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Registration Convention

noun

1. The Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space (1975). An international treaty requiring launching states to maintain a national registry of space objects and to furnish information about each launch to the United Nations.
2. Registration data — including the launching state, designator, date and location of launch, orbital parameters, and general function — is recorded by the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). The convention provides the legal framework for identifying which state bears responsibility for a space object.

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