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Published: | 1989 |
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Origin: | Proceedings 31st Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, IISL, pp. 296-303 |
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Abstract: | The efficient utilisation of near-Earth space may be facilitated in future by allocating positions in certain popular low Earth orbits to specified users, as currently occurs in the use of the geostationary Earth orbit (GEO First, the definition of other Earth orbits than GEO The paper identifies and discusses a number of factors that must be considered in any attempt to make such an allocation, including factors relating to the legal status that such orbits and their users should be accorded, and factors that would be relevant in selecting appropriate values for each of the physical parameters required to define a specific orbit. |
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Keywords: | Vehicles:Law , Vehicles:Operations:Traffic |
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