Space Regulatory Glossary Agencies

IADC

/aɪ eɪ diː siː/ noun (abbr.)

1. The Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee. An international governmental forum of space agencies that coordinates efforts to address human-generated and natural debris in orbit.
2. IADC published the Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines (2002, updated 2007) that form the technical basis for most national and international debris mitigation standards, including the FCC's five-year deorbit rule and the UN COPUOS guidelines. Members include NASA, ESA, JAXA, CNSA, Roscosmos, and nine other agencies.

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