NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 8715.6E Effective Date: April 18, 2024 Expiration Date: April 18, 2029

Subject: Orbital Debris Mitigation

Responsible Office: Office of Safety and Mission Assurance

Table of Contents

Preface

P.1 Purpose
P.2 Applicability
P.3 Authority
P.4 Applicable Documents and Forms
P.5 Measurement/Verification
P.6 Cancellation

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Orbital Debris Mitigation
1.2 Guiding Principles
1.3 Relief from Requirements

Chapter 2. Roles and Responsibilities

2.1 Chief, Safety and Mission Assurance (Chief, SMA)
2.2 Center-Level SMA Technical Authority
2.3 Mission Directorate Associate Administrator
2.4 Managers Responsible for NASA Spacecraft
2.5 Managers Responsible for Acquired Spaceflight Services
2.6 Managers Responsible for Hardware Contributions to Spaceflight Systems
2.7 Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR)

Chapter 3. Requirements

3.1 Mission Formulation
3.2 Pre-Launch Review of NASA Spacecraft
3.3 Hardware Contributions
3.4 Launch Services
3.5 Mission Operations, Extensions, and Termination for NASA Spacecraft
3.6 Reentry and On-orbit Fragmentation Notifications
3.7 Reporting

Appendix A. Definitions
Appendix B. Acronyms
Appendix C. References

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