# ISO 26872:2019 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 26872:2019, item title is Space systems — Disposal of satellites operating at geosynchronous altitude; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 23312:2022; withdrawn / published date is 2019-07-03, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 26872:2019 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Space systems — Disposal of satellites operating at geosynchronous altitude _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 23312:2022
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2019-07-03 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 74189,IS,,ISO 26872:2019,Space systems — Disposal of satellites operating at geosynchronous altitude,Systèmes spatiaux — Élimination des satellites opérant à une altitude géostionnaire,2019-07-03,2,['49.140'],ISO/TC 20/SC 14,9599,[43853],[75221],['en'],46,<p>This document specifies requirements for the following:</p><p>— planning for disposal of a spacecraft operating at geosynchronous altitude to ensure that final disposal is sufficiently characterized and that adequate propellant will be reserved for the manoeuvre;</p><p>— selecting final disposal orbits where the spacecraft will not re-enter the operational region within the next 100 years;</p><p>— executing the

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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