Scientific and Technical Subcommittee: 2025

Sixty-second session (3-14 February 2025)

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Morning Meeting Afternoon Meeting
Monday 3 February 2025 a.m. STSC 1015 meeting Monday 3 February 2025 p.m. STSC 1016 meeting
Tuesday 4 February 2025 a.m. STSC 1017 meeting Tuesday 4 February 2025 p.m. STSC 1018 meeting
Wednesday 5 February 2025 a.m. STSC 1019 meeting Wednesday 5 February 2025 p.m. STSC 1020 meeting
Thursday 6 February 2025 a.m. STSC 1021 meeting Thursday 6 February 2025 p.m. STSC 1022 meeting
Friday 7 February 2025 a.m. STSC 1023 meeting Friday 7 February 2025 p.m. STSC 1024 meeting
Monday 10 February 2025 a.m. STSC 1025 meeting Monday 10 February 2025 p.m. STSC 1026 meeting
Tuesday 11 February 2025 a.m. STSC 1027 meeting Tuesday 11 February 2025 p.m. STSC 1028 meeting
Wednesday 12 February 2025 a.m. STSC 1029 meeting Wednesday 12 February 2025 p.m. STSC 1030 meeting
Thursday 13 February 2025 a.m. STSC 1031 meeting Thursday 13 February 2025 p.m. STSC 1032 meeting
Friday 14 February 2025 a.m. STSC 1033 meeting Friday 14 February 2025 p.m. STSC 1034 meeting

Session Documents

Statements

Meeting Guidelines

Daily Journals

Technical Presentations

IAF SYMPOSIUM: Space - Indispensable on the Agenda of Policymakers, Public, and Nations- 11 February

Digital Recordings

Indicative Schedule of Work

Schedule of Informal Consultations of STSC Working Groups

Working Group of the Whole
  • No informal meetings are currently planned. Updates, if any, will be shared in due course.
Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities
  • 5 February 2025, 1:30-2:50 p.m. Vienna time/CET in room M2 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
  • 6 February 2025, 1:30-2:50 p.m. Vienna time/CET in room M2 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
  • 7 February 2025, 1:00-1:45 p.m. Vienna time/CET in room M3 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
  • 10 February 2025, 1:30-2:50 p.m. Vienna time/CET in room M2 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
  • 11 February 2025, 1:30-2:50 p.m. Vienna time/CET in room M2 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
  • 12 February 2025, 1:00-1:45 p.m. Vienna time/CET in room M3 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
Working Group on the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space
  • 6 February 2025, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Vienna time/CET in room M6 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
  • 7 February 2025, 1:30-2:50 p.m. Vienna time/CET in room M6 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
  • 10 February 2025, 9:00-11:00 a.m. Vienna time/CET in room M6 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
  • 10 February 2025, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Vienna time/CET in room M6 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
  • 11 February 2025, 9:00-11:00 a.m. Vienna time/CET in room M6 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)
  • 11 February 2025, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Vienna time/CET in room M6 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to WG members)

Schedule of other meetings

International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN)
  • 4 February 2025, 10:00 a.m.- 6 p.m.. Vienna time/CET, room M6 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to IAWN members)
Space Mission Planning Advisory Group (SMPAG)
  • 5 February 2025, 9:30 a.m.- 6.00 p.m.. Vienna time/CET, room M6 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to SMPAG members)
  • 6 February 2025, 9:00 a.m.- 1.00 p.m. Vienna time/CET, room M6 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to SMPAG members)
Space and Global Health Network (SGHN)
  • 6 February 2025, 11:30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Vienna time/CET, room M5 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to SGHN members)
  • 6 February 2025, 14:00 p.m. - 15.15 p.m. Vienna time/CET, room M5 of the VIC (MS Teams hybrid connection available to SGHN members)

Schedule of informal consultations

On UNISPACE IV (hybrid, link provided to States members of the Committee)
  • 4 February 2025, 1.15 - 2.45 p.m., Vienna time/CET, room M3 of the VIC
  • 6 February 2025, 9.00 - 10.00 a.m., Vienna time/CET, room M3 of the VIC
  • 11 February 2025, 9.00 - 10.00 a.m., Vienna time/CET, room M3 of the VI
  • 12 February 2025, 9.00 - 10.00 a.m., Vienna time/CET, room M3 of the VIC
On ATLAC (hybrid, link provided to States members of the Committee)
  • 4 February 2025, 9.00 - 10.00. a.m., Vienna time/CET, room M3 of the VIC
  • 5 February 2025, 9.00 - 10.00 a.m., Vienna time/CET, room M3 of the VIC
  • 7 February 2025, 1:50 - 2:50 pm, Vienna Time/CET, room M2 of the VIC
  • 10 February 2025, 9.00 - 10.00 a.m., Vienna time/CET, room M3 of the VIC
On UAE Proposal for an Expert Group on STC
  • 4 February 2025, 13:00 - 15:00, Vienna time/CET, room MOE 26 of the VIC
  • 5 February 2025, 13:00 - 13:30, Vienna time/CET, room MOE 26 of the VIC
  • 6 February 2025, 13:00 - 13:30, Vienna time/CET, room M5 of the VIC

Side event information (information will continue to be updated as details are confirmed)

Date Side Event Information
Monday
03.02.2025
Japan Day
A joint side event co-organized by Japan and the Office for Outer Space Affairs
From 13:00 - 13:30 Vienna Vienna Time (CET), Room M3 at the Vienna International Centre and via virtual connection

Launching the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities Information Repository
A joint side event co-organized by the United Kingdom and the Office for Outer Space Affairs
From 14:00 - 14:45 Vienna time (CET), Room M2 at the Vienna International Centre and via virtual connection
Tuesday
04.02.2025
Networking Lunch Hosted by the Delegation of Thailand to the STSC
A side event organized by Thailand
From 13:00 to 14:30 Vienna Time (CET), Coffee Area M01 at the Vienna International Centre

Innovation Beauty Inspiration - Space Design Italiano

A joint side event co-organized by Italy and the European Space Policy Institute
Starting at 18:30 Vienna Time (CET), at the European Space Policy Institute premises in Vienna
Wednesday
05.02.2025
SpaceUP: Unlocking Space Economy
A side event organized by Saudi Arabia
From 09:00 - 09:45 Vienna Time (CET), Room M2 at the Vienna International Centre and via virtual connection

COSPAR Side-event: Apophis 2029: Advancing Science and Planetary Defence in the International Year of Asteroid Awareness

A side event organized by COSPAR
From 13:10 - 14:00 Vienna Time (CET), Room M3 at the Vienna International Centre and via virtual connection

Preserving Our Celestial Heritage: Dark and Quiet Skies
A joint side event co-organized by Chile and Spain. Supported by the IAU, ESO, SKAO, EAS, Instituto Astrofísico de Canarias and Agencia Espacial Española
From 17:00 - 18:00 Vienna Time (CET), Room M3 at the Vienna International Centre and via virtual connection
Thursday
06.02.2025
Lunar Site of Special Scientific Interest: Designation and Preservation
A side event organized by the Moon Village Association
From 09:00 - 09:45 Vienna Time (CET), Room M2 at the Vienna International Centre and via virtual connection

UNOOSA Partnership & Fundraising Side Event, Supporting UNOOSA's Leadership Vision: Driving Innovation to Address Global Needs
A side event organized by the Office for Outer Space Affairs
From 13:10 - 14:00 Vienna Time (CET), Room M3 at the Vienna International Centre and via virtual connection.

Harnessing Space & AI for Disaster Risk Management
A side event organized by the Office for Outer Space Affairs
From 14:00 - 15:00 Vienna Time (CET), Room M3 at the Vienna International Centre
Friday
07.02.2025
Sustainability of the Space Environment: Join us for a discussion on metrics and models
A joint side event co-organized by the UK and the Office for Outer Space Affairs
From 08:30 - 10:00 Vienna Time (CET), Room M2 at the Vienna International Centre

Leveraging Space Technology for Agricultural Development and Food Security
A joint side event co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Office for Outer Space Affairs
From 14:00 - 15:00 Vienna Time (CET), Room M3 at the Vienna International Centre and via virtual connection
Monday
10.02.2025
Shaping an Effective Framework for Space Traffic
A joint side event co-organized by Germany and the European Space Policy Institute
Starting at 18:30 Vienna Time (CET), at the European Space Policy Institute premises in Vienna
Tuesday
11.02.2025
Space4Women Project: celebrating Women and Girls in Science!
An event organised by the Office for Outer Space Affairs
From 14:00 - 15:00 Vienna Time (CET), Room M3 at the Vienna International Centre and via virtual connection.
Wednesday
12.02.2025
Space-Based Solutions for Disaster Management
A joint side event by Austria, Germany and the Office for Outer Space Affairs. Agenda accessible here
Starting at 13:00 - 14:30 Vienna Time (CET), Room M2 at the Vienna International Centre and via virtual connection
Thursday
13.02.2025
 
Friday
14.02.2025
 

 

APPLICATIONS TO ATTEND THE 62ND SESSION OF STSC AS AD HOC OBSERVER

STSC 2024 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, scheduled for Thursday, 16 January 2025, 14:00-15:00 CEST (2.00 - 3.00 p.m. Vienna time), will take place in CR-7 of the Vienna International Centre and on MS Teams. You can access the briefing presentation here.


Session Documents

 

Final Report of the 62nd session (A/AC.105/1338)

A/AC.105/1338

  

Draft Report of the 62nd session (A/AC.105/C.1/L.420 & Addenda)

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.16

 

Draft report
(XIII. Dark and quiet skies, astronomy and large constellations: addressing emerging issues and challenges) 

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.8

 

Draft report
(VIII. Long-term sustainability of outer space activities)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.13

 

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(XI. Use of nuclear power sources in outer space)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.14

 

Draft report
(XIV. Draft provisional agenda for the sixty-third session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.12

 

Draft report
(XII. Examination of the physical nature and technical attributes of the geostationary orbit and its utilization and applications, including in the field of space communications, as well as other questions relating to developments in space communications, taking particular account of the needs and interests of developing countries, without prejudice to the role of the International Telecommunication Union)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.11

 

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(X. Space and global health)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.10

 

Draft report
(IX. Future role and method of work of the Committee (continued))

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.15

 

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(IX. Future role and method of work of the Committee (continued))

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.7

 

Draft report
(I. Introduction: C. General statements)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.9

 

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(IX. Future role and method of work of the Committee)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.6

 

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(VII. Near-Earth objects)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.5

 

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(VI. Space weather)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.4

 

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(V. Recent developments in global navigation satellite systems)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.3

 

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(IV. Space-system-based disaster management support)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.2

 

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(III. Space debris)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420/Add.1

 

Draft report
(II. Space for sustainable development: technology and its applications, including the United Nations Programme on Space Applications)

 

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A/AC.105/C.1/L.420

 

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(I. Introduction)

 

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Draft Report of the Report of the Working Group of the Whole (A/AC.105/C.1/WGW/2025/L.1)

A/AC.105/C.1/WGW/2025/L.1

 

Draft Report of the Working Group on the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space (A/AC.105/C.1/NPS/2025/L.1 & Add.1)

A/AC.105/C.1/NPS/2025/L.1

 

Draft Report of the Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities (A/AC.105/C.1/LTS/2025/L.1)

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A/AC.105/C.1/LTS/2025/L.1

 

Draft report: Annex II: Report of the Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities

 

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Conference Room Papers (A/AC.105/C.1/2025/CRP.)

A/AC.101/C.1/2025/CRP.

 

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List of Participants (A/AC.105/C.1/2025/INF/54 & A/AC.105/C.1/2025/CRP.1)

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Annotated Provisional Agenda (including indicative schedule of work) (A/AC.105/C.1/L.418)

A/AC.105/C.1/L.418

 

General Assembly Resolution: International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space (A/RES/79/87)

A/RES/79/87

 

Final Report of the 61st session (A/AC.105/1307)

A/AC.105/1307

 

Final Report of the COPUOS 67th session (A/79/20)

A/79/20

 

Series: A/AC.105/

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

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

A/AC.105/C.1/.

 

General Assembly resolutions and related documents

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COPUOS Reports

COPUOS Reports

 

STSC Reports

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