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COSPAR ID

/ˈkɒspɑːr aɪˈdiː/ noun

1. An international designator assigned to every object launched into space, following the format YYYY-NNNX — where YYYY is the launch year, NNN is the sequential launch number, and X is a letter identifying the specific object from that launch.
2. Maintained by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and used by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) for space object registration under the Registration Convention. Cross-referenced with NORAD catalog numbers in tracking databases.

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