Space Regulatory Glossary Agencies

COSPAR

/ˈkɒspɑːr/ noun (abbr.)

1. The Committee on Space Research. An interdisciplinary scientific body under the International Science Council that promotes international cooperation in space research.
2. COSPAR administers the international designation system for space objects (COSPAR IDs), which assigns a unique identifier to every payload, rocket body, and piece of debris cataloged in orbit. The COSPAR ID format (e.g., 2024-001A) encodes the launch year, launch number, and object sequence.

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COSPAR ID An international designator assigned to every object launched into space, following the format YYYY-NNNX — where YYYY… UNOOSA The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. The UN body responsible for promoting international cooperation in… Registration Convention The Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space (1975). An international treaty requiring launching…

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