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- ↑ United Nation Office of Outer Space Affairs (2015), Space traffic management and small satellites: new topics to be included in United Nations international space law discussions - Press release - UNIS/OS/449 - Not official Document - URL: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/informationfor/media/2015-unis-os-449.html - (accessed 2019/11/21)
- ↑ United Nations (2007) Recommendations on enhancing the practice of States and international intergovernmental organizations in registering space objects - Resolution: A/RES/62/101 URL: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/oosadoc/data/resolutions/2007/general_assembly_62nd_session/ares62101.html (accessed 2019/11/21)
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