Safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union
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Last active 29 May 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This proposal creates EU-wide rules for safer, more resilient and more sustainable space services and space-based data markets.
Who it affects
It affects satellite and launch operators, space-data providers, constellation operators, space-service companies, and non-EU providers offering space services or data in the EU.
Core of the proposal
- Requires authorisation or registration for covered space operators and space-data providers.
- Sets debris, trackability, collision-avoidance, launch, re-entry and orbital traffic rules.
- Imposes space-specific cybersecurity and physical resilience risk-management duties.
- Requires environmental footprint calculations and creates voluntary higher-standard EU space labels.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- It applies 24 months after entry into force; the supplied text does not state the entry-into-force date.
- Transitional law
- Assets launched before 1 January 2030 are excluded; environmental rules for small, research and education operators apply after 48 months, ISOS after 60 months.
Latest update
05 Jun 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
1st reading – European Parliament → 1st reading – European Parliament
1st reading – European Parliament → 1st reading – European Parliament
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker