Section I. General Provisions
Article 1. The Legislation of Russian
Federation on Space Activity
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The presents Law shall lay down legal and
organization foundations of space activities under the jurisdiction of Russian
Federation.
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Space activities under the jurisdiction of
Russian Federation shall also be regulated by other laws and normative acts of
Russian Federation issued in accordance with the Constitution of Russian
Federation and this Law.
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Article 2. The Concept of Space Activity
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For purposes of this Law space activity shall
be defined as any activity immediately connected with operations to explore and
use outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies.
Space activity shall include:
space researches;
space communications, including television and
radio broadcasting with the help of satellite systems;
remote sensing of the Earth from outer space,
including environmental monitoring and meteorology;
use of navigation, topographical and geodesic
satellite systems;
manned space flights;
manufacturing materials and other products in
outer space;
other kinds or activity performed with the aid
of space technologies.
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Space activity comprises creating
(including development, manufacture and test), as well as using and
transferring space technics, space technologies, other products and services
necessary for carrying out space activity.
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Article 3. Goals and Purposes of Space
Activity
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Space activity shall be carried out with
the goal of promoting the well-being of the citizens of Russian Federation, the
development of Russian Federation and ensuring its security, as well as solving
global problems of mankind.
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The main tasks of space activity under the
jurisdiction of Russian Federation shall be:
proving access to outer space;
studying the Earth and outer space;
developing science, technics and technologies,
enhancing economic efficiency;
ensuring defense capabilities of Russian
Federation and control over the implementation of international treaties
concerning armaments and armed forces.
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Article 4. The Principles of Space Activity
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Space activity shall be carried out in
conformity with the following principles:
the equal right of the organizations and
citizens of Russian Federation to participate in space activity;
access to information about space activity;
use of the results of space activity in the
interests of customers with due regard to the rights of organizations and
citizens participating in space activity;
introduction of the achievements of space
science and technics into national economy;
restriction of monopolistic activity and the
development of entrepreneurial activity;
independence of expertise on questions of
space activity;
insurance of safety in space activity,
including the protection of the environment;
promotion of international cooperation in the
field of space activity;
international responsibility of the state for
space activity under its jurisdiction.
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With the aim to ensure strategic and
ecological security it is prohibited in Russian Federation:
to put into the orbit around the Earth or to
deploy in outer space otherwise the nuclear weapon and any other kinds of
weapons of mass destruction;
to test the nuclear weapon and any other kinds
of weapons of mass destruction in outer space;
to use space objects and other space technics
as a means of influence upon the environment in military and other hostile
purposes;
to use the Moon and other celestial bodies in
military purposes;
to create deliberate immediate threat for
safety of space activity, including safety of space objects;
to make harmful contamination of outer space
which leads to unfavourable changes of the environment, including celiberate
elimination of space objects in outer space.
Other space activity under the jurisdiction of
Russian Federation, which is prohibited by international treaties of Russian
Federation, is not allowed, too.
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Space activity, as well as dissemination of
information on space activity shall be carried out with the observation of the
requirements, stipulated by the legislation of Russian Federation, on the
protection of intellectual property rights, state (military including) and
commercial secret.
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General information on space activity, which
is subject to point 3 of present Article, including the data:
of the plans of launchings of space objects
and their changing;
of space projects and the course of their
realization;
of budget allotments for space activities;
of incidents and accidents while carrying out
space activity and the damage because of such accidents,
shall be disseminated without restrictions.
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