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09STATE58525 2009-06-07 18:55 2011-08-30 01:44 CONFIDENTIAL Secretary of State
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C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 058525 
 
SIPDIS 
GENEVA FOR CD DEL 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/05/2019 
TAGS: CDG MCAP NASA PARM PREL RS TSPA UNGA UNGA
COPUOS, UNGA/C 
SUBJECT: DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR MEETING WITH RUSSIA ON 
SATELLITE COLLISION AND SPACE TCBMS, JUNE 8, 2009 
 
REF: A. STATE 54933 
     B. MOSCOW 1474 
     C. STATE 55545 
 
Classified By: C.S. Eliot Kang; 1.4(b) and (d). 
 
1. (SBU) BACKGROUND: In 2006 and 2007, Russia and the 
United States signed military cooperation workplans, which 
included various space-related activities.  To date, none 
of these activities have occurred.  Also in 2007, Russia 
submitted a list of proposals on space TCBMs to the UN 
Secretary General.  These Russian proposals included 
information exchanges, familiarization visits, 
notifications, consultations, and bilateral thematic 
workshops on space research and use. 
 
2. (SBU) On June 2, 2009, the Russian MFA Department for 
Security and Disarmament (DVBR) responded positively to 
the U.S. non-paper which invited Russia to preview on June 
8 in Vienna (Ref A) our planned presentation regarding the 
collision of U.S. and Russian satellites and to listen to 
our ideas on bilateral TCBMs (Ref B).  They understood 
that the United States does not want to link TCBMs to 
broader questions on the feasibility and desirability of 
bilateral and multilateral arms control measures for 
space, in particular to negotiations on proposals such as 
the Prevention of Placement of Weapons in Outer Space 
Treaty (PPWT). 
 
3. (C) This meeting, to be held on the margins of the 
annual meeting of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of 
Outer Space (COPUOS) (Ref C) will be an opportunity to 
discuss proposals we support (e.g., exchanges of 
information on national security policies and programs, 
mil-to-mil familiarization visits, and bilateral thematic 
workshops) and to begin scoping discussions on topics that 
will require further study by the USG as part of its 
ongoing space policy review (e.g., exchanges on orbital 
parameters, notifications, and consultations), which the 
Russians indicated an interest in discussing.  END 
BACKGROUND. 
 
4. (SBU) GUIDANCE: Delegation may draw upon the points in 
paragraphs 5-10. Delegation also may draw upon the 
contingency talking points in paragraph 11 on an "if 
raised" basis. 
 
5. (C/Releasable to the Russian Federation):  U.S. opening 
and preliminary points on the collision: 
 
--We appreciate the non-paper and technical information 
you provided regarding the collision. 
--In addition, we welcome Russia's interest in resuming 
discussions between experts on TCBMs relating to military 
and other space operations.  Such a pragmatic dialogue can 
provide opportunities for considering the feasibility and 
desirability of TCBMs for space activities. 
--To help improve our mutual understanding of the 
collision and its implications for the long-term 
sustainability of the space environment, we are happy to 
preview the presentations that we will be formally making 
during the June 9 afternoon session to the COPUOS. 
 
6.  (SBU) The U.S. Delegation should give a presentation 
on the February 2009 collision of a U.S. satellite with a 
Russian satellite, note any response from the Russian 
Delegation and answer their questions about the 
presentation. 
 
7. (C) Potential questions to be asked by U.S. Delegation 
based upon the non-paper provided by Russia in March 2009: 
--  What space surveillance and space situational 
awareness capabilities does Russia currently 
operate/utilize? 
--  What are Russia's future plans for their space 
situational awareness capabilities? 
--  Your March 5, 2009 non-paper mentioned the importance 
of transparency and confidence-building measures in space 
activities such as the sharing of data related to orbital 
parameters of space vehicles. 
---  The U.S. already shares orbital parameters freely to 
registered users on the space-track.org website to 37,000 
users from 110 nations to promote spaceflight safety. 
---  Does Russia intend to share freely in a similar 
manner or only in bilateral type agreements? 
---  Does Russia intend to share information on all 
satellites or just the collision debris data? 
---  What data would Russia be willing to share (two-line 
element sets, maneuver plans, debris field data, 
pre-launch parameters, etc.) 
 
--  Your non-paper also stated that Russia would like 
"consultations regarding ambiguous situations of concern 
for spacefaring nations." 
---  What types of concerns would be considered in this 
category? Would these situations include emergency 
notification of a potential conjunction, loss of control 
of a satellite that is drifting, or orbital debris 
information? 
----  If asked: The U.S. will continue share this data via 
the space-track.org website or other means, as appropriate. 
---  How would Russia like to bring such ambiguous 
situations to the attention of spacefaring nations? 
Through what channels (i.e., UN, diplomatic channels)? 
--  The U.S. intends to monitor and assess potential 
collisions for all 800 maneuverable satellites against all 
other satellites, looking for possible conjunctions. Would 
Russia like to be notified of any possible conjunctions 
with your satellites that we predict?  Through what 
channels (i.e., UN, diplomatic channels)? 
--  Since we are all concerned with preventing more 
collisions in space, do you agree that we should focus 
most closely on this topic area and allow other fora to 
discuss other issues space matters? 
--  The U.S. and Russia are the most capable nations at 
tracking space objects and are in the best position to 
predict conjunctions that could have significant impact on 
all users of space. What is Russia doing to predict 
possible conjunctions? Does it intend to notify 
owner/operators of possible conjunctions? 
--  Is Russia willing to engage in bilateral 
discussions/military-to-military/technical information 
exchanges/visits regarding space data sharing? 
 
8. (C/Releasable to the Russian Federation)  The U.S. 
Delegation may also provide the following U.S. points on 
transparency and confidence building measures: 
 
--  The collision serves as a reminder of the need for our 
two governments to consult on the means for ensuring the 
continued safe use of space. 
--  We hope this discussion will serve as an impetus for 
additional engagements such as military-to-military 
familiarization visits, technical information exchanges, 
and expert level policy discussions that complement our 
other cooperative efforts to ensure the long-term 
sustainability of the space environment and to strengthen 
international security. 
--  These additional engagements would complement the 
bilateral U.S.-Russia Joint Data Exchange Center (JDEC) 
and Pre-Launch Notification System (PLNS), once they are 
implemented and operational.  However, we want to ensure 
that we avoid duplication in our space security dialogues, 
as our governments are currently involved in discussing 
these JDEC and PLNS in separate channels. 
--  We may want to consider how our governments might work 
with other spacefaring nations to develop consensus on 
pragmatic and voluntary TCBMs that are acceptable to the 
greatest number of governments. 
 
9. (C) The U.S. delegation is authorized to suggest the 
following cooperation opportunities (in priority order): 
 
--  A joint study by U.S. and Russian experts on the 
long-term implications of orbital collisions for human 
spaceflight safety and other space activities (as noted in 
the non-paper provided to Russia on June 2, 2009). 
 
--  Collaboration regarding several bilateral TCBMs such 
as noted in Russias submission of May 11, 2007, to the 
report of the United Nations Secretary General on 
"Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer 
space activities." (UN General Assembly document A/62/114, 
dated August 3, 2007).  These specific TCBMs are: 
 
---  Familiarization visits, which may proceed as soon as 
possible, in the following priority order: 
----  Reciprocal visits by Satellite Movement Control 
Specialists 
----  Reciprocal visits by cadets to Mozhaiski Military 
Space Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy 
----  Reciprocal visits by space launch operations experts 
 
---  Thematic Workshops, which may commence on or after 
October 1, 2009: 
----  Mil-to-mil Russian-American Military Space Seminar 
----  Russian-American Space Security Dialogue involving 
diplomatic and military experts in space policy and 
strategy 
 
9. (C) If raised, the U.S. delegation also may agree in 
principle to include these items, as appropriate, on the 
agenda for one of the thematic workshops noted in 
Paragraph 8: 
 
--  Collaboration regarding other bilateral TCBMs based 
upon those noted in Russia's submission of May 11, 2007, 
to the report of the United Nations Secretary General on 
"Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer 
space activities." (UN General Assembly document A/62/114, 
dated August 3, 2007). 
 
---  Exchange of information on: 
----  The principles and goals of outer space policies of 
the United States and Russia; 
----  Major outer space research and use programs; 
----  Orbital parameters of outer space objects; 
 
---  Mechanisms for the notification of: 
----  Scheduled spacecraft maneuvers that could result in 
dangerous proximity to spacecraft of other States; 
----  The beginning of descent from orbit of unguided 
space objects and the predicted impact areas on Earth 
(taking into account existing Interagency Debris 
Coordinating Committee procedures for high-risk reentry 
events); 
----  The return from orbit into the atmosphere of a 
guided spacecraft (taking into account existing 
Interagency Debris Coordinating Committee procedures for 
high-risk reentry events); 
----  The return of a spacecraft with a nuclear source of 
power on board, in the case of malfunction and danger of 
radioactive materials descending to Earth (taking into 
account Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power 
Sources in Space contained in UN General Assembly 
Resolution 47/68 of December 14, 1992 and the ongoing work 
of the Joint Experts Group of the COPUOS Science and 
Technology Subcommittee and the International Atomic 
Energy Agency). 
 
---  Consultations: 
----  To clarify the information provided on outer space 
research and use programs; 
----  On activities that could potentially cause harmful 
interference with the space activities of other nations, 
as well as on other issues of concern; 
----  To discuss the implementation of existing 
transparency and confidence-building measures in outer 
space activities 
 
--  Exchange of perspectives on multilateral TCBMs, 
including: 
---  Substantive discussions of proposals in the 
Conference on Disarmament's working group on the 
Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space. 
---  Joint collaboration with the European Union on 
proposals for a "Code of Conduct for Space Activities." 
 
10. (C) If raised by Russia, the U.S. delegation should 
not/not agree to include discussions for either bilateral 
or multilateral notifications of planned spacecraft 
launches in any thematic workshop on space TCBMs.  This 
topic is already being addressed in ongoing U.S.-Russian 
discussions on the implementation of the Pre-Launch 
Notification System and Joint Data Exchange Center. 
 
END GUIDANCE. 
 
11. (SBU) BEGIN CONTINGENCY TALKING POINTS: 
 
Space Arms Control: 
 
--  Our bilateral and substantive discussions on pragmatic 
and voluntary TCBMs should proceed without linkage to 
broader questions on the feasibility and desirability of 
bilateral and multilateral arms control measures for 
space. 
 
EU proposed Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities: 
 
--  The U.S. intends to play a leading role in advancing 
TCBMs relating to space activities.  TCBMs can help 
increase transparency regarding governmental space 
policies, strategies and potentially hazardous 
activities.  This can help to reduce uncertainty over 
intentions and decrease the risk of misinterpretation or 
miscalculation in a crisis. 
--  In this regard, the Administration intends to continue 
to work closely with our friends and allies in Europe and 
elsewhere to develop, for the benefit of all nations, 
voluntary TCBMs that all space-faring nations can support 
and actively participate in. 
 
 U.S. Co-Sponsorship of UN General Assembly Resolution on 
TCBMs: 
 
--  As it did in 2007 and 2008, the United States remains 
willing to consider co-sponsorship with Russia of a UN 
General Assembly resolution that would commission a Group 
of Government Experts study on pragmatic and voluntary 
TCBMs. 
--  Any such draft resolution should reflect the consensus 
agreement reached in the Conference on Disarmament "to 
discuss substantively, without limitation, all issues 
related to the prevention of an arms race in outer space", 
but without seeking the start of negotiations on proposals 
such as the Prevention of Placement of Weapons in Outer 
Space Treaty (PPWT) in the Conference on Disarmament or 
other fora. 
 
END CONTINGENCY TALKING POINTS. 
CLINTON