United NationsOffice for Outer Space Affairs

Scientific and Technical Subcommittee: 2026

Sixty-third session (2-9 and 11-13 February 2026) 

STSC 2026 Session Page

Statements

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Monday, 2 February 2026 AM, 1035th meeting

• Item 3: Statement by the Chair [ organizational matters]

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • Director of UNOOSA
  • India on behalf of G77 and China
  • Ghana on behalf of African Group
  • European Union
  • The United Kingdom
  • Panama
  • Sweden
  • Pakistan
  • Bahrain
  • Egypt
  • Australia
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Slovenia
  • Singapore
  • The Philippines
  • Ecuador
  • Costa Rica

Monday, 2 February 2026 PM, 1036th meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • Thailand
  • Norway
  • Argentina
  • Canada
  • France
  • Spain
  • China
  • New Zealand
  • Algeria
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
  • Ghana
  • Bulgaria
  • Colombia
  • Armenia
  • Brazil
  • Belgium
  • Paraguay

• Item 5: Space for sustainable development: technology and its applications, including the United Nations Programme on Space Applications
• • Egypt on behalf of G77 and China
    
  • European Union
    
  • Slovenia
  • France
  • Thailand
  • Japan
  • Italy
  • China

Tuesday, 3 February 2026 AM, 1037th meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • The United States
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Malta
  • The Republic of Korea
  • Türkiye
  • Morocco
  • Cuba
  • Luxembourg
  • Nigeria
  • Portugal
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Belarus

• Item 5: Space for sustainable development: technology and its applications, including the United Nations Programme on Space Applications
• • The United Kingdom
  • Ghana
  • Colombia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Indonesia
  • Belarus
  • The Russian Federation

Tuesday, 3 February 2026 PM, 1038th meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
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  • Indonesia
  • India
  • The United Arab Emirates
  • Ukraine
  • Mexico

• Item 5: Space for sustainable development: technology and its applications, including the United Nations Programme on Space Applications
• • India
  • The Republic of Korea
  • Nigeria
  • Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)
  • CANEUS-International

• Item 6: Space debris
• • India on behalf of G77 and China
  • Pakistan
  • The United States
  • Slovakia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Thailand
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Japan
  • Italy

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 AM, 1039th meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • Poland
  • Guatemala
  • Iraq
  • Peru
  • The Dominican Republic

• Item 6: Space Debris
• • China
  • The United Kingdom
  • Colombia
  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
  • The Russian Federation
  • India
  • The Republic of Korea
  • Panama
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)

• Item 7: Space-system-based disaster management support
• • European Union
  • Slovenia
  • Belarus
  • France
  • Germany
  • The Philippines
  • Thailand
  • Japan
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • China
  • Luxembourg

Wednesday, 4 February 2026 PM, 1040th meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • The Russian Federation

• Item 7: Space-system-based disaster management support
• • The United Kingdom
  • Ghana
  • Colombia
  • Indonesia
  • The Russian Federation
  • India
  • The Republic of Korea
  • Argentina
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • South Africa
  • The United Arab Emirates
  • Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)

   

• Item 8: Recent developments in global navigation satellite systems
• • France
  • Pakistan
  • The United States
  • Japan
  • Italy
  • China

Thursday, 5 February 2026 AM, 1041st meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • Kenya
  • Sudan
  • Romania
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  • International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

• Item 7: Space-system-based disaster management support
• • Brazil

   

• Item 8: Recent developments in global navigation satellite systems
• • Indonesia
  • The Russian Federation
  • India
  • The Republic of Korea

• Item 9: Space weather
• • WMO on behalf of WMO ISES COSPAR
  • The United States
  • France
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Japan
  • Egypt
  • China
  • Italy
  • The United Kingdom
  • Brazil
  • Ecuador

Thursday, 5 February 2026 PM, 1042nd meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • Malaysia

• Item 9: Space weather
• • India
  • The Republic of Korea
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Mexico
  • Thailand
  • Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)

• Item 10: Near-Earth objects
• • International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN)
  • Space Mission Planning Advisor Group (SMPAG)
  • Italy
  • The United States
  • Germany
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • China
  • The United Kingdom
  • The Russian Federation
  • The Republic of Korea
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • France

• Item 11: Long-term sustainability of outer space activities
• • Spain
  • Slovenia
  • The United States
  • Australia
  • Germany
  • The Philippines
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • Indonesia
  • The United Kingdom
  • New Zealand

Friday, 6 February 2026 AM, 1043rd meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • Finland
  • South Africa
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • The Maldives

• Item 11: Long-term sustainability of outer space activities
• • France
  • China
  • Saudi Arabia
  • The Russian Federation
  • India
  • The Republic of Korea
  • Brazil
  • Panama
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • South Africa
  • The United Arab Emirates
  • Argentina
  • For All Moonkind
  • Outer Space Institute (OSI)

Friday, 6 February 2026 PM, 1044th meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)
  • National Space Society (NSS)

• Item 11: Long-term sustainability of outer space activities
• • Mexico
  • Secure World Foundation (SWF)
  • European Space Agency (ESA)

• Item 12: Future role and method of work of the Committee
• • Report by WG SRA
  • The United States
  • Canada
  • China
  • The United Kingdom
  • New Zealand
  • The Russian Federation
  • The Republic of Korea
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • France

• Item 13: Space and global health
• • Space and Global Health Network
  • Thailand
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Japan
  • China
  • The United Kingdom
  • Bahrain
  • Argentina

• Item 14: Use of nuclear power sources in outer space
• • France
  • The United Kingdom
  • Argentina

Monday, 9 February 2026 AM, 1045th meeting

• Item 5: Space for sustainable development: technology and its applications, including the United Nations Programme on Space Applications
• • Chile
  • Malaysia
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)

• Item 11: Long-term sustainability of outer space activities
• • Italy
  • Chile

• Item 14: Use of nuclear power sources in outer space
• • Canada
  • Italy
  • China
  • Indonesia
  • The Russian Federation
  • Chile
  • The United States
  • Lunar Policy Platform (LPP)

• Item 15: Geostationary orbit
• • Pakistan
  • China
  • The United Kingdom
  • Indonesia
  • India

• Item 16: Dark and quiet skies
• • Spain
  • Slovakia
  • The United States
  • France
  • Australia
  • Germany
  • Thailand
  • Canada
  • Italy
  • China

Monday, 9 February 2026 PM, 1046th meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • Association of Space Explorers (ASE)
  • European Space Agency (ESA)
  • Secure World Foundation (SWF)
  • Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)
  • UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
  • Three Country - Trusted Broker (TCTB)
  • Moon Village Association (MVA)
  • Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
  • Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

• Item 15: Geostationary orbit
• • International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• Item 16: Dark and quiet skies
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  • The United Kingdom
  • Brazil
  • Austria
  • Indonesia
  • The Russian Federation
  • The Republic of Korea
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Pakistan
  • Chile
  • South Africa
  • Mexico
  • European Astronomical Society (EAS)
  • European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 AM, 1047th meeting

No statements were made at this meeting

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 PM, 1048th meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • Greece
  • Israel
  • Chile
  • Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
  • Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW)

• Item 16: Dark And Quiet Skies
• • Argentina
  • International Astronomical Union (IAU)
  • Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)

Thursday, 12 February 2026 AM, 1049th meeting

• Item 4: General exchange of views
• • University Space Engineering Consortium Global (UNISEC Global)
  • For All Moonkind
  • Lunar Policy Platform Foundation (LPP)
  • World Space Week Association (WSWA)

• Item 16: Dark and quiet skies
• • Colombia
  • Outer Space Institute (OSI)
  • National Space Society (NSS)
  • African Astronomical Society (AfAS)

Thursday, 12 February 2026 PM, 1050th meeting

• Item 12: Future role and method of work of the Committee
• • Nigeria on behalf of the African Group
  • Statement by Pakistan as Co-Chair of the Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation  

Friday, 13 February 2026 AM, 1051st meeting

Friday, 13 February 2026 PM, 1052nd meeting