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How far into the atmosphere does a nation's air space stretch? Would I be breaking a country's law by picturing said country from orbit?
by hhjinks 5y ago
How far into the atmosphere does a nation's air space stretch? Would I be breaking a country's law by picturing said country from orbit?
- wongarsu 5y agoThat's an unsettled question. I think most would agree that a nation's airspace extends at most up to the Kármán line, which is 100km above sea level (except in the US, where it's 80km or 50 mi). But there is no international treaty or anything that settles this. In practice, as a satellite operator you are bound to the laws of the country where your company resides, the country where you launch from, the countries where your ground stations are, and any country that has political sway in any of the previous ones.