United Nations Treaties And Principles On Outer Space

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Article IFor 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 aswell as its launch vehicle and parts thereof;(c) The term “State of registry” means a launching State on whose registry aspace object is carried in accordance with article II.Article II1. When a space object is launched into Earth orbit or beyond, the launchingState shall register the space object by means of an entry in an appropriateregistry which it shall maintain. Each launching State shall inform theSecretary-General of the United Nations of the establishment of such aregistry.2. Where there are two or more launching States in respect of any such spaceobject, they shall jointly determine which one of them shall register theobject in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, bearing in mind theprovisions of article VIII of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activitiesof States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including theMoon and Other Celestial Bodies, and without prejudice to appropriateagreements concluded or to be concluded among the launching States onjurisdiction and control over the space object and over any personnelthereof.3. The contents of each registry and the conditions under which it is maintainedshall be determined by the State of registry concerned.Article III1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall maintain a Register inwhich the information furnished in accordance with article IV shall berecorded.2. There shall be full and open access to the information in this Register.Article IV1. Each State of registry shall furnish to the Secretary-General of the UnitedNations, as soon as practicable, the following information concerning eachspace object carried on its registry:(a) Name of launching State or States;23
(b) An appropriate designator of the space object or its registrationnumber;(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 aspace object carried on its registry.3. Each State of registry shall notify the Secretary-General of the UnitedNations, to the greatest extent feasible and as soon as practicable, of spaceobjects concerning which it has previously transmitted information, andwhich have been but no longer are in Earth orbit.Article VWhenever a space object launched into Earth orbit or beyond is marked withthe designator or registration number referred to in article IV, paragraph 1 (b), orboth, the State of registry shall notify the Secretary-General of this fact when submittingthe information regarding the space object in accordance with article IV. Insuch case, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall record this notificationin the Register.Article VIWhere the application of the provisions of this Convention has not enabled aState Party to identify a space object which has caused damage to it or to any of itsnatural or juridical persons, or which may be of a hazardous or deleterious nature,other States Parties, including in particular States possessing space monitoring andtracking facilities, shall respond to the greatest extent feasible to a request by thatState Party, or transmitted through the Secretary-General on its behalf, for assistanceunder equitable and reasonable conditions in the identification of the object. A StateParty making such a request shall, to the greatest extent feasible, submit informationas to the time, nature and circumstances of the events giving rise to the request.Arrangements under which such assistance shall be rendered shall be the subject ofagreement between the parties concerned.Article VII241. In this Convention, with the exception of articles VIII to XII inclusive,references to States shall be deemed to apply to any international inter-
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