It is irrelevant for this orbit. The ITU assigns slots for geostationary orbits but you don&#x27;t have to get permission to put a satellite into a non-GSO. Countries are, however, expected to notify the ITU of their intentions so that the ITU can disseminate that information to the rest of the world and coordinate to avoid any problems (this is more to do with radio frequencies than avoiding physical collisions).<p>North Korea notified the ITU a few days before the launch but the information provided was incomplete (they didn&#x27;t include the frequencies the satellite will be using).<p>They expect it to have a four year life, by the way.