(b) The State from whose territory or facility a space object has been launched should, in the absence of prior agreement, contact States or international intergovernmental organizations that could qualify as "launching States" to jointly determine which State or entity should register the space object;
(b) 若事先没有协定，空间物体从本国领土或设施发射的国家应当与有资格作为"发射国"的国家或国际政府间组织联系，共同确定由哪个国家或实体登记该空间物体；