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Current Issues in the UK Space Object Registration: Compliance and Practices

This workshop, led by Richard J. Tremayne-Smith in Berlin on January 20-21, 2005, focuses on the challenges of registering space objects under UK law. It discusses compliance with international obligations, particularly the Outer Space Act of 1986 and various associated orders. The presentation highlights cases where the UK is not recognized as a "launching state" and the implications for international treaties such as the Liability Convention and the Registration Convention. Key examples illustrate the complexities of registration, especially regarding ownership changes and the role of supplementary registries.

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Current Issues in the UK Space Object Registration: Compliance and Practices

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  1. UK Registration Policy& practice Richard J Tremayne-Smith Berlin Workshop 20/21 January 2005 Current Issues with the Registration of Space Objects

  2. National Registry • UK REGISTRY OF SPACE OBJECTS • TO COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND SECTION 7 OF THE OUTER SPACE ACT 1986 • SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRY OF SPACE OBJECTS • WHERE LICENCES HAVE BEEN ISSUED UNDER THE OUTER SPACE ACT 1986, THE OUTER SPACE ACT 1986 (GIBRALTAR) ORDER 1996 OR THE OUTER SPACE ACT 1986 (CAYMAN ISLANDS) ORDER 1998, • BUT WHERE THE UNITED KINGDOM WAS EITHER: • 1. NOT A “LAUNCHING STATE” FOR THE RELEVANT SPACE OBJECT, OR • 2. WHERE IT WAS JOINTLY DETERMINED THAT ANOTHER “LAUNCHING STATE” SHOULD REGISTER THE RELEVANT SPACE OBJECT

  3. Practices- UN notification • …in accordance with article IV of the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space • … notified – but noting that the UK is not the “State of Registry” • … notified - the space objects listed ceased to be carried on the Register of Space Objects of the UK

  4. Practices- UN notification cont. • … In respect of the above listed objects, the UK is not the “launching State”, “State of registry” or “launching authority” for the purposes of: • The Liability Convention • The Registration Convention • The Agreement on Rescue and Return …

  5. Some examples • Hong Kong Satellites accepted by China (change of Reg.) • INMARSAT – move to a commercial company (first Reg.) • Skynet (military sats.) change of ownership (first licence) • ALSAT licensed but not registered • procurement of the launch

  6. Related Registration Information • Russia of UK DMC in early 2004 • Launches of foreign satellites • USA of ICO – F2 • Launches by the USA

  7. Registration - further details? • Re-orbit or de-orbit information • Change of body able to Supervise and Control? • Better than annual update as a target?

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