Legal Aspects Around Satellite Constellations

✍ Scribed by Annette Froehlich

• Publisher: ESPI / Springer
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 110
• Series: Studies in Space Policy
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is based on an initiative made by the European Space Policy Institute, the European Centre for Space Law and the German Aerospace Center. Students and young professionals worlwide were invited to submit a paper on this topic analyzing and discussing relevant aspects on either environment, economy, security, licencing, or control. The best papers have been included in this volume.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-vii
An Equitable and Efficient Use of Outer Space and Its Resources and the Role of the UN, the ITU and States Parties (Margaux Morssink)....Pages 1-10
The Principle of Equitable Access in the Age of Mega-Constellations (Matteo Cappella)....Pages 11-23
Legal Aspects Relating to Satellite Constellations (Ewan Wright)....Pages 25-37
The Rise of the LEO: Is There a Need to Create a Distinct Legal Regime for Constellations of Satellites? (Alice Rivière)....Pages 39-53
The Future Impact of the ITU Regulatory Framework on Large Constellations of Satellites (Claudiu Mihai Tăiatu)....Pages 55-78
The Sustainability of Large Satellite Constellations: Challenges for Space Law (Vinicius Aloia)....Pages 79-94
Answering an Orbit Full of Questions: A Proposed Framework to Provide Legal Certainty on the Current and Future State of the Law Regulating Satellite Constellations (Anton de Waal Alberts)....Pages 95-105

✦ Subjects

Legal Aspects, Satellite Constelations