In 1962, UN Resolution 1721B (XVI) required member States of the UN to register objects launched into space. This was a move to reduce tensions and alleviate the fear that the US or the USSR would place weapons in orbit. The resolution was complemented in 1976 when the UN drew up the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space.
Registration documents submitted to the United Nations under the provisions of UN Resolution 1721B (XVI) and article IV of the 1976 Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space are published as two series of United Nations documents (UNO 1962, UNO 1977), which are not widely available and in which the information is scattered and hard to find. I have recently (McDowell 1994, 1995, 1997) compiled an edited version of the information in the Registration documents which corrects the above mentioned errors and arranges the information in a systematic way.
Since 1962, most space payloads have been duly registered with the UN. (The USSR retrospectively registered its pre-1962 payloads, while the US did not.) However, a number have not been registered, in violation of Resolution 1721B. Here (Table 1) I summarize the situation for launches for the period from the beginning of 1980 to the end of 1998 using the data from my edited version of the Registry, which covers documents published up to early 1999 (ST/SG/SER.E/354 and A/AC.105/INF.401).
Things are confusing for payloads launched by one state on behalf of another; usually and traditionally it is the payload owner country, not the launching state country, which does the registration. The United States occasionally registers payloads which it launched but which belong to another country, but this is not done in any systematic way. In these cases I have considered the payload to be a United States payload unless it was subsequently re-registered by another state. 10 of the French payloads belonged to ESRO, and several to EUTELSAT. Several of the UK non-registered payloads are those of INMARSAT, an international organization with headquarters in the UK. Until 1981 the USA registered all INTELSAT payloads, since INTELSAT has its headquarters in the USA. Since 1981, it has omitted all these payloads. It can be seen that almost 10 percent of US payloads since 1980 are unregistered. China also has a bad record, since it only began registering launches a few years ago. Japan used to have a very good score but it recently missed a few launches. Since the first edition, Canada has registered its outstanding satellites and France has registered some of its missing launches.
Note added in third edition: Spain and Korea registered their outstanding satellites in 1996.
Note added in fourth edition: Registration of Hong Kong satellites already launched prior to July 1997 was transferred from UK to China, but these transfers are not reflected in Table 1.
Note added in fifth edition: Luxembourg registered its outstanding satellites in 1997. Registration of the UK satellite Marcopolo 1 (now Sirius 1) satellite bought by Sweden was transferred to Sweden in 1999; this transfer is not reflected in Table 1. The majority of US satellites launched by Russian and Chinese launch vehicles have not been registered.
Note added in sixth edition: - Ten unregistered Iridium satellites launched in China and previously allocated by me to the USA have now been registered by China. The number of Chinese satellites now exceeds the number of French satellites.
Note added in seventh edition: Updated to 31 Dec 2000.
Note added in eighth edition: Updated. India and the United Arab Emirates have now registered their outstanding satellites. Germany has also registered some of its outstanding satellites but not others (it's also a bit odd that the second CRISTA-SPAS flight was registered by the USA and not Germany).
Note added in ninth edition: Updated. Malaysia and the Philippines have registered their outstanding satellites. The UK has acknowledged (ST/SG/SER.E/417) the existence of the Inmarsat satellites, but denies it is the 'launching state' or 'state of registry' for the purposes of the convention, despite the fact that it obviously is. Since it now does the ITU filings for Intelsat (Bermuda) Ltd., it should be doing the UN filings for them too. The US has registered a few of the Space Shuttle flights it forgot earlier.
Note added in the 10th edition: France has reissued an allegedly complete registration list for its satellites, filling in its holes (although there are numerous errors in its filing).
Note added in the 11th edition: With the meticulous correction by France of its entries, and the registrations by China, Germany and others, the level of compliance has noticeably improved. The United Kingdom has prepared a register of its satellites, but has apparently not yet submitted it to the UN. The UK claims it's not responsible for Inmarsat and Intelsat satellites, but noone else seems to have stepped up to the plate.
Note added in the 12th edition: The table has been updated to the end of 2007, with provisional data for 2008 added as a separate set of columns.
In Table 2 I list all the satellites launched since 1962 which have not been registered with the UN, together with the name of the UN member state which should have registered them. In most cases the failure to register was due to adminstrative oversight, and it is to be hoped that the states in question will retrospectively register the satellites in Table 2. The states with the most unregistered satellites are the USA, the People's Republic of China, the UK and Germany.
Launching State Number of payloads
1980-2007 Dec 31 1957-1979 1957-07 Dec 31 2008 1957-2008
registered not registered registered not reg. total07 reg not reg sum total08
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Soviet Union 1317 0 1415 18 2750 0 0 0 2750
United States of America 889 114 934 33 1970 5 17 22 1992
Russian Federation 500 3 0 0 503 10 11 22 525
The People's Republic of China 87 29 5 3 124 0 15 15 139
Japan 102 6 18 0 126 5 1 6 132
France 58 0 26 0 84 0 2 2 86
United Kingdom 40 12 6 1 59 3 3 6 65
India 40 1 2 0 43 2 2 4 47
Federal Republic of Germany 29 4 3 1 37 0 9 9 46
European Space Agency 39 3 1 0 43 0 2 2 45
Canada 22 0 3 0 25 0 4 4 29
Saudi Arabia 12 8 0 0 26 0 1 1 27
Italy 10 7 4 0 21 0 1 1 22
Luxembourg 15 1 0 0 16 0 1 1 17
Australia 10 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 12
Brazil 6 5 0 0 11 0 1 1 12
Israel 2 8 0 0 10 0 2 2 12
Indonesia 5 6 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Korea 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Sweden 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Spain 7 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 10
Argentina 5 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Republic of China 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
The United Mexican States 2 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Thailand 0 6 0 0 6 1 0 1 7
Czechoslovakia/Czech R 5 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 6
Turkey 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 5
Malaysia 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Eumetsat 4 0 0 0 4 . 0 0 0 4
The Netherlands 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 4
Denmark 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 4
Norway 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 4
Ukraine 3 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 3
United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3
Egypt 1 2 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 3
Pakistan 1 1 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 2
Nigeria 1 1 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 2
Phillipines 1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1
Chile 1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1
Algeria 1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1
Greece 1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1
Kazakhstan 1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1
Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Portugal 0 1 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1
Singapore 0 1 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1
South Africa 0 1 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1
Morocco 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Iran 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Mauritius 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Argentina 1990-05G LUSAT 1990 Jan 22 Argentina 2002-58H Latinsat A 2002 Dec 20 Argentina 2002-58B Latinsat B 2002 Dec 20 Argentina 2007-01D Peheuensat 1 2007 Jan 10(b) Australia
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Australia 1992-90A Optus B2 1992 Dec 21 [Note added 1995 Jan 27: this satellite was destroyed on launch, but some debris reached orbit, including the US-built Star 63F perigee kick motor. Possibly this object should have been registered by the US.](c) Brazil
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Brazil 1985-15B Brasilsat S1 1985 Feb 8 Brazil 1990-05E DOVE 1990 Jan 22 Brazil 1998-60A SCD-2 1998 Oct 23 Brazil 2004-01A Estrela do Sul 2004 Jan 11(d) Canada
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation [Registrations updated 2008](e) China, People's Republic
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation China 1975-70A JSSW 1975 Jul 26 China 1975-119A JSSW 1975 Dec 16 China 1976-87A JSSW 1976 Aug 30 China 1981-93A Shi Jian 2 1981 Sep 19 China 1981-93B Shi Jian 2A 1981 Sep 19 China 1981-93C Shi Jian 2B 1981 Sep 19 China 1990-81B Atmosphere 1 1990 Sep 3 China 1990-81C Atmosphere 2 1990 Sep 3 China 1998-33A Zhongwei 1 1998 May 30 China 1999-61E Orbit module 1999 Nov 19 China 2001-01C Orbit module 2001 Jan 9 China 2002-14C Orbit module 2002 Mar 25 China 2002-61C Orbit module 2002 Dec 29 China 2003-45G Orbit module 2003 Oct 15 China 2004-12B Naxing 1 2004 Apr 18 China 2004-24A Apstar 2004 Jun 29 China 2006-15A Yaogan 1 2006 Apr 26 China 2006-35A SJ-8 2006 Sep 9 China 2006-38A ZX-22A 2006 Sep 12 China 2006-46A SJ-6-2A 2006 Oct 23 China 2006-46B SJ-6-2B 2006 Oct 23 China 2006-48A Xinnuo 2 2006 Oct 28 China 2006-53A FY 2D 2006 Dec 8 China 2007-10A HY 1B 2007 Apr 11 China 2007-11A Beidou 2007 Apr 13 China 2007-19A Yaogan 2 2007 May 25 China 2007-21A Xinnuo 3 2007 May 31 China 2007-31A ZX 6B 2007 Jul 7 China 2007-42A ZY1-2B 2007 Oct 24 China 2007-51A Chang'e 1 2007 Oct 24 China 2007-55A Yaogan 3 2007 Nov 11(f) European Space Agency
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation ESA 1993-73B Meteosat 6 1993 Nov 20 ESA 1997-66C YES 1997 Oct 30 ESA 2001-49B PROBA 2001 Oct 22(h) Germany, Federal Republic of
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Germany 1970-17A WIKA 1970 Mar 10 Germany 1988-51B Amsat-Oscar-13 1988 Jun 15 Germany 1994-06H Bremsat 1994 Feb 3 Germany 2000-39C RUBIN 2000 Jul 15 Germany 2007-30A SAR-Lupe 2 2007 Jul 2(i) Indonesia
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Indonesia 1983-59C Palapa B1 1983 Jun 18 Indonesia 1984-11D Palapa B2 1984 Feb 3 Indonesia 1987-29A Palapa B2P 1987 Mar 20 Indonesia 1992-27A Palapa B4 1992 May 14 Indonesia 1996-06A Palapa C1 1996 Feb 1 Indonesia 2007-01A LAPAN-TUBSAT 2007 Jan 10(j) Israel
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Israel 1990-27A Offeq-2 1990 Apr 3 Israel 1996-30B Amos 1 1996 May 16 Israel 1998-43D Techsat 1998 Jul 10 Israel 2000-79A EROS A1 2000 Dec 5 Israel 2002-25A Offeq-5 2002 May 28 Israel 2003-59A Amos 2 2003 Dec 27 Israel 2006-14A EROS B 2006 Apr 25 Israel 2007-25A Ofeq 7 2007 Jun 10(k) Italy
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Italy 1988-26A San Marco 5 1988 Mar 25 Italy 1992-70B Lageos 2 1992 Oct 22 Italy 1993-61F Itamsat 1993 Sep 26 Italy 2000-57C Unisat 2000 Sep 26 Italy 2001-05A Sicral 2001 Feb 7 Italy 2002-58D Unisat 2 2002 Dec 20 Italy 2004-25H Unisat 3 2004 Jun 29(l) Japan
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Japan 1980-18A Ayame-2 1980 Feb 22 Japan 1989-41A Superbird 1 1989 Jun 6 Japan 1990-07B Hagoromo 1990 Jun 24 Japan - EXPRESS 1995 Jan 15 Japan 2001-29B BSAT-2b 2001 Jul 12 Japan 2004-07A MBSAT 2004 Mar 13 Note: EXPRESS was not given an international designation, but made several orbits of the Earth before landing in Ghana.(n) Luxembourg
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Luxembourg 2002-53A Astra 1K 2002 Nov 25(o) Mexico
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Mexico 1993-73A Solidaridad 1 1993 Nov 20 Mexico 1994-65A Solidaridad 2 1994 Oct 8 Mexico 1996-52B UNAMSAT-B 1996 Sep 5 Mexico 1998-70A SATMEX 5 1998 Dec 6 Mexico 2006-20A Satmex 6 2006 May 27(c) Morocco
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Morocco 2001-56D Maroc-Tubsat 2001 Dec 10(p) Netherlands
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Netherlands 1974-70A ANS 1974 Aug 30 Netherlands 2002-19A NSS 7 2002 Apr 16 Netherlands 2002-57A NSS 6 2002 Dec 17(q) Nigeria
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Nigeria 2007-18A Nigcomsat 1 2007 May 13(q) Pakistan
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Pakistan 1990-59A BADR-A 1990 Jul 16(r) Portugal
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Portugal 1993-61D POSAT 1993 Sep 26(s) Saudi Arabia
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Saudi Arabia 1985-15A Arabsat 1A 1985 Feb 8 Saudi Arabia 1985-48C Arabsat 1B 1985 Jun 18 Saudi Arabia 1992-10B Arabsat 1C 1992 Feb 26 Saudi Arabia 1996-40B Arabsat 2A 1996 Jul 9 Saudi Arabia 1996-63A Arabsat 2B 1996 Nov 13 Saudi Arabia 1999-09A Arabsat 3A 1999 Feb 26 Saudi Arabia 2006-06A Arabsat 4A 2006 Feb 28(t) Spain
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Spain 2004-31A Amazonas 2004 Aug 4 Spain 2006-07A Spainsat 2006 Mar 11(u) Thailand
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Thailand 1993-78B Thaicom 1 1993 Dec 18 Thailand 1994-65B Thaicom 2 1994 Oct 8 Thailand 1997-16B Thaicom 3 1997 Apr 16 Thailand 1998-43C TM-SAT 1998 Jul 10 Thailand 2005-28A Thaicom 4 2005 Aug 11 Thailand 2006-20B Thaicom 5 2006 May 27(w) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Russian Federation
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation USSR 1962 Alpha Tau Venera 2MV-1 No. 2 1962 Sep 1 USSR 1962 Alpha Phi Venera 2MV-2 No. 1 1962 Sep 12 USSR 1962 Beta Iota Mars 2MV-4 No. 1 1962 Oct 24 USSR 1962 Beta Xi Mars 2MV-3 No. 1 1962 Nov 4 USSR 1963-01B Luna E-6 No. 1 1963 Jan 4 USSR 1966-88A - 1966 Sep 17 USSR 1966-101A - 1966 Nov 2 USSR 439? 1970-53A Cosmos-353 1970 Jul 9 USSR 440? 1970-56A Cosmos-354 1970 Jul 29 USSR 441? 1970-57A Intercosmos-3 1970 Aug 7 USSR 442? 1970-58A Cosmos-355 1970 Aug 7 USSR 443? 1970-59A Cosmos-356 1970 Aug 10 USSR 444? 1970-60A Venera-7 1970 Aug 17 USSR 445? 1970-63A Cosmos-357 1970 Aug 19 USSR 446? 1970-64A Cosmos-358 1970 Aug 20 USSR 447? 1970-65A Cosmos-359 1970 Aug 22 USSR 448? 1970-68A Cosmos-360 1970 Aug 29 USSR 449? 1970-71A Cosmos-361 1970 Sep 8 USSR (1985-53) (Zenit debris) 1985 Jun 21 RF 2003-55A Gruzomaket 2003 Dec 5 RF 2005-20A Foton-M 2005 May 31 RF 2005-43J Mozhaets 5 2005 Oct 27 [Note: It is most probable that the USSR launches in Jul-Sep 1970 were in fact registered with the UN, but that a clerical error by the UN resulted in the registration document not being published. The next USSR submission had sequential registration numbers which began with 450; the previous one had registration numbers ending with 438. The 1985-53 launch consisted of rocket debris only, no payload reached orbit. In contrast, the 1962 to 1966 unregistered launches were deliberately not announced by the USSR.](x) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation UK 1974-02A Skynet 2A 1974 Jan 19 UK 1990-93A Inmarsat II F1 1990 Oct 30 UK 1991-18A Inmarsat II F2 1991 Mar 9 UK 1991-84B Inmarsat II F3 1991 Dec 16 UK 1992-21B Inmarsat II F4 1992 Apr 15 UK 1996-20A Inmarsat III F1 1996 Apr 3 UK 1996-53A Inmarsat III F2 1996 Sep 6 UK 1996-70A Inmarsat III F3 1996 Dec 18 UK 1997-27A Inmarsat III F4 1997 Jun 4 UK 1998-06B Inmarsat III F5 1998 Feb 4 UK 2001-39A Intelsat 902 2001 Aug 30 UK 2002-07A Intelsat 904 2002 Feb 23 UK 2002-16A Intelsat 903 2002 Mar 30 UK 2002-27A Intelsat 905 2002 Jun 5 UK 2002-41A Intelsat 906 2002 Sep 6 UK 2003-07A Intelsat 907 2003 Feb 15 UK 2004-22A Intelsat 10-02 2004 Jun 16 UK 2005-22A Intelsat Americas-8 2005 Jun 23[Note: The UK has provided technical details to the UN for Inmarsat satellites 1991-18A onwards, but denied it is the state of registry. Intelsat privatized as a Bermuda company in 2001, with ITU filings done by the UK; two Inmarsat 4 satellites were registered in 2007.] (y) United States of America
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation US 1978-106A NATO 3C 1978 Nov 19 US 1981-119A Intelsat 5 F3 1981 Dec 15 US 1982-97A Intelsat 5 F5 1982 Sep 28 US 1983-105A Intelsat 5 F7 1983 Oct 19 US 1984-23A Intelsat 5 F8 1984 Mar 5 US 1984-115A NATO 3D 1984 Nov 14 US 1985-25A Intelsat 5A F10 1985 Mar 22 US 1985-55A Intelsat 5A F11 1985 Jun 30 US 1985-63B PDP 1985 Jul 29 US 1985-87A Intelsat 5A F12 1985 Sep 28 US 1988-40A Intelsat 5A F13 1988 May 18 US 1988-52A Nova 2 1988 Jun 16 US 1989-06A Intelsat 5A F15 1989 Jan 27 US 1989-72A USA 45 1989 Sep 6 US 1989-87A Intelsat 6 F2 1989 Oct 27 US 1990-21A Intelsat 6 F3 1990 Mar 14 US 1990-31A USA 56 1990 Apr 11 US 1990-31B USA 57 1990 Apr 11 US 1990-31C USA 58 1990 Apr 11 US 1990-50E USA 62 1990 Jun 8 US 1990-56A Intelsat 6 F4 1990 Jun 23 US 1991-55A Intelsat 6 F5 1991 Aug 14 US 1991-75A Intelsat 6 F1 1991 Oct 29 US 1991-76D USA 76 1991 Nov 8 US 1991-76E USA 77 1991 Nov 8 US 1991-80A STS 44 1991 Nov 25 US 1993-17B SEDS 1 1993 Mar 30 US 1993-58B ACTS 1993 Sep 12 US 1993-66A Intelsat 701 1993 Oct 22 US 1994-34A Intelsat 702 1994 Jun 17 US 1994-40A PAS 2 1994 Jul 8 US 1994-64A Intelsat 703 1994 Oct 6 US 1994-73A STS 66 1994 Nov 3 US 1995-01A Intelsat 704 1995 Jan 10 US 1995-04H ODERACS 2F 1995 Feb 3 US 1995-13A Intelsat 705 1995 Mar 22 US 1995-23A Intelsat 706 1995 May 17 US 1995-57A UHF F6 1995 Oct 22 US 1995-69A Galaxy 3R 1995 Dec 15 US 1995-72B Skipper 1995 Dec 28 US 1995-73A Echostar 1 1995 Dec 28 US 1996-15A Intelsat 707 1996 Mar 14 US 1996-35A Intelsat 709 1996 Jun 15 US 1997-09A Intelsat 801 1997 Mar 1 US 1997-30A Iridium 9 1997 Jun 18 US 1997-30B Iridium 10 1997 Jun 18 US 1997-30C Iridium 11 1997 Jun 18 US 1997-30D Iridium 12 1997 Jun 18 US 1997-30E Iridium 13 1997 Jun 18 US 1997-30F Iridium 14 1997 Jun 18 US 1997-30G Iridium 16 1997 Jun 18 US 1997-31A Intelsat 802 1997 Jun 25 US 1997-51A Iridium 1997 Sep 14 US 1997-51B Iridium 1997 Sep 14 US 1997-51C Iridium 1997 Sep 14 US 1997-51D Iridium 1997 Sep 14 US 1997-51E Iridium 1997 Sep 14 US 1997-51F Iridium 1997 Sep 14 US 1997-51G Iridium 1997 Sep 14 US 1997-53A Intelsat 803 1997 Sep 23 US 1997-83A Intelsat 804 1997 Dec 22 US 1997-86A Asiasat 3/HGS-1 1997 Dec 24 US 1998-14A Intelsat 806 1998 Feb 28 US 1998-18A Iridium 1998 Mar 25 US 1998-18B Iridium 1998 Mar 25 US 1998-21A Iridium 1998 Apr 7 US 1998-21B Iridium 1998 Apr 7 US 1998-21C Iridium 1998 Apr 7 US 1998-21D Iridium 1998 Apr 7 US 1998-21E Iridium 1998 Apr 7 US 1998-21F Iridium 1998 Apr 7 US 1998-21G Iridium 1998 Apr 7 US 1998-37A Intelsat 805 1998 Jun 18 US 1998-65A Panamsat 8 1998 Nov 4 US 1998-67A Zarya 1998 Nov 20 US 1999-04A Globalstar 1999 Feb 9 US 1999-04B Globalstar 1999 Feb 9 US 1999-04C Globalstar 1999 Feb 9 US 1999-04D Globalstar 1999 Feb 9 US 1999-12A Globalstar 1999 Mar 15 US 1999-12B Globalstar 1999 Mar 15 US 1999-12C Globalstar 1999 Mar 15 US 1999-12D Globalstar 1999 Mar 15 US 1999-14A DemoSat 1999 Mar 28 US 1999-19A Globalstar 1999 Apr 15 US 1999-19B Globalstar 1999 Apr 15 US 1999-19C Globalstar 1999 Apr 15 US 1999-19D Globalstar 1999 Apr 15 US 1999-31A Globalstar 1999 Jun 10 US 1999-31B Globalstar 1999 Jun 10 US 1999-31C Globalstar 1999 Jun 10 US 1999-31D Globalstar 1999 Jun 10 US 1999-49A Globalstar 1999 Sep 22 US 1999-49B Globalstar 1999 Sep 22 US 1999-49C Globalstar 1999 Sep 22 US 1999-49D Globalstar 1999 Sep 22 US 1999-53A LMI 1 1999 Sep 27 US 1999-58A Globalstar 1999 Oct 18 US 1999-58B Globalstar 1999 Oct 18 US 1999-58C Globalstar 1999 Oct 18 US 1999-58D Globalstar 1999 Oct 18 US 1999-62A Globalstar 1999 Nov 22 US 1999-62B Globalstar 1999 Nov 22 US 1999-62C Globalstar 1999 Nov 22 US 1999-62D Globalstar 1999 Nov 22 US 2000-74A QuickBird 2000 Nov 20 US 2001-24A Intelsat 901 2001 Jun 9 US 2007-20A Globalstar 2007 May 29 US 2007-20B Globalstar 2007 May 29 US 2007-20C Globalstar 2007 May 29 US 2007-20D Globalstar 2007 May 29 US 2007-48A Globalstar 2007 Oct 20 US 2007-48B Globalstar 2007 Oct 20 US 2007-48C Globalstar 2007 Oct 20 US 2007-48D Globalstar 2007 Oct 20 US 2007-63B Horizons 2 2007 Dec 21 [Note: Prior to 1981 all Intelsat launches were registered by the US. Since then no state has registered Intelsat launches. Of the 118 unregistered US satellites, 28 are Intelsat satellites, 5 are Space Shuttle missions, 2 are space station modules, 3 are civilian satellites, 67 are commercial satellites, 6 are unclassified military satellites, and 7 are classified military satellites.]() Norway
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Norway 1997-25A Thor 2 1997 May 20 Norway 1998-35A Thor 3 1998 Jun 10 Norway 2005-43H NCUBE 2 2005 Oct 27() Egypt
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Egypt 1998-24A Nilesat 101 1998 Apr 28 Egypt 2000-46B Nilesat 102 2000 Aug 17() Singapore
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Singapore 1998-49A Singapore-Taiwan-1 1998 Aug 25() Republic of China (Taiwan)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Taiwan 1999-02A ROCSAT 1999 Jan 3 Taiwan 2004-18A ROCSAT-2 2004 May 20 Taiwan 2006-11A COSMIC 1 2006 Apr 15 Taiwan 2006-11B COSMIC 2 2006 Apr 15 Taiwan 2006-11C COSMIC 3 2006 Apr 15 Taiwan 2006-11D COSMIC 4 2006 Apr 15 Taiwan 2006-11E COSMIC 5 2006 Apr 15 Taiwan 2006-11F COSMIC 6 2006 Apr 15() Republic of South Africa
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation South Africa 1999-08B Sunsat 1999 Feb 23() Denmark
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Denmark 1999-08C Orsted 1999 Feb 23 Denmark 2003-31C DTUSat 2003 Jun 30 Denmark 2003-31G AAU-Cubesat 2003 Jun 30() Iran
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Iran 2005-43D Sinah-1 2005 Oct 27() Mauritius
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Launching International Name Launch Date State Designation Mauritius 2007-63A RASCOM-QAF 1 2007 Dec 21Dates covered by the most recent documents of various states:
Russian Federation Jun 2008 ST/SG/SER.E/550 Japan Apr 2008 ST/SG/SER.E/552 India Apr 2008 ST/SG/SER.E/545 United States of America Mar 2008 ST/SG/SER.E/547 United Arab Emirates Jan 2008 ST/SG/SER.E/535 United Kingdom Dec 2007 ST/SG/SER.E/555 France Dec 2007 ST/SG/SER.E/544 Canada Dec 2007 ST/SG/SER.E/540 Italy Dec 2007 ST/SG/SER.E/538 Sweden Nov 2007 ST/SG/SER.E/532 Ukraine Nov 2007 ST/SG/SER.E/528 Federal Republic of Germany Nov 2007 ST/SG/SER.E/526 Australia Oct 2007 ST/SG/SER.E/559 Egypt Apr 2007 A/AC.105/INF.416 Kazakhstan Mar 2007 ST/SG/SER.E/509 Malaysia Dec 2006 A/AC.105/INF.415 Korea Nov 2006 ST/SG/SER.E/558 Eumetsat Oct 2006 ST/SG/SER.E/505 Brazil Aug 2006 ST/SG/SER.E/498 Turkey Feb 2006 A/AC.105/INF.413 Luxembourg Jan 2006 A/AC.105/INF.414 Indonesia Dec 2005 ST/SG/SER.E/551 European Space Agency Dec 2005 ST/SG/SER.E/516 The People's Republic of China Oct 2005 ST/SG/SER.E/500 Spain Dec 2004 ST/SG/SER.E/531 Nigeria Aug 2004 A/AC.105/INF.411 Czech Republic Jun 2003 ST/SG/SER.E/439 Greece May 2003 ST/SG/SER.E/446 Philippines Apr 2003 A/AC.105/INF.409 Pakistan Dec 2001 ST/SG/SER.E/403 Argentina Nov 2000 ST/SG/SER.E/382 Chile Aug 1998 ST/SG/SER.E/342 Israel Apr 1995 A/AC.105/INF.399 The United Mexican States Nov 1985 ST/SG/SER.E/184 Saudi Arabia - Thailand - The Netherlands - Portugal - Norway - Singapore - Republic of China (Taiwan) - South Africa - Denmark - Mauritius -