Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

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United Nations subsidiary body space policy body

The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space is a United Nations body that addresses scientific, technical, and legal issues related to the peaceful exploration and use of outer space.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Scientific and Technical Subcommittee	2
Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3775280 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
Context triple: [United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, supportsBody, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space]

A. Technological and Aerospace Committee
The Technological and Aerospace Committee was a specialized body within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union responsible for examining and advising on defense-related technological and aerospace issues.
B. United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is the UN agency responsible for promoting international cooperation in the peaceful use and exploration of outer space and for administering the main treaties governing space activities.
C. Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues
The Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues is a specialized subcommittee of the International Labour Organization’s Governing Body that oversees and advises on the organization, coordination, and follow-up of its sectoral and technical meetings.
D. Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice is a permanent UNFCCC body that provides governments with scientific, technical, and methodological guidance to inform international climate change negotiations and policy decisions.
E. Second Committee (Technical Organizations)
The Second Committee (Technical Organizations) was a specialized body of the League of Nations Assembly responsible for overseeing and coordinating the work of the League’s technical and expert organizations in areas such as health, communications, and economic cooperation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
Target entity description: The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space is a United Nations body that addresses scientific, technical, and legal issues related to the peaceful exploration and use of outer space.

A. Technological and Aerospace Committee
The Technological and Aerospace Committee was a specialized body within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union responsible for examining and advising on defense-related technological and aerospace issues.
B. United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is the UN agency responsible for promoting international cooperation in the peaceful use and exploration of outer space and for administering the main treaties governing space activities.
C. Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues
The Committee on Sectoral and Technical Meetings and Related Issues is a specialized subcommittee of the International Labour Organization’s Governing Body that oversees and advises on the organization, coordination, and follow-up of its sectoral and technical meetings.
D. Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice
The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice is a permanent UNFCCC body that provides governments with scientific, technical, and methodological guidance to inform international climate change negotiations and policy decisions.
E. Second Committee (Technical Organizations)
The Second Committee (Technical Organizations) was a specialized body of the League of Nations Assembly responsible for overseeing and coordinating the work of the League’s technical and expert organizations in areas such as health, communications, and economic cooperation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations subsidiary body ⓘ space policy body ⓘ
abbreviation	UN COPUOS STSC ⓘ
establishedBy	United Nations General Assembly resolutions ⓘ surface form: United Nations General Assembly resolution
function	consider scientific and technical aspects of space activities ⓘ facilitate international cooperation in space science and technology ⓘ prepare recommendations on space science and technology for COPUOS ⓘ review implementation of UN space-related resolutions ⓘ support development of international guidelines on space activities ⓘ
goal	enhance the safety and sustainability of space activities ⓘ promote the peaceful exploration and use of outer space ⓘ
hasSisterSubcommittee	Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Austria ⓘ Vienna ⓘ
meetingFrequency	annually ⓘ
meetsAt	United Nations Office at Vienna ⓘ surface form: Vienna International Centre
membershipType	member states of the United Nations ⓘ
openTo	all member states of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations ⓘ United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ⓘ
partOf	United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ⓘ surface form: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
reportsTo	United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ⓘ surface form: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
shortName	STSC ⓘ Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Scientific and Technical Subcommittee
supportsProgram	United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response ⓘ
topic	disaster management and emergency response ⓘ global navigation satellite systems ⓘ long-term sustainability of outer space activities ⓘ near-Earth objects ⓘ peaceful uses of outer space ⓘ remote sensing of the Earth ⓘ satellite communications ⓘ space applications ⓘ space debris ⓘ space exploration ⓘ space science ⓘ space technology ⓘ space traffic management ⓘ space weather ⓘ space-based climate monitoring ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs → supportsBody → Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ⓘ

Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space → shortName → Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scientific and Technical Subcommittee

Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space → worksWith → Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ⓘ

United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space → hasSubcommittee → Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ⓘ