United NationsOffice for Outer Space Affairs

Legal Subcommittee: 2023

Sixty-second session (20-31 March 2023)

WEBCAST (LSC PLENARY SESSIONS)

• 1034 meeting, 20 March, a.m.        1035 meeting, 20 March, p.m.
• 1036 meeting, 21 March, a.m.        1037 meeting, 21 March, p.m.
• 1038 meeting, 22 March, a.m.        1039 meeting, 22 March, p.m.
• 1040 meeting, 23 March, a.m.        1041 meeting, 23 March, p.m.
• 1042 meeting, 24 March, a.m.        1043 meeting, 24 March, p.m.
• 1044 meeting, 27 March, a.m.        1045 meeting, 27 March, p.m.
• 1046 meeting, 28 March, a.m.        1047 meeting, 28 March, p.m. (Symposium)
• 1048 meeting, 29 March, a.m.        1049 meeting, 29 March, p.m.
• 1050 meeting, 30 March, a.m.        1051 meeting, 30 March, p.m.
• 1052 meeting, 31 March, a.m.        1053 meeting, 31 March, p.m.

WEBCAST (LSC TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS)

• 20 March, afternoon session
• 21 March, morning session
• 22 March, afternoon session
• 24 March, morning session
• 24 March, afternoon session
• 27 March, afternoon session

Statements

• Click here for  List of Speakers

Session Documents

Daily Journals

Technical Presentations

• List of Technical Presentations

Symposium

• International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) Symposium on: Legal Aspects of Dark and Quiet Skies - 28 March form 15:00 - 17:00 CEST 

Digital Recordings of LSC 2023

Indicative schedule of work

• Advance English version

Schedule of informal meetings of LSC Working Groups

• Working Group on the Status and Application of the Five United Nations Treaties on Outer Space
• • First meeting: 22 March 2023, 13:30-14:50, Board Room D, C Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • Second meeting: 24 March 2023, 9:30-10:30, CR-4, 7th Floor, C Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • Third meeting: 27 March 2023, 13:30-14:50, Board Room D, 4th Floor, C Building, VIC / MS Teams.

• Working Group on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities
• • First meeting: 21 March 2023, 13:30-14:45, CR-4, 7th Floor, C Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • Second meeting: 23 March 2023, 13:30-14:45, CR-4, 7th Floor, C Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • Third meeting: 27 March 2023, 09:30-10:45, CR-4, 7th Floor, C Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • Fourth Meeting: 28 March 2023, 13:30 - 15:00, CR-4, 7th Floor, C Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • Subsequent meetings will be announced in due course.

• Working Group on the Definition and Delimitation of Outer Space
• • No informals planned

LSC 2023 Meeting Guidelines

Side event information

• "Legal Aspects of Space Traffic Management (STM)" organized by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and the Japanese Delegation, 21 March 2023, starting at 13:00 p.m. Vienna time (CET)
• "Space Resources Activities in Luxembourg Recent Developments" organized by the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg, 22 March 2023, starting at 09:30 a.m. Vienna time (CET).
• "The Recommended Framework and Key Elements for Peaceful and Sustainable Lunar Activities" organized by the Moon Village Association, 22 March 2023, starting at 14:00 p.m. Vienna time (CET)
• "Space Law for New Space Actors" organized by UNOOSA, 23 March 2023, starting at 14:00 p.m. Vienna time (CET)
• "Space or High Altitude: What's in a Name?" organized by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), 23 March 2023, starting at 6:30 p.m. Vienna time (CET)
• "Launching The Lunar Policy Handbook - A Moon Dialogs Evening Reception" organized by the Secure World Foundation and Open Lunar Foundation on behalf of the Moon Dialogs Conveners, 27 March 2023, starting at 6:30 p.m. Vienna time (CEST)

LSC 2022 Session Page

VIRTUAL BRIEFING TO THE PERMANENT MISSIONS ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING SESSION

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, in its capacity as the secretariat of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its Subcommittees, has the pleasure to invite Member States of the United Nations and permanent observers of the Committee to a briefing in preparation for the upcoming session of the Subcommittee.

The Briefing will take place on Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 14:00-15:00 CEST (2.00 - 3.00 p.m. Vienna time).  Click here for the briefing presentation.

Session Documents

Annotated Provisional Agenda (including indicative schedule of work) (A/AC.105/C.2/L.323)

A/AC.105/C.2/L.323

Conference Room Papers (A/AC.105/C.2/2023/CRP.)

CRP

Non-Papers 

• Dedicated Tools and Practices for Enhanced Information Sharing - Draft Non-Paper submitted by Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Germany and the Netherlands (Kingdom of)
• Joint proposal for an international conference to take place in 2024 in accordance with the Five-year workplan and methods of work for the Working Group on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities: Draft Non-Paper submitted by Belgium and Luxembourg
• Revised draft recommendations concerning the submission of registration information on space objects forming part of a satellite constellation: Non-Paper by the Chair of the Working Group on the Status and Application of the Five United Nations Treaties on Outer Space
• Second revised draft recommendations concerning the submission of registration information on space objects forming part of a satellite constellation: Non-Paper by the Chair of the Working Group on the Status and Application of the Five United Nations Treaties on Outer Space

Provisional List of Participants (A/AC.105/C.2/2023/CRP.2)

A/AC.105/C.2/2023/CRP.2

General Assembly resolution: International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space (A/RES/77/121)

A/RES/77/121

General Assembly resolution: Space and global health (A/RES/77/120)

A/RES/77/120

Final Report of the 61st session (A/AC.105/1260)

A/AC.105/1260

Final Report of the COPUOS 65th session (A/77/20)

A/77/20

Series: A/AC.105/C.2/

A/AC.105/C.2/

Series: A/AC.105/C.2/L.

A/AC.105/C.2/L.

Series: A/AC.105/C.1/L.

A/AC.105/C.1/L.

Series: A/AC.105/

A/AC.105/

LSC Reports

LSC Reports

COPUOS Reports

COPUOS Reports

Documents relating to the national legislation and practice relating to definition and delimitation of outer space (A/AC.105/865 and Addenda)

A/AC.105/865 & Addenda

Documents relating to the definition and delimitation of outer space: views of States members and permanent observers of the Committee (A/AC.105/1112 and Addenda)

A/AC.105/1112 & Addenda

Documents relating to the Questions on the definition and delimitation of outer space (A/AC.105/889 and Addenda)

A/AC.105/889 & Addenda

Historical summary on the consideration of the question on the definition and delimitation of outer space (A/AC.105/769 and Addenda)

A/AC.105/769 & Addenda

Documents relating to the Questions on suborbital flights for scientific missions and/or for human transportation (A/AC.105/1039 and Addenda)

A/AC.105/1039 & Addenda

Documents on Information relating to any practical case known that would warrant the definition and delimitation of outer space (A/AC.105/1226 and Addenda)

A/AC.105/1226 & Addenda

Documents relating to the Questionnaire on possible legal issues with regard to aerospace objects (A/AC.105/635 and Addenda, A/AC.105/C.2/L.249 and Addenda)

Aerospace

United Nations Treaties and Principles on Outer Space, including related General Assembly resolutions and other documents (ST/SPACE/61)

ST/SPACE/61