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37 Emory Int'l L. Rev. 101 (2022-2023)
Mega-Constellations: Disrupting the Space Legal Order

handle is hein.journals/emint37 and id is 109 raw text is: MEGA-CONSTELLATIONS: DISRUPTING THE SPACE LEGAL ORDER TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: MEGA-CONSTELLATIONS OF SMALL SATELLITES DISRUPT THE EXISTING SPACE LEGAL ORDER ................................................................. 102 I. BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ................................ 103 A. Mega-Constellations of Small Satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (MegaLEOs) in Detail ............................................................. 103 B. Satellites' Historical Role in Telecommunications ................... 105 C . Law s of Sp ace ......................................................................... 106 D. Where Does Airspace End and Outer Space Begin? ................ 107 II. INTERNET AND INFORMATION CENSORSHIP ..................................... 109 A. Legal Issue Presented by Censorship ...................................... 109 B. Potential Solutions for Mitigating Censorship and Balancing Sovereignty ............................................................................. 114 III. SPACE D EBRIS ................................................................................ 116 A. Legal Issue Presented by Space Debris ................................... 116 B. Possible Solutions for Mitigating Space Debris ....................... 120 IV. SPACE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ....................................................... 122 A. Legal Issue Presented by Space Traffic ................................... 122 B. Possible Solutions for Managing Space Traffic ....................... 126 V. MEGALEOS' THREAT TO THE NON-APPROPRIATION PRINCIPLE IN THE OUTER SPACE TREATY ....................................................................... 128 A. Legal Issue Presented by Non-Appropriation .......................... 128 B. Possible Solutions to Non-Appropriation ................................ 131 C ON CLU SION .......................................................................................... 132

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