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A 10 page discussion of the logistics private and governmental organizations must navigate in order to recover, fix or destroy satellites in geosynchronous or LEO orbits. This paper discusses such issues as why satellites fail and the legal and regulatory considerations arising from automated/robotic servicing. In addition issues such as salvage rights and insurance claims are touched on as are the implications of the technological advances in manufacturing as they will impact future speculation on servicing and salvage operations. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPsatell.rtf
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Part of that domination has already begun with the various space programs which have occupied nations around the world. The various satellites which have been put into orbit
represent an important component of these programs. Satellites have been launched by a variety of entities ranging from governments to private industry. As a consequence, the possibilities of
servicing, recovering and salvaging these satellites introduce a complexity of issues. In recognition of this fact the sponsoring nations (more specifically, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the
United States of America) as of February 1, 2001 have enlisted the agreement of some ninety six states in all regarding the actions which are acceptable and those which are
prohibited in Outer Space (unvienna.org, 2004). That agreement is the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, a Treaty which has been revised throughout the years since its initial inception to
be even more specific than it was in its original version. In actuality, the Treaty in actually the second "nonarmament" treaties (unvienna.org, 2004). Its terms and provisions were
actually shaped by a previous treaty first implemented in 1963, the Antartic Treaty (Bureau of Arms Control, 2004). The Bureau of Arms Control (2004) notes that both treaties sought
to prevent: "a new form of colonial competition and the possible damage that self-seeking exploitation
might cause" Mankind as a whole has a stake in outer space. Certain entities, however,
have a much greater potential of making the first advancements in that great frontier. Indeed, the most advanced space programs in the world are that of the United States,
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