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Article (1) Definitions In application of the provisions of this Decree by Law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context otherwise requires: State : United Arab Emirates (UAE). State Territory : The State lands, territorial sea, and the air space above them, including free zones or any areas with a special economic status. Government Entities : Ministries, public authorities and institutions, and all other federal or local Government Agencies in the State. Agency : UAE Space Agency. BOD : Board of Directors of the UAE Space Agency. BOD Chairman : The UAE Space Agency BOD Chairman. Outer Space : Any area eighty kilometres or more above the mean sea level. Space Object : Object that a person makes, launches, or aims to launch into the Outer Space or under the Outer Space, whether manned or
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Federal Decree by Law of 2023 Concerning the Regulation of the Space Sector 2 unmanned that shall include: the constituent parts of the Space Object, its Launch Vehicle and the parts thereof. Launch : The process of launching or attempting to launch a Space Object into, under, or through the Outer Space. This shall include all necessary preparations and activities at the launch site, up to the stage of the load separation and detachment from the head of the Space Object. Space Activities : Activities targeting Outer Space and the technical operations associated with it in accordance with the provisions of Clause (1) of Article (4) of this Decree by Law. Other activities related to the Space Sector : Activities stipulated in Clause (2) of Article (4) of this Decree by Law that are practised outside Outer Space and are related to space. Space-Flight : A Space Activity where a Space Object transporting individuals, living creatures, equipment, or other payloads to or under or through the Outer Space, or returning therefrom, whether that flight is Orbital, sub-Orbital, or over the Earth Orbit. Manned Space- Flight : any space-flight that uses a space object to transport any member of the Space-Flight crew or any of the Human Space-Flight Participants, or both. Orbital Space-Flight : Space-Flight aiming to complete a revolution in Earth Orbit, and is not required to reach Outer Space. Sub-Orbital Space- Flight : Space-Flight aiming to enter the Outer Space and does not aim to complete a revolution in Earth Orbit. Space-Supporting Flights : Any flight undertaken in the State airspace, which aims to support Space Activities and the associated experiments and training. High Altitude Activities : Activities that shall be above the range of air traffic control and lower than the Outer Space.
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Federal Decree by Law of 2023 Concerning the Regulation of the Space Sector 3 Space Communications : Space Activities regulated by the Space Sector and related to communications. Space Data : Data that results from Space Activities, whether it is remote sensing data, or navigation data using satellites, or others. Incident : Incident arising from Space Activities or Space-Supporting Flights, or High-Altitude Activities, and affects or almost affects the safety of such activities, or the work of a Space Object or aircraft used in a Space-Supporting Flight, or High-Altitude Activities, or causes damage, or almost causes damage to a person or any objects or property in the atmosphere or on the surface of the Earth, and where the damage caused by this incident does not reach the level of the accident. Accident : Accident caused by Space Activities, Space-Supporting Flights, or High Altitude Activities, that leads to the death of a person or severe damage thereto, or leads to the destruction or cause severe damage to a Space Object or aircraft used in a Space-Supporting Flight, or High Altitude Activities or the property on board or leads to the destruction or severe damage to any objects or property in the atmosphere or on the surface of the Earth. Meteorite : A natural mass or metal stone, a non-man-made, reaching the Earth from Outer Space, with non-human intervention. Space Debris : Space Object or its debris that have no role or purpose, including its parts or components and the materials, waste, or fragments resulting therefrom, whether in Outer Space, including the Earth Orbit, or inside the Earth atmosphere. Space Resources : Any non-living resources present in Outer Space, including minerals and water.
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Federal Decree by Law of 2023 Concerning the Regulation of the Space Sector 4 Space Nuclear Energy Sources : Devices used in Space Activities to generate energy and using nuclear materials, radioisotopes or a nuclear reactor. Launch Vehicle : A Space Object used for transporting payload, other Space Objects, individuals, living organisms, equipment or other materials to the Outer Space or the Sub-Orbital area below Outer Space or to return from Outer Space or the Sub-Orbital area below Outer Space. Person : Natural or Legal Person. Operator : A person who practices Space Activities, or other activities related to the Space Sector subject to this Decree by Law and the resolutions issued pursuant to it. Permit : A document granted to a person by the Agency, to carry out Space Activities or activities related to the Space Sector. Authorised Operator : Any Operator who has obtained the necessary Permit to perform his activities in accordance with the provisions of this Decree by Law. Space Sector : The sector that shall include all activities, projects and programmes related to Outer Space. Dual-Use Goods : Goods with common civil, commercial or military uses organised in accordance with the legislation in force in the State. Damage : Life loss, personal injury, or any other harm to health, or the loss or damage that is caused to the property of the State, Persons, or intergovernmental organisations. Re-Entry : Process of returning or attempting to return a Space Object from the Outer Space, including stages and preparations necessary for its Re-Entry of the Earth atmosphere, until it settles on the Earth.
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Federal Decree by Law of 2023 Concerning the Regulation of the Space Sector 5 The Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space : The Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space ratified by Federal Decree by Law No. (85) of 2000 above mentioned.
