Convention on registration of objects launched into outer space
| Coming into Force | 15 September 1976 |
| Subject Terms | Telecommunications,Outer space |
| Registration Date | 15 September 1976 |
| Registration Number | 15020 |
| Date of Conclusion | 12 November 1974 |
| Party Submitting the Application for Registration | ex officio |
| Type of Document | Multilateral |
| Depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| Participants | Argelia,Antigua and Barbuda,Argentina,Armenia,Australia,Austria,Bielorrusia,Bélgica,Brasil,Bulgaria,Burundi,Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic,Canada,Chile,China,Colombia,Costa Rica,Cuba,Cyprus,Czech Republic,Czechoslovakia,Democratic People's Republic of Korea,Dinamarca,European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites,European Space Agency,European Telecommunications Satellite Organization,Federal Republic of Germany,Finlandia,France,German Democratic Republic,Germany,Greece,Hungria,India,Indonesia,Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications ,Iran (Islamic Republic of),Italia,Japón,Kazakhstan,Kuwait,Lebanon,Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,México,Mongolia,Montenegro,Morocco,Holanda,New Zealand,Nicaragua,Niger,Nigeria,Noruega,Pakistán,Perú,Polonia,Portugal,Qatar,Republic of Korea,Saudi Arabia,Seychelles,Singapore,Eslovaquia,Eslovenia,South Africa,España,St. Vincent and the Grenadines,Suecia,Suiza,Turquia,Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic,Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,United Arab Emirates,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,United States,Uruguay,Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of),Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of) |
No.
15020
MULTILATERAL
Convention
on
registration
of
objects
launched
into
outer
space.
Adopted
by
the
General
Assembly
of
the
United
Nations,
at
New
York,
on
12
November
1974
Authentic
texts:
English,
French,
Arabic,
Chinese,
Russian
and
Spanish.
Registered
ex
officio on
15
September
1976.
MULTILATERAL
Convention
sur
l'immatriculation
des
objets
lancés
dans
l'espace
extra-atmosphérique.
Adoptée
par
l'Assemblée
générale
des
Nations
Unies,
à
New York,
le
12
novem
bre
1974
Textes
authentiques
:
anglais,
français,
arabe,
chinois,
russe
et
espagnol.
Enregistrée
d'office
le
15
septembre
1976.
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Nations
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des
Traités
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CONVENTION
1
ON
REGISTRATION
OF
OBJECTS
LAUNCHED
INTO
OUTER
SPACE
The
States
Parties
to
this
Convention,
Recognizing
the
common
interest
of
all
mankind
in
furthering
the
exploration
and
use
of
outer
space
for
peaceful
purposes,
Recalling
that
the
Treaty
on
principles
governing
the
activities
of
States
in
the
exploration
and
use
of
outer
space,
including
the
moon and
other
celestial
bodies,
of
27
January
1967
2
affirms
that
States
shall
bear
international
responsibility
for
their
national
activities
in
outer
space
and
refers
to
the
State
on
whose
registry
an
object
launched
into
outer
space
is
carried,
Recalling
also
that
the
Agreement
on
the
rescue
of
astronauts,
the
return of
astronauts
and
the
return
of
objects
launched into
outer
space
of
22
April
1968'
pro
vides
that
a
launching
authority
shall,
upon
request,
furnish
identifying
data
prior
to
the
return
of
an
object
it
has
launched
into
outer
space
found
beyond
the
territorial
limits
of
the
launching
authority,
Recalling
further
that
the
Convention
on
international
liability
for
damage
caused
by
space
objects
of
29
March
1972"
establishes
international
rules
and
pro
cedures
concerning
the
liability
of
launching
States
for
damage
caused
by
their
space
objects,
Desiring,
in
the
light
of
the
Treaty
on
principles
governing
the
activities
of
States
in
the
exploration
and
use
of
outer
space,
including the
moon and
other
celestial
bodies,
to
make
provision
for
the national
registration
by
launching
States
of
space
objects
launched
into
outer
space,
Desiring
further
that
a
central
register
of
objects
launched
into
outer
space
be
established
and
maintained,
on
a
mandatory
basis,
by
the
Secretary-General
of
the
United
Nations,
Desiring
also
to
provide
for
States
Parties
additional
means
and
procedures
to
assist
in
the
identification
of
space
objects,
Believing
that
a
mandatory
system
of
registering
objects
launched
into
outer
space
would,
in
particular,
assist
in
their
identification
and
would
contribute
to
the
application
and
development
of
international
law
governing
the
exploration
and
use
of
outer
space,
Have
agreed
on
the
following:
1
Came
into
force
in
respect
of
the
States
indicated
hereafter
on
15
September
1976,
the
date
of
deposit
of
the
fifth
instrument
of
ratification
with
the
Secretary-General
of
the
United
Nations,
in
accordance
with
article
VIII
(3).
In
struments
of
ratification or
accession
were
deposited
as
follows:
Date
of
deposit
of
the
instrument
State
of
ratification
France...........................................................
17
December
1975
Bulgaria
.........................................................
11
May
1976
Sweden
..........................................................
9
June
1976
Canada..........................................................
4
August
1976
United
States
of
America
...........................................
15
September
1976
2
United
Nations,
Treaty
Series,
vol.
610,
p.
205.
3
Ibid.,
vol.
672,
p.
119.
4
Ibid.,
vol.
961,
p.
187.
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Article
I.
For
the purposes
of
this
Convention:
(a)
The
term
"launching
State"
means:
(i)
a
State
which
launches
or
procures the
launching
of
a
space
object;
(ii)
a
State
from
whose
territory
or
facility
a
space
object
is
launched;
(b)
The
term
"space
object"
includes
component
parts
of
a
space
object
as
well
as
its
launch
vehicle
and
parts
thereof;
(c)
The
term
"State
of
registry"
means
a
launching
State
on
whose
registry
a
space
object
is
carried
in
accordance
with
article
II.
Article
II.
1.
When
a space
object
is
launched
into
earth
orbit
or
beyond,
the
launching
State
shall
register
the
space
object
by
means
of
an
entry
in
an
appro
priate
registry
which
it
shall
maintain.
Each
launching
State
shall
inform
the
Secretary-General
of
the
United
Nations
of
the
establishment
of
such
a
registry.
2.
Where there
are
two
or
more
launching
States
in
respect
of
any
such
space
object,
they
shall
jointly
determine
which
one
of
them
shall
register
the
object
in
ac
cordance
with
paragraph
1
of
this
article,
bearing
in
mind
the
provisions
of
article
VIII
of
the
Treaty
on
principles
governing the
activities
of
States
in
the
exploration
and
use
of
outer
space,
including
the
moon
and
other
celestial
bodies,
and
without
prejudice
to
appropriate
agreements
concluded
or
to
be
concluded
among
the
launching
States
on
jurisdiction and
control
over
the
space
object
and
over
any
per
sonnel
thereof.
3.
The contents
of
each
registry
and
the
conditions
under
which
it
is
main
tained
shall be
determined
by
the
State
of
registry
concerned.
Article
III.
1.
The Secretary-General
of
the
United
Nations
shall
maintain
a
Register
in
which
the
information
furnished
in
accordance
with
article
IV
shall
be
recorded.
2.
There
shall
be
full
and
open
access
to
the
information
in
this
Register.
Article
IV.
1.
Each
State
of
registry
shall
furnish
to
the
Secretary-General
of
the
United
Nations,
as
soon
as
practicable, the
following
information
concerning
each
space
object
carried
on
its
registry:
(a)
name
of
launching
State
or
States;
(6)
an
appropriate
designator
of
the
space
object
or
its
registration
number;
(c)
date
and
territory
or location
of
launch;
(d)
basic
orbital
parameters,
including:
(i)
nodal
period,
(ii)
inclination,
(iii)
apogee,
(iv)
perigee;
(e)
general
function
of
the
space
object.
2.
Each State
of
registry
may,
from
time
to
time,
provide the
Secretary-
General
of
the
United
Nations
with
additional
information
concerning
a
space
object
carried
on
its
registry.
3.
Each
State
of
registry
shall
notify
the
Secretary-General
of
the
United
Na
tions,
to
the
greatest
extent
feasible
and
as
soon
as
practicable,
of
space
objects
con
cerning
which
it
has
previously
transmitted
information,
and
which
have
been
but
no
longer
are
in
earth
orbit.
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