Space Sustainability Rating
Fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration for space sustainability through an incentive-based mechanism
Journal: Acta Astronautica, volume 235, October 2025, pages 778-786
Emmanuelle David, Adrien Saada, Anja Nakarada Pecujlic, Maruska Strah, Xiao-Shan Yap, Danielle Wood, Jean-Paul Kneib-
Space sustainability rating: Designing a composite indicator to incentivize satellite operators to pursue long-term sustainability of the space environment
Journal: Acta Astronautica, volume 232, July 2025, pages 622-63
Minoo Rathnasabapathy, Francesca Letizia, Stijn Lemmens, Moriba Jah, Simon Potter, Nikolai Khlystov, Kristi Acuff, Miles Lifson, Scott Dorrington, Sina Es haghi, Emmanuelle David, Jean-Paul Kneib, Danielle Wood 
Fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration for space sustainability through an incentive-based mechanism
Conference: 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) - 2023
David E., Saada A., Nakarada-Pecujlicb A., Strah M., Yap X.S., Wood D. , Kneib J.P.-
Promoting responsible space practices: A primer on the Space Sustainability Rating
Conference: Aerospace Europe Conference – 10TH EUCASS – 9TH CEAS - 2023
Saada A., David E., Kneib J.P., Udriot M., Wood D., Slavin M., Steindl R., Dorrington S., Letizia F., Lemmens S., Jah M., Potter S., Rathnasabapathy M., Khlystov N. -
Space Sustainability Rating in Support of the Development and Adoption of Regulatory Guidelines Related to Long-Term Sustainability
Journal: Air and Space Law, Volume 48, Special Issue, pp. 155-178 - 2023
Rathnasabapathy M., David E. -
The Space Sustainability Rating: An operational process incentivizing operators to implement sustainable design and operation practices
Conference: 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) - 2022
Saada A., David E., Micco F., Kneib J.P., Udriot M., Wood D., Rathnasabapathy M., Weber D., Letizia F., Lemmens S., Jah M., Potter S., Khlystov N., Lifson M., Acuff K., Steindl R., Slavin M. -
Framework for the Space Sustainability Rating
Conference: 8th European Conference on Space Debris - 2021
Letizia F., Lemmens S., Wood D., Rathnasabapathy M., Lifson M., Steindl R., Acuff K., Jah M., Potter S., Khlystov N. -
Implementing the Space Sustainability Rating: An Innovative Tool to Foster Long-term Sustainability in Orbit
Conference: 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) - 2021
Rathnasabapathy Wood D., Letizia F., Lemmens S., Jah M., Potter S., Khlystov N., Lifson M., Steindl R., Slavin M., David E., Kneib J.P. -
Contribution from SSA Data to the Definition of a Space Sustainability Rating
Conference: Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) - 2020
Letizia F., Lemmens S., Wood D., Rathnasabapathy M., Lifson M., Steindl R., Jah M., Khlystov N., Soshkin M., Potter S. -
SSR: Designing a Composite Indicator to Incentivise Satellite Operators to Pursue Long-Term Sustainability of the Space Environment
Conference: 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC) - 2020
Rathnasabapathy Wood D., Letizia F., Lemmens S., Jah M., Schiller A., Christensen C., Potter S., Khlystov N., Soshkin M., Acuff K., Lifson M., Steindl R. -
SSR: Towards an Assessment Tool to Assure the Long-Term Sustainability of the Space Environment
Conference: 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) - 2019
Rathnasabapathy M., Wood D., Jah M., Howard D., Christensen C., Schiller A., Letizia F., Lemmens S., Krag H., Khlystov N., Shoshkin M.
Mission Index
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Tracking the health of the space debris environment with THEMIS
Conference: Aerospace Europe Conference – 10TH EUCASS – 9TH CEAS - 2023
Colombo C., Muciaccia A., Giudici L., Gonzalo J.L., Masat A., Trisolini M., Del Campo B., Letizia F., Lemmens S. -
Assessment of orbital capacity thresholds through long-term simulations of the debris environment
Journal: Advances in Space Research, In press - 2022
Letizia F., Virgili B., Lemmens S. -
Assessing the impact of a space mission on the sustainability of the space environment
Conference: 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) - 2021
Colombo C., Trisolini M., Gonzalo Gomez J.L., Giudici L., Frey S., Kerr E.E., Sanchez Ortiz N., Del Campo B., Letizia F., Lemmens S. -
Environment capacity as an early mission design driver
Journal: Acta Astronautica, Vol. 173, pp. 320–332 - 2020
Letizia F., Lemmens S., Krag H. -
Application of a debris index for global evaluation of mitigation strategies
Journal: Acta Astronautica, Vol. 161, pp. 348–362 - 2019
Letizia F., Lemmens S., Bastida Virgili B., Krag H. -
A debris index as a metric of the environment capacity
Conference: Clean Space Industry Days - 2018
Letizia F., Colombo C., Lewis H.G., Krag H. -
Extending the ECOB space debris index with fragmentation risk estimation
Conference: 7th European Conference on Space Debris - 2017
Letizia F., Colombo C., Lewis H.G., Krag H. -
Assessment of breakup severity on operational satellites
Journal: Advances in Space Research, Vol. 58, No. 7, pp. 1255–1274 - 2016
Letizia F., Colombo C., Lewis H.G., Krag H.