3 ms·No. There is a difference between flying over and operating communication satilliets.by nickik 8y agoNo. There is a difference between flying over and operating communication satilliets.natechols 8y agoAs far as international law is concerned, I doubt it. Sputnik was transmitting the entire time it overflew the US.nickik 8y agoIts about offering a service in China, not about the technical act of communicating.