For the purposes of this Convention:

(a)

The term "launching State" means:

(i)

A State which proceeds or causes the launch of a space object;

(ii)

A State whose territory or facilities are used to launch a space object;

(b)

The term "space object" also refers to the components of a space object, as well as its launcher and components;

(c)

The term "State of registration" means a launching State on the register of which a space object is recorded in accordance with Article II.

¹ When a space object is launched on Earth orbit or beyond, the launching State shall register it by means of an entry on an appropriate register of which it is responsible. The launching State shall inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the establishment of the said register.

² Where, for a space object launched on Earth orbit or beyond, there are two or more launching States, they shall jointly determine which of them shall register that object in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, Taking into account 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 Appropriate agreements that have been or will be concluded between the launching States on the subject The jurisdiction and control over the space object and any personnel of the space object.

³ The contents of each register and the conditions under which it is kept shall be determined by the State of registration concerned.

¹ The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall maintain a record of the information provided in accordance with Article IV.

² Access to all information on this register is entirely free.

¹ Each State of registration shall provide to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as soon as practicable, the following information concerning each space object recorded on its register:

(a)

Name of the State or States of launch;

(b)

Appropriate designator or registration number of the space object;

(c)

Date and territory or place of launch;

(d)

Major orbit parameters, including:

(i)

The Nodal Period,

(ii)

Inclination,

(iii)

The climax,

(iv)

The perigee;

(e)

The general function of the space object.

² Each State of registration may, from time to time, communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations additional information concerning a space object on its register.

³ Each State of registration shall inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as far as practicable and as soon as practicable, of the space objects for which it has previously provided information and which Have been but are no longer on Earth orbit.

Whenever a space object launched on or beyond Earth orbit is marked by the indication or registration number referred to in paragraph 1 (b) of Article IV, or both, the State of registration shall notify that fact to the Secretary-General of the United Nations when communicating the space object information in accordance with Article IV. In that case, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall record such notification in the Register.

In the event that the application of the provisions of this Convention has not permitted a State Party to identify a space object that has caused damage to the State Party or to a natural or legal person within its jurisdiction, or May be dangerous or harmful, the other States Parties, including in particular those States which have facilities for the observation and pursuit of space objects, shall respond to the greatest possible response to any request Assistance with a view to identifying such an object, to which it can be accessed under fair conditions and Shall be submitted to them by the said State Party or by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on his behalf. The State Party submitting such a request shall, to the extent possible, provide information on the date, nature and circumstances of the events giving rise to the request. The modalities of such assistance will be the subject of an agreement between interested parties.

¹ In this Convention, with the exception of Articles VIII to XII inclusive, references to States shall apply to any international intergovernmental organization engaged in space activities, if that organization declares to accept the Rights and obligations set out in this Convention and if the majority of the member States of the Organization are States Parties to this Convention and the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Field of Exploration and Use of outer space, including the moon and other bodies Celestial.

² The member States of such an organization which are States Parties to this Convention shall make all necessary arrangements for the organization to make a declaration in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article.

¹ This Convention shall be open for signature by all States at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Any State which has not signed this Convention before its entry into force in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article may accede to it at any time.

² This Convention shall be subject to ratification by the signatory States. Instruments of ratification and instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

³ This Convention shall enter into force between the States which have deposited their instruments of ratification on the date of the deposit of the fifth instrument of ratification with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

⁴ For States whose instruments of ratification or accession shall be deposited after the entry into force of this Convention, the Convention shall enter into force on the date of deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession.

⁵ The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall promptly inform all States which have signed or acceded to this Convention on the date of each signature, of the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification of the Present Convention or accession to this Convention, the date of entry into force of the Convention, and any other communication.

Any State Party to this Convention may propose amendments to the Convention. The amendments shall take effect in respect of each State Party to the Convention accepting the amendments as soon as they have been accepted by the majority of the States Parties to the Convention and, thereafter, for each of the other States Parties to the Convention Convention, on the date of its acceptance of the said amendments.

Ten years after the entry into force of this Convention, the question of the consideration of the Convention shall be included in the provisional agenda of the General Assembly of the United Nations to consider, in the light of The implementation of the Convention during the period, if it calls for a review. However, at least five years after the date of entry into force of this Convention, a conference of the States Parties to this Convention shall be convened, at the request of one third of the said States and with the consent of the majority of them, In order to review this Convention. This review will take into account, in particular, all relevant technical developments, including those relating to the identification of space objects.

Any State Party to this Convention may, one year after the entry into force of the Convention, communicate its intention to cease to be a party to it by written notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Such notification shall take effect one year after the date on which it is received.

This Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall send duly certified copies thereof to all States which Have signed or acceded to the Convention.

In witness whereof The undersigned, duly authorized to that effect by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention, opened for signature in New York, on 14 January, nine hundred and seventy-five.

Following are the signatures