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. Germany, Indonesia, Italy and Turkey also signed the APSCO convention. [2] In 2005, the APSCO convention [3] was signed in Beijing. [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]
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. Germany, Indonesia, Italy and Turkey also signed the APSCO convention. [2] In 2005, the APSCO convention [3] was signed in Beijing. [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]