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  1. Institute and Centre of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Ram S. Jakhu (Director)

  2. International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), Arlington, VA, USA

    Joseph N. Pelton (Executive Board)

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    Ram S. Jakhu

  2. International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), Arlington, Virginia, USA

    Joseph N. Pelton

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Jakhu, R.S., Pelton, J.N. (2017). Remote Sensing, Earth Observation, and Meteorological Satellites. In: Jakhu, R., Pelton, J. (eds) Global Space Governance: An International Study. Space and Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54364-2_7

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