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International Institutions


United Nations Institutions
  

United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) - 1959
http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/oosa/COPUOS/copuos.html

UN General Assembly Resolution 1472 (XIV) of 12 December 1959

United Nation Office for Outer Space Affaires (UNOOSA) – 1959
http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/

United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) – 2006
http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/oosa/en/unspider/index.html

UN General Assembly Resolution 61/110 on the establishment of the UN-SPIDER

United Nations Programme on Space Applications (UNPSA) – 1971
http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/oosa/en/sapidx.html


 
 
 Other International Institutions
  

Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT) - 1976
http://www.arabsat.com/
Agreement of the Arab Corporation for Space Communications, April 14, 1976

Centre Régional de Télédétection des États de l’Afrique du Nord (CRTEAN)- 1990

Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM) - 1992
http://www.rascom.org/

Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) - 1984
http://www.ceos.org/

CEOS Terms of Reference

Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) - 1982
http://www.ccsds.org/

CCSDS Charter

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) - 1986
http://www.eumetsat.int/

EUMETSAT Convention and other documents

European Telecommunication Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT-IGO) – 2001 (EUTELSAT in 1977)
http://www.eutelsatigo.int/

EUTELSAT Original Convention
EUTELSAT Amended Convention

European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC) - 1992
http://www.eusc.org/

EU Council Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP on the establishment of the EUSC

Inter-Agencies Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) - 1993
http://www.iadc-online.org/

IADC Terms of Reference

International Charter for Space and Major Disaster - 2000
http://www.disasterscharter.org/

Charter Rev.3 (25/4/2000).2.

International COSPAS/SARSAT Programme - 1988
http://www.cospas-sarsat.org/

International COSPAS-SARSAT Programme Agreement
Other COSPAS/SARSAT Programme documents

International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) - 1999 (Inmarsat in 1979)
http://www.imso.org/

IMSO Convention (as amended on 2008) and other documents

International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) - 2007
http://www.globalspaceexploration.org/

ISECG Terms of Reference

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) - 2001 (INTELSAT in 1964)
http://www.itso.int/ ITSO Treaty Agreement

International Organization of Space Communications (INTERSPUTNIK) - 1971
http://www.intersputnik.com/
INTERSPUTNIK Agreement
INTERSPUTNIK Protocol on Amendments
INTERSPUTNIK Operating Agreement
 
 
  
Last update: 1 April 2011