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Exactly. It's mentioned twice in the article that the FCC regulates this area, but these were launched from India. What jurisdiction does the US FCC have over

Exactly. It's mentioned twice in the article that the FCC regulates this area, but these were launched from India. What jurisdiction does the US FCC have over a device launched into space from a foreign country?

jimrandomh 9y ago
Launched from India, but made and owned by an American company. The FCC has jurisdiction over the satellites because it has jurisdiction over the satellites' owner.
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago
  > The FCC has jurisdiction over the satellites because it has jurisdiction over the satellites' owner Moreover, if those satellites smash into another country’s bird, the U.S. taxpayer is ultimately liable.
  - adventured 9y ago
    There's another step further there. Damage US military satellites - perhaps something necessary when it comes to national security - and the US Government can destroy you no matter who or where you are, short of being under the express protection of Beijing or Moscow.
ceejayoz 9y ago
IANAL, and a lot of this hasn't really been tested in the courts, but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Liability_Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Liability_Convention would seem to apply: "If State A caused the launch to happen, then State A is fully liable for damages that result from that space object." and "Whereas under most national legal systems an individual or a corporation may bring a lawsuit against another individual or another corporation, under the Liability Convention claims must be brought on the state level only."
- PeterisP 9y ago
  Hasn't it been tested? It applied (only) once, but in that one case the responsible country (USSR) paid out the damages.
  - ceejayoz 9y ago
    Liability was a lot clearer there - it was a Russian government satellite, launched by the Russians. Here we've got a satellite owned by an American company launched by an Indian rocket. The US is likely to say "the Indians shouldn't have launched it!" India's likely to say "it's an American satellite!"
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jimrandomh 9y ago

Launched from India, but made and owned by an American company. The FCC has jurisdiction over the satellites because it has jurisdiction over the satellites' owner.

JumpCrisscross 9y ago
> The FCC has jurisdiction over the satellites because it has jurisdiction over the satellites' owner Moreover, if those satellites smash into another country’s bird, the U.S. taxpayer is ultimately liable.
- adventured 9y ago
  There's another step further there. Damage US military satellites - perhaps something necessary when it comes to national security - and the US Government can destroy you no matter who or where you are, short of being under the express protection of Beijing or Moscow.

ceejayoz 9y ago

IANAL, and a lot of this hasn't really been tested in the courts, but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Liability_Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Liability_Convention would seem to apply: "If State A caused the launch to happen, then State A is fully liable for damages that result from that space object." and "Whereas under most national legal systems an individual or a corporation may bring a lawsuit against another individual or another corporation, under the Liability Convention claims must be brought on the state level only."

PeterisP 9y ago
Hasn't it been tested? It applied (only) once, but in that one case the responsible country (USSR) paid out the damages.
- ceejayoz 9y ago
  Liability was a lot clearer there - it was a Russian government satellite, launched by the Russians. Here we've got a satellite owned by an American company launched by an Indian rocket. The US is likely to say "the Indians shouldn't have launched it!" India's likely to say "it's an American satellite!"

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