Chapter One INTRODUCTION 1.1 International Agreements and a SPS The needs of an energy-hungry world have suggested the use of a Satellite Power System (SPS) to bring supplies of energy from outer space to Earth-based consumers/ Since solar energy at the distance from the Earth at which geostationary space objects can conveniently orbit is regarded as a world natural resource, it is to be expected that the gathering, transmission, and utilization of the resource will require international agreement. The present inquiry will focus on the possibility of obtaining international agreements having legal significance relating to: (1) the availability to a nation-state of geostationary orbital positions (slots) for its space objects; (2) allocations and effective use of microwave frequencies; (3) microwave exposure standards. 1.2 Role of Law and International Organizations My assessment will take into account the current state of international law on the foregoing matters. Of necessity it will have to examine the political context in which this law has developed. This will require an analysis of the role of the international organizations that It has been estimated that by 2000 the demand for electricity in the United States will be almost three times higher than it is now.
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