More than 200 organisations from 34 countries have gathered in Seville for Zero Debris Week 2026, where the European Space Agency and the Spanish Space Agency are driving a coordinated push to prevent any new space debris from being created by 2030. The meeting focuses on turning the zero-debris target into practical rules for satellite design, operations and end-of-life disposal, with implications for manufacturers, operators and regulators across the space sector.
The event, which runs through the week in the Spanish city, brings together agencies, industry groups, operators and researchers around a shared effort to limit debris at source rather than rely on clean-up after the fact. That approach is central to keeping orbital environments usable for communications, navigation, weather forecasting, climate monitoring, emergency response and security.
The agenda includes collision avoidance, satellite disposal, re-entry planning and active debris removal, alongside discussions on future policy steps and technical working groups. ESA’s Zero Debris Charter has already set 2030 as the target for debris-neutral missions and operations, and the Seville gathering is designed to move that ambition into implementation across the sector.