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Space Operators Urge Nations to Avoid ASAT Testing

The Secure World Foundation on Tuesday released a statement urging nations to commit to not conducting destructive anti-satellite (ASAT) testing. Among the 26 signatories from nine nations were satcom operators Amazon’s Kuiper, Iridium and Eutelsat. The statement notes 37 nations…

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that so far have committed not to conduct destructive ASAT testing and "encourage[s] additional countries to make similar declarations." "With each additional country to make this commitment, the world gets closer to a widely-accepted international norm that responsible space actors do not deliberately create long-lived debris that threatens the long-term sustainability of space activities," the statement reads. The U.S. made an ASAT commitment in 2022 (see 2204190057).