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Re:FCC Accuses Stealthy Startup of Launching Rogue Satellites by gcb0 on Friday March 09, 2018 @08:31PM (#16556583)
I guess the first questions have the same answers as: if a boat crashes on another in international waters?

only difference is that satellites can remain aflot years after their owners bankrupted...

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Re:FCC Accuses Stealthy Startup of Launching Rogue Satellites by PeterisP on Saturday March 10, 2018 @08:24PM (#16561159)
The state from which they launched (presumably with permits) is fully responsible for the damages. I.e. if they allow smallcorp inc. to launch a tiny cubesat; if that cubesat hits something important and causes $1 billion in damages, then that country is liable for the full amount, no matter if they can recover that money from the (likely bankrupt) company or not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Liability_Convention

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