Electronic Proceedings - United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

The United Nations Register of ObjectsLaunched into Outer SpaceApplication of Article III of the Registration Convention:Register: The Register established at the Office for Outer Space Affairs(OOSA) on behalf of the Secretary General, first documentST/SG/SER.E/1 issued on 14 April 1977. It contains information onspace objects launched by the United States of America as of 31December 1976. As of 1 November 2002, OOSA has issued 419 documentscontaining registration data on 6,192 space objects.In addition, the Office continues to maintain, and transmit to theCommittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, registrationinformation furnished by member States on a voluntary basis inaccordance with General Assembly resolution 1721 (XVI) B of 20December 1961. Such information appears in document seriesA/AC.105/INF.1-407. Voluntary registration information wasprovided by Brazil, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg and Malaysia.All registration information is maintained by the Office in printed andelectronic form and is continually updated. Total number of spaceobjects listed in the electronic form of the Registry (including someobjects not officially registered) by 1 November 2002 is 12,279.About 5,600 are still orbiting around the Earth.