The Geostationary Orbit
Issues of Law and Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9560749 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Gorove (University of Mississippi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 444-461 |
| Publication date | 1979-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9300 • E-ISSN: 2161-7953 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2201144 |
| OpenAlex | W2318985527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The technological advances of the space age have opened the door toward the increasing utilization of the so-called “geostationary orbit” by satellites for telecommunication, broadcasting, and meteorological and other services. More recently, the possible utilization of the geostationary orbit by satellites to transmit solar energy to the earth has been seriously considered. The growing importance of the geostationary orbit reflected in these actual and potential uses, coupled with recent claims of sovereignty advanced by equatorial countries with respect to segments of the orbit, calls for an analysis of its international legal status and for a review of some of the U.S. policy issues
Broadcasting (networking · Communications satellite · Computer security · Geography · Geostationary orbit · Medium Earth orbit · Orbit (dynamics · Political science · Politics · Remote sensing · Satellite · Sovereignty · Telecommunications · Aerospace Engineering · Computer Science · Engineering · International Law and Aviation · Law · Space exploration and regulation
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1982 - 2026 (45) |
| Highly cited | No |