Registration of Space Objects. For Implementing Arrangements involving a launch, the Parties shall ensure that their Agencies decide as to which Agency will request its Government to register the spacecraft as a space object in accordance with the Convention on the Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space, opened for signature January 14, 1975. Registration pursuant to this Article shall not affect the rights or obligations of either Party under the Liability Convention.
Registration of Space Objects. Pursuant to Article 13 (Registration and Jurisdiction) of the Framework Agreement, MEXT, with assistance from JAXA, will request that its government register the PR as a space object in accordance with the Registration Convention.
Registration of Space Objects. While Article VIII of the Outer Space Treaty affirms a jurisdictional link between a space object and the State on whose registry such object is car- ried, it does not impose an obligation on States to register its space object.214 Neither does Article VIII specify which State should register an object launched into outer space or how a registration is to be made. These issues are addressed in the Registration Convention, which elaborates on Article VIII of the Outer Space Treaty. As set in its preamble, the purpose of the Registration Convention is to “provide for States Parties additional means 207 UN Doc. A/AC.105/C.1/2012/CRP.16 (2012), supra note 199, p, 31. 208 Frigoli (2019), supra note 157, p. 56. See also Force, M. K. (2016). Active Space Debris Removal: When Consent Is Not an Option. The Air & Space Lawyer, 29(3), pp. 10-11. 209 UN Doc. A/AC.105/C.1/2012/CRP.16 (2012), supra note 199, p, 31. 210 Frigoli (2019), supra note 157, p. 56. See also Xxxxxx, X. (2015). Remediating Space Debris: Legal and Technical Barriers. Strategic Studies Quarterly, 9(1), p. 91: “Anything put into space remains the property of the entity that launched it — even if that property explodes into 5,000 pieces.” 211 Art. 5, Rescue Agreement. See also UN Doc. A/AC.105/C.1/2012/CRP.16 (2012), supra note 199, p. 31. 212 Ibid. 213 Xxxxxxx, M., Xxxxx, X., & Xxxxxxx, M. (2020). Space Sustainability: The Economics of Space Debris in Perspective, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers, No. 87, XXXX Xxxxxxxxxx, p. 33. 214 Ibid, p. 31. and procedures to assist in the identification of space objects”.215 As such, the Registration Convention operates in conjunction with the Liability Convention to identify the potentially liable State(s) for damage caused by space objects.216 Article II(1) of the Registration Convention provides that: “When a space object is launched into Earth orbit or beyond, the launching State shall register the space object by means of an entry in an appropriate registry which it shall maintain. Each launching State shall inform the Secretary General of the United Nations of the establishment of such a registry.”217 This provision establishes a duty for States to establish and maintain an appropriate national registry of space objects. Under this provision, only a State qualified as “launching State” can register a space object in its national registry. The term “launching State” is defined in the Registration Conven- tion the same way as in the Liabi...
