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REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a space surveillance and tracking support programme PDF (375 KB) DOC (505 KB)
Amendments (29)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Space debris has become the most serious threat to the sustainability of space activities, the availability of prime orbital slots and frequency spectrums, and windows of opportunity for the launch of spacecraft. A space surveillance and tracking (hereinafter referred to as ‘SST’) support programme should therefore be established with the aim to support the setting up and operation of services consisting of monitoring and surveying space objects with a view to preventing damage to spacecraft resulting from collisions, as well as to prevent damage to ground infrastructure or human population as a result of uncontrolled re-entries of entire spacecraft or space debris thereof into the Earth's atmosphere.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The provision of SST services will benefit all public and private operators of space-based infrastructures, including the Union in view of its responsibilities for its EU space programmes – European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and Galileo being implemented by Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on the further implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo)12 and Copernicus/GMES established by Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 Of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the European Earth monitoring programme (GMES) and its initial operations (2011 to 2013)13 . Re- entry warnings will also benefit national public authorities concerned with civil protection. Moreover these services will aid private insurers to estimate potential liabilities resulting from collision during the life of a satellite. __________________ 12 OJ L 196, 27.4.2008, p.1. 13 OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 1.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The SST services should be complementary to research activities related to the protection of space-based infrastructure carried out under the Horizon 2020 programme established by [reference to Horizon 2020 Regulation to be added once adopted] such as the development of optic laser technologies for tracking, as well as to the European Space Agency's activities in this domainor other international research activities in this domain. Moreover it should also be complementary to the Union's flagship space programmes i.e. Copernicus and Galileo, its Digital Agenda initiative, and other telecommunication infrastructures which aid the realisation of the information society.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The SST services should be complementary to research activities related to the protection of space-based infrastructure carried out under the Horizon 2020 programme established by [reference to Horizon 2020 Regulation to be added once adopted], as well as to the European Space Agency's existing and future activities in this domain.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The SST support programme should also be complementary to existing mitigation measures such as the United Nations (UN) guidelines for space debris mitigation or other initiativeternational initiatives to ensure space sustainability, sound space governance structures, and/or universal access, such as the Union proposal for an international Code of Conduct on outer space activities.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Civil-military SSA user requirements were defined in the Commission staff working paper ‘European space situational awareness high-level civil-military user requirements’14 endorsed by the Member States in the Political and Security Committee of the Council on 18 November 201115 . The provision of SST services should serve only civilian purposes, but this should not restrict the European Defence Agency (EDA) from contributing to the programme. Purely military requirements should not be addressed by this Decision. __________________ 14 SEC(2011) 1247 final, 12.10.2011. SEC(2011) 1247 final, 12.10.2011. 15 Council document 15715/11, 24.10.2011.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The operation of SST services should be based on a partnership between the Union and the Member States, and relevant Union and national agencies, and use existing as well as future national expertise and assets, such as mathematical analysis and modelling know-how, ground- based radars or telescopes made available by participating Member States. The Member States retain ownership and control over their assets and remain responsible for their operations, maintenance and renewal.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The operation of SST services should be based on a partnership between the Union and the Member States and use existing as well as future national expertise and assets, such as mathematical analysis and modelling know-how, ground-based radars or telescopes made available by participating Member States and ESA. The Member States and ESA retain ownership and control over their assets and remain responsible for their operations, maintenance and renewal.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) might also provide supplementary support to ensure the integrity of networks and systems.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Precise information on the nature, specifications and location of certain space objects may affect the security of the European Union or its Member States. Adequate security considerations should therefore be taken into account in the establishment and operation of the network of SST sensors, the capacity to process and analyse SST data and the provision of SST services. It is therefore necessary to lay down general provisions on the use and secure exchange of SST data and information between the Member States, the EUSC, the ENISA, the EDA and the recipients of SST services in this Decision. Furthermore, the European Commission and the European External Action Service should define the coordination mechanisms needed to address matters related to the security of the SST support programme.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Security Committee of the Council recommended the creation of a risk management structure to ensure that data security issues are duly taken into account in the implementation of the SST support programme. For that purpose, the appropriate risk management structures and procedures should be established by the participating Member States and the EUSC, with an appropriate role for ENISA to support the security of networks and information.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The SST support programme should be financed by the Union in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union18 . Union funding for the SST support programme should be drawn from relevant programmes provided for in the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020. __________________ 18Any increase in the Union contribution may be sought, apart from Horizon 2020 as regards research aspects, also from Galileo and Copernicus programmes, while ensuring that their own objectives are not jeopardised. __________________ 18 OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
(2) ‘Spacecraft’ means any man-made space object serving a specific purpose, including artificial satellites, minisatellites, microsatellites, nanosatellites and picosatellites;
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
(3) ‘Space debris’ means spacecraft or parts thereof thatall man-made objects including spacecraft or fragments and elements thereof, in Earth orbit or re- entering the atmosphere, that are non- functional or no longer serve any specific purpose including parts of rockets or artificial satellites, or inactive artificial satellites;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – introductory part
The objectives of the SST Support Programme shall be to support actions aimed at mitigating the risk and consequences of space collisions by establishing a European SST capability and, in particular:
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point a
Article 3 – point a
(a) the establishment and operation of a sensor function consisting of a secure network of ground-based or space-based existing national sensors to survey and track space objects;
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point c
Article 3 – point c
(c) the setting up and operation of a service function to provide SST services to spacecraft operators and, public authorities and private entities involved in space activities.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the risk assessment of a collision between spacecraft, or between spacecraft and space debris, or between spacecraft and space objects and the generation of collision avoidance alerts during the launch and in-orbit operation of spacecrafts;
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the provision of orbit risk assessments over the life of the spacecraft.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. SST services shall be provided to Member States, the Council, the Commission, the EEAS, public and private spacecraft operators, and public authorities concerned with civil protection, and wherever appropriate insurance companies. The SST services shall be provided in compliance with the provisions on the use and exchange of SST data and information set out in Article 9.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Participating Member States, the EUSC, the ENISA and the Commission shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from the lack or interruption of the provision of SST services, a delay in the provision thereof or the inaccuracy of the information provided through the SST services.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) establish, in cooperation with the European External Action Service, the European Defence Agency and the European Network and Information Security Agency, the necessary coordination mechanisms to ensure the security of the programme.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States wishing to participate in the implementation of the objectives set out in Article 3 shall submit an application to the Commission demonstrating compliance with the following criteriahow proof of:
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ownership of SST sensors and adequate technical and human resources to operate them or data processing capacities, or contribution to an SST programme;
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The Member States which comply with the criteria set out in paragraph 1 and which are parties to the agreement referred to in Article 10 shall be eligible for financial contribution from the SST support programme. The Commission shall publish and update on its website the list of Member States.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – introductory part
Article 10 – introductory part
The Member States which comply with the criteria set out in Article 7(1), the EUSC and the EUSCNISA shall conclude an agreement laying down the rules and mechanisms for their cooperation in the implementation of the objectives set out in Article 3. In particular, that agreement shall include provisions on the following:
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
ESA may contribute to the SST Programme on behalf of its Member States participating in the Space Situational Awareness Programme (SSA Programme).
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Private funding shall be drawn from financial institutions with a demonstrable interest in the protection of spacecraft.