Space Sustainability Rating: What Operators Need to Know

The Space Sustainability Rating (SSR) is emerging as important benchmark for responsible operations.

How It Works

SSR evaluates missions across dimensions:

• Collision Avoidance: Maneuverability, tracking sharing

• Detectability: Trackability, identification

• Post-Mission Disposal: Deorbit capability, timeline

• Orbital Optimization: Altitude selection, lifetime

Ratings range from bronze to platinum.

Why It Matters

• Market differentiation with customers and investors

• Regulatory alignment and future-proofing

• Industry leadership positioning

Improving Your Rating

• Choose lower orbits when possible

• Include deorbit capability

• Design for trackability

• Share tracking data actively

Sustainability is competitive advantage.