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Electronic Proceedings - United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

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The <strong>United</strong> <strong>Nations</strong> Register of ObjectsLaunched into <strong>Outer</strong> <strong>Space</strong>Application of Article IV of the Registration Convention (cont.):Problem No. 3:◆◆◆◆The "Each State... may, from time to time, provide ... additionalin<strong>for</strong>mation concerning the space object...”This would be a very useful provision, but it is very rarely used.Good examples: emergency in<strong>for</strong>mation concerning the possibledecay of Cosmos 1402 and 1900 satellites, as well as Mars 96 probewith NPS on board. In<strong>for</strong>mation on the process of deorbiting the Mirstation and Compton Gamma Ray Observatory has also beendistributed.Important in<strong>for</strong>mation about the end of useful (functional) life ofspace object is provided practically only by Sweden and India. Suchin<strong>for</strong>mation would be invaluable <strong>for</strong> the study of space debrisenvironment.54

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