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UK Registration Policy & practice. Richard J Tremayne-Smith Berlin Workshop 20/21 January 2005 Current Issues with the Registration of Space Objects. National Registry. UK REGISTRY OF SPACE OBJECTS TO COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND SECTION 7 OF THE OUTER SPACE ACT 1986
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UK Registration Policy& practice Richard J Tremayne-Smith Berlin Workshop 20/21 January 2005 Current Issues with the Registration of Space Objects
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
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
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 …
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
Related Registration Information • Russia of UK DMC in early 2004 • Launches of foreign satellites • USA of ICO – F2 • Launches by the USA
Registration - further details? • Re-orbit or de-orbit information • Change of body able to Supervise and Control? • Better than annual update as a target?