The IAC has long been aware of the importance of promoting initiatives for the characterization and protection of the Canarian Observatories (Roque de los Muchachos -ORM- on La Palma and Teide -OT- on Tenerife). For this reason, the Sky Quality Team was created and then a technical office for sky protection (OTPC) to ensure that the Law protecting

This project focuses on the systematic characterization of artificial space objects—including satellites, debris, spacecraft, and large satellite constellations—and on assessing their impact on astronomical observations. Following the strategic frameworks established by the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU-SST) network and the IAU Centre for