Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization
Collaborative space technology program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Collaborative space technology program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) is an inter-governmental organization operated as a non-profit independent body with full international legal status.[citation needed] It is headquartered in Beijing, People's Republic of China.[citation needed] Members include agencies from:[1] Bangladesh, China, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, South Korea, Thailand and the United Kingdom. In 2005, the APSCO convention[2] was signed in Beijing.[3] Germany, Indonesia, Italy and Turkey also signed the APSCO convention.[4] Representatives from Algeria, Egypt, Malaysia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka and Ukraine also attended the founding ceremony.[5]
Its stated objectives include:[6]
As of 2010, the organization defined ten projects on designing, building and launching light satellites, middle class satellites weighing 500–600 kg, research satellites, remote-sensing and telecommunications satellites.[7]
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