Life Cycle Assessment Indicator for Space Debris

In the framework of space debris remediation and mitigation and eco-design of space systems, a design indicator is proposed to measure the management of<br/>end-of-life options and to compare different design options of a space mission from the perspective of the impacts of space debris. Such an indicator measures the orbital space occupied by missions, seen as a resource used, the risk induced by collisions with operational spacecraft and space debris, the potential of breakup due to non-