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

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

Treaty Type:  Multilateral

Depository:  United Kingdom [ Multidepositary ]

Place Of Signature:  London

Date Of Signature:  22-Apr-1968



Publication Records

ñ  PRO FO 93/1/836A/0: 0

ñ  UN Reg 9574/0: 672120

ñ  Treaty Series 056/1969: Cmnd3KB)

ñ  Miscellaneous Series 019/1968: Cmnd3786

Participant Status

Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
DT Antigua	Extension	03-Dec-1968
DT Aruba	Extension	01-Jan-1986	01-Jan-1986
DT British Solomon Islands	Extension	03-Dec-1968
DT Brunei	Extension	03-Dec-1968
DT Caribbean part of the Netherlands	Extension	10-Oct-2010
DT Curacao	Extension	10-Oct-2010
DT Dominica	Extension	03-Dec-1968
DT Netherlands Antilles	Extension	17-Feb-1981
DT Sint Maarten	Extension	10-Oct-2010
DT St Kitts Nevis Anguilla	Extension	03-Dec-1968
DT St Lucia	Extension	03-Dec-1968
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	Succession	26-Jan-1989	01-Nov-1981
ARGENTINA	Signature	02-May-1968
ARGENTINA	Ratification	26-Mar-1969
AUSTRALIA	Signature	22-Apr-1968
AUSTRALIA	Ratification	18-Mar-1986
AUSTRIA	Signature	22-Apr-1968
AUSTRIA	Ratification	19-Feb-1970
BAHAMAS	Succession	11-Aug-1976	10-Jul-1973
BARBADOS	Accession	20-Feb-1969
BELGIUM	Signature	14-Aug-1968
BELGIUM	Ratification	15-Apr-1977
BOTSWANA	Accession	18-Apr-1969
BRAZIL	Accession	27-Feb-1973
BULGARIA	Signature	22-Apr-1968
BULGARIA	Ratification	14-Apr-1969
BURMA	Signature	21-Aug-1968
CAMEROON	Signature	22-Apr-1968
CAMEROON	Ratification	10-Jan-1969
CANADA	Signature	25-Apr-1968
CANADA	Ratification	20-Feb-1975
CHILE	Signature	22-Apr-1968
CHINA P R	Accession	20-Dec-1988
CHINA P R	Statement	20-Dec-1988
CHINA P R	Communication	13-Sep-1999	20-Dec-1999
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	Signature	25-Jun-1968
CYPRUS	Signature	07-May-1968
CYPRUS	Ratification	17-Dec-1970
CZECH REPUBLIC	Succession	29-Sep-1993	01-Jan-1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Signature	22-Apr-1968
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Ratification	18-Feb-1969
DENMARK	Signature	22-Apr-1968
DENMARK	Ratification	06-May-1969
EGYPT	Signature	10-May-1968
EUMETSAT	Accession	29-Sep-2005	29-Sep-2005
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY	Acceptance	25-Jun-1975	31-Dec-1975
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY	Declaration	25-Jun-1975	31-Dec-1975
FIJI	Succession	14-Aug-1972	10-Oct-1970
FINLAND	Signature	22-Apr-1968
FRANCE	Accession	31-Dec-1975
GAMBIA THE	Accession	02-Aug-1968
GERMANY F R	Signature	20-Aug-1968
GERMANY F R	Ratification	17-Feb-1972
GHANA	Signature	06-May-1968
GREECE	Signature	11-Jun-1968
GREECE	Ratification	07-Jul-1975
GRENADA	Extension	03-Dec-1969
GUYANA	Signature	04-Oct-1968
GUYANA	Ratification	30-May-1969
HONG KONG SAR	Application	05-Jun-1997	01-Jul-1997
HUNGARY	Signature	22-Apr-1968
HUNGARY	Ratification	04-Jun-1969
HUNGARY	Objection	13-Sep-1972
ICELAND	Signature	22-Apr-1968
ICELAND	Ratification	04-Dec-1969
INDIA	Accession	09-Jul-1979
INDONESIA	Ratification	27-Jun-1999
IRAN	Signature	22-Apr-1968
IRAN	Ratification	21-Dec-1970
IRAQ	Accession	07-May-1970
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	22-Apr-1968
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	29-Aug-1968
ISRAEL	Signature	26-Apr-1968
ISRAEL	Ratification	06-Jan-1970
ITALY	Signature	22-Apr-1968
ITALY	Ratification	31-Mar-1978
JAMAICA	Signature	23-Jul-1968
JAPAN	Accession	20-Jun-1983
JORDAN	Signature	24-Jul-1968
KUWAIT	Accession	20-Jun-1972
LAOS	Signature	22-Apr-1968
LAOS	Ratification	15-Jan-1973
LEBANON	Signature	30-Apr-1968
LEBANON	Ratification	31-Mar-1969
LIBYA	Accession	20-Apr-2010	20-Apr-2010
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	14-Aug-1968
MALAYSIA	Signature	29-Jul-1968
MALTA	Signature	29-May-1968
MAURITIUS	Accession	21-Apr-1969
MEXICO	Signature	15-Jul-1968
MEXICO	Ratification	11-Mar-1969
MONACO	Signature	13-Jun-1968
MONGOLIA	Objection	13-Sep-1972
MONTENEGRO	Succession	12-Dec-2006	03-Jun-2006
MOROCCO	Signature	14-Jun-1968
MOROCCO	Ratification	20-Nov-1970
NEPAL	Signature	22-Apr-1968
NEPAL	Ratification	03-Feb-1969
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	14-Aug-1968
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	17-Feb-1981
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	24-Apr-1968
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	08-Jul-1969
NICARAGUA	Signature	13-Jun-1968
NIGERIA	Signature	26-Jul-1968
NIGERIA	Ratification	23-Mar-1973
NORWAY	Signature	22-Apr-1968
NORWAY	Ratification	20-Apr-1970
PAKISTAN	Accession	02-Nov-1973
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	Accession	27-Oct-1980
PERU	Accession	03-May-1979
POLAND	Signature	22-Apr-1968
POLAND	Ratification	14-Feb-1969
PORTUGAL	Communication	21-Oct-1999	20-Dec-1999
ROMANIA	Signature	22-Apr-1968
ROMANIA	Ratification	28-Jun-1971
ROMANIA	Objection	28-Jun-1971
SAN MARINO	Signature	07-Nov-1968
SAN MARINO	Ratification	10-Aug-1970
SENEGAL	Signature	26-Jun-1968
SEYCHELLES	Accession	05-Jan-1978
SIERRA LEONE	Signature	20-May-1968
SINGAPORE	Accession	10-Sep-1976
SLOVENIA	Succession	27-May-1992
SOUTH AFRICA	Signature	06-Aug-1968
SOUTH AFRICA	Ratification	24-Sep-1969
SOVIET UNION	Signature	22-Apr-1968
SOVIET UNION	Ratification	03-Dec-1968
SPAIN	Accession	26-Feb-2001	26-Feb-2001
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	Succession	13-May-1999	27-Oct-1979
SWAZILAND	Accession	10-Jun-1969
SWEDEN	Accession	21-Jul-1969
SWITZERLAND	Signature	22-Apr-1968
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	18-Dec-1969
THAILAND	Accession	29-May-1969
TONGA	Extension	03-Dec-1968
TONGA	Succession	07-Jul-1971	04-Jun-1970
TUNISIA	Signature	22-Apr-1968
TUNISIA	Ratification	15-Feb-1971
TURKEY	Signature	29-Nov-1968
TURKEY	Ratification	19-Dec-2006	19-Dec-2006
TURKEY	Declaration	19-Dec-2006
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	22-Apr-1968
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	08-May-1968
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	03-Dec-1968
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	03-Dec-1968
UNITED KINGDOM	Notification	19-Jun-1997	01-Jul-1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	22-Apr-1968
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Ratification	03-Dec-1968
URUGUAY	Signature	22-Apr-1968
URUGUAY	Ratification	25-Feb-1969
VIETNAM	Signature	22-May-1968
YUGOSLAVIA	Signature	22-Apr-1969
YUGOSLAVIA	Ratification	01-Mar-1971
ZAMBIA	Accession	28-Aug-1973