其他危害和风险评估方面进一步进行研究和开发。所有这些都需要公共和私人行为体之间的密切合作。
This paper identifies socio-economic impacts of a potential Kessler syndrome and discusses policy options to improve compliance with space debris mitigation measures. The accumulation of space debris in Earth’s orbits is already proving costly to space actors, but the main risks and costs lie in the future. If the generation of debris spins out of control and leads to the disruption or loss of several important space applications, socioeconomic impacts could be severe. Improving compliance among satellite operators is an indispensable first step towards long-term sustainability of orbits. A range of policy options and lessons learnt from other domains, such as environmental pollution abatement, could complement existing measures at the national level. Other avenues for action include the strengthening of space situational awareness systems, data reporting structures and further R&D in debris remediation, other hazards and risk assessment. All this will require close co-operation between public and private actors.