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UNOOSA

/juːˈnuːsə/ noun (abbr.) United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

  1. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. The UN body responsible for promoting international cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space, serving as the secretariat for the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).
  2. UNOOSA maintains the United Nations Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space under the Registration Convention and publishes the Online Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space — a primary data source for tracking which states are responsible for objects in orbit.

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Registration Convention The Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space (1975). An international treaty requiring launching… Outer Space Treaty The Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space (1967). The… COSPAR ID An international designator assigned to every object launched into space, following the format YYYY-NNNX — where YYYY… COPUOS The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. The primary international forum for developing space… COSPAR The Committee on Space Research. An interdisciplinary scientific body under the International Science Council that…

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