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One of the consequences of the Sputnik launch was that it basically enshrined the principle that overflying another country with an active satellite was not an
by natechols 8y ago
One of the consequences of the Sputnik launch was that it basically enshrined the principle that overflying another country with an active satellite was not an illegal act. (That is, the US government decided not to protest, because it meant they wouldn't have to apologize for their own future spy satellites.) I doubt China wants to break this precedent.
- nickik 8y agoNo. There is a difference between flying over and operating communication satilliets.