SMALL SATELLITE REGULATION - WRC-15 OUTCOME AND RESULTS OF THE ITU-R WP7B STUDIES DURING 2012-2015 PERIOD

摘要

The World Radiocommunication Conference WRC-12 has invited the ITU Radiocommunication sector (ITU-R) to study regulatory aspects of the small satellites in the WRC-12 Resolution 757 - Regulatory aspects for nanosatellites and picosatellites to consider whether modifications to the regulatory procedures for notifying satellite networks are needed to facilitate the deployment and operation of nanosatellites and picosatellites, and to take the appropriate actions. The ITU-R WP7B finished studies related to small satellite systems and the results of these studies are presented in the Report ITU-R SA.2312 - Characteristics, definitions and spectrum requirements of nanosatellites and picosatellites, as well as systems composed of such satellites and in the Report ITU-R SA.2348 - Current practice and procedures for notifying space networks currently applicable to nanosatellites and picosatellites. Following WRC-15 Agenda Item 9.1.8- Regulatory aspects for nano- and picosatellites, the WRC-15 decided based on the results of the ITU-R WP7B studies to supress - Resolution 757 (WRC-12). In the same time the WRC-15 decided about a new Resolution 659 (WRC-15) - Studies to accommodate requirements in the space operation service for non-geostationary satellites with short duration missions and invites ITU-R to study the spectrum requirements for telemetry, tracking and command in the space operation service for the growing number of non-GSO satellites with short duration missions.