Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects launched into Outer Space [Moscow Version]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SPACE
Signed at
Signed on
22 April 1968
In force on
3 December 1968

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  2. ARGENTINA
  3. AUSTRALIA
  4. AUSTRIA
  5. BAHAMAS
  6. BELARUS
  7. BELGIUM
  8. BOTSWANA
  9. BRAZIL
  10. BULGARIA
  11. BURMA
  12. CAMEROON
  13. CANADA
  14. Caribbean part of the Netherlands
  15. CHILE
  16. CHINA
  17. CUBA
  18. Curacao
  19. CYPRUS
  20. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  21. DENMARK
  22. Fiji
  23. FINLAND
  24. FRANCE
  25. GAMBIA THE
  26. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  27. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  28. GHANA
  29. GUINEA BISSAU
  30. HUNGARY
  31. ICELAND
  32. INDIA
  33. INDONESIA
  34. IRAN
  35. ITALY
  36. JAMAICA
  37. JAPAN
  38. KAZAKHSTAN
  39. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  40. KUWAIT
  41. LAOS
  42. LEBANON
  43. LUXEMBOURG
  44. MALAYSIA
  45. MAURITIUS
  46. MEXICO
  47. MONGOLIA
  48. MONTENEGRO
  49. MOROCCO
  50. NEPAL
  51. NETHERLANDS THE
  52. NEW ZEALAND
  53. NIGERIA
  54. NORWAY
  55. PAKISTAN
  56. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  57. PERU
  58. POLAND
  59. ROMANIA
  60. SAN MARINO
  61. SIERRA LEONE
  62. SINGAPORE
  63. Sint Maarten
  64. SOMALIA
  65. SOVIET UNION
  66. SPAIN
  67. SWAZILAND
  68. SWEDEN
  69. SWITZERLAND
  70. SYRIA
  71. THAILAND
  72. TONGA
  73. TUNISIA
  74. TURKEY
  75. UKRAINE
  76. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  77. UNITED KINGDOM
  78. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  79. YEMEN
  80. YUGOSLAVIA
  81. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 26 December 1988 1 November 1981
ARGENTINA Signature 28 May 1968
ARGENTINA Ratification 26 March 1969
AUSTRALIA Signature 22 April 1968
AUSTRALIA Ratification 18 March 1986
AUSTRIA Signature 22 April 1968
AUSTRIA Ratification 19 February 1970
BAHAMAS Succession 30 August 1976
BELARUS Signature 14 May 1968
BELARUS Ratification 2 December 1968
BELGIUM Signature 14 August 1968
BELGIUM Ratification 15 April 1977
BOTSWANA Accession 10 April 1969
BRAZIL Accession 27 February 1973
BULGARIA Signature 22 April 1968
BULGARIA Ratification 2 April 1969
BURMA Signature 21 August 1968
CAMEROON Signature 14 June 1968
CANADA Signature 25 April 1968
CANADA Ratification 20 February 1975
Caribbean part of the Netherlands Extension 10 October 2010
CHILE Signature 16 May 1968
CHINA Accession 20 December 1988
CHINA Declaration 20 December 1988
CHINA Communication 20 October 1999 20 December 1999
CUBA Accession 3 April 1984
Curacao Extension 10 October 2010
CYPRUS Signature 9 July 1968
CYPRUS Ratification 17 December 1970
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 22 April 1968
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 18 February 1969
DENMARK Signature 22 April 1968
DENMARK Ratification 6 May 1969
Fiji Succession 29 August 1972
FINLAND Signature 22 April 1968
FINLAND Ratification 10 September 1970
FRANCE Accession 31 December 1975
GAMBIA THE Accession 26 July 1968
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Signature 22 April 1968
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Ratification 11 December 1968
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 20 August 1968
GHANA Signature 22 April 1968
GUINEA BISSAU Accession 14 October 1976
HUNGARY Signature 22 April 1968
HUNGARY Ratification 4 June 1969
ICELAND Signature 22 April 1968
ICELAND Ratification 4 December 1969
INDIA Accession 9 July 1979
INDONESIA Ratification 11 March 1999
IRAN Signature 22 April 1968
IRAN Ratification 24 December 1970
ITALY Signature 22 April 1968
ITALY Ratification 31 March 1978
JAMAICA Signature 23 July 1968
JAPAN Accession 20 June 1983
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 30 May 1997
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Ratification 24 February 2016 24 February 2016
KUWAIT Accession 4 July 1972
KUWAIT Declaration 4 July 1982
LAOS Signature 22 April 1968
LAOS Ratification 27 November 1972
LEBANON Signature 30 April 1968
LEBANON Ratification 31 March 1969
LUXEMBOURG Signature 14 August 1968
MALAYSIA Signature 4 July 1968
MAURITIUS Accession 13 May 1969
MEXICO Signature 15 July 1968
MEXICO Ratification 11 March 1969
MONGOLIA Signature 22 April 1968
MONGOLIA Ratification 31 January 1969
MONTENEGRO Succession 3 June 2006
MOROCCO Signature 7 June 1968
MOROCCO Ratification 10 February 1971
NEPAL Signature 22 April 1968
NEPAL Ratification 26 July 1968
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 14 August 1968
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 17 February 1981
NEW ZEALAND Signature 24 April 1968
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 8 July 1969
NIGERIA Signature 14 June 1968
NIGERIA Ratification 26 February 1973
NORWAY Signature 22 April 1968
NORWAY Ratification 20 April 1970
PAKISTAN Accession 17 October 1983
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 13 November 1980
PERU Accession 21 March 1979
POLAND Signature 22 April 1968
POLAND Ratification 14 February 1969
ROMANIA Signature 22 April 1968
ROMANIA Ratification 28 June 1971
SAN MARINO Signature 21 November 1968
SAN MARINO Ratification 20 August 1970
SIERRA LEONE Signature 22 April 1968
SINGAPORE Accession 10 September 1976
Sint Maarten Extension 10 October 2010
SOMALIA Signature 22 April 1968
SOVIET UNION Signature 22 April 1968
SOVIET UNION Ratification 3 December 1968
SPAIN Accession 26 February 2001 26 February 2001
SWAZILAND Accession 17 June 1969
SWEDEN Accession 21 July 1969
SWITZERLAND Signature 22 April 1968
SWITZERLAND Ratification 18 December 1969
SYRIA Signature 3 October 1968
SYRIA Ratification 14 August 1969
THAILAND Accession 26 May 1969
TONGA Succession 24 August 1971
TUNISIA Signature 24 April 1968
TUNISIA Ratification 10 February 1971
TURKEY Signature 29 November 1968
TURKEY Ratification 6 December 2006 6 December 2006
UKRAINE Signature 28 June 1968
UKRAINE Ratification 16 January 1969
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Signature 4 July 1968
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Ratification 11 December 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 22 April 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 3 December 1968
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 22 April 1968
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 3 December 1968
YEMEN Signature 23 July 1968
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 22 April 1968
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 1 March 1971
ZAMBIA Accession 21 August 1973

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/836B/0: 0
  2. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  3. UN Registration 9574/0: 672 120
  4. Treaty Series 056/1969: Cmnd 3997||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1969-TS0056.pdf
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 30560101-0766-4d8f-8c71-b62377978500
Treaty ID: 2567
Record ID: 70833