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Jakhu, R.S., Pelton, J.N. (2017). Small Satellites and Large Commercial Satellite Constellations. 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_15
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