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I suppose that's going to be a question in the coming years - does someone get the right of way to a given orbit just because they were there first? Sounds lik
by grecy 7y ago
I suppose that's going to be a question in the coming years - does someone get the right of way to a given orbit just because they were there first?
Sounds like a fantastic barrier to entry for newcomers who don't have billions lining their pockets.
- phkahler 7y agoThat is true of all finite resources, from orbits to spectrum to real estate.
- tomjakubowski 7y agoMaybe the United Nations (or future world government) could levy an Earth-orbital value tax to ensure orbits are used efficiently.
- mises 7y agoThis implies that un has jurisdiction over all orbits, which it can't really enforce. Also, good luck getting any kind of int'l tax passed; no one wants to give up that kind of sovereignty. Were I a company, I'd just wait until office changed and whatever treaty this was got torn up to put up my satellites. How could the un enforce this? At the end of the day, policies are enforced with the threat of force in response to non-compliance; fact is, un has precious little of that. The only viable enforcement mechanism would be enforcement by other nations; again, sovereignty issue. Also, what if a nation decides she does not agree to such an agreement?