Routing data through satellite network in accordance with a data sovereignty policy

A system, comprising:

• a transceiver;
• at least one processor;
• and
• one or more non-transitory media storing instructions that, when executed by the system, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• identifying data comprising a data sovereignty label indicating a first geographical region;
• determining that a satellite is in range of a first ground station in the first geographical region;
• determining that the satellite is out of range of a second ground station in a second geographical region;
• and
• based on determining that the satellite is in range of the first ground station and out of range of the second ground station, causing the transceiver to transmit, to the satellite, a signal encoding the data.

A first ground station, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to:
• receive first signals from low earth orbit (LEO) satellites in a satellite network;
• receive a second signal from a user equipment;
• and
• transmit a third signal to at least one first satellite among the LEO satellites;
• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
• identifying, based on the second signal, a data sovereignty label indicating a first geographical region;
• identifying, based on the second signal, a destination of user data encoded in the second signal;
• identifying a second ground station connected to the destination of the data, the second ground station being in the first geographical region;
• determining, based on connectivity reports encoded in the first signals, that the at least one first satellite is in range of the second ground station;
• determining, based on the connectivity reports, that the at least one first satellite is out of range of a third ground station in a second geographical region;
• determining, based on the connectivity reports, that at least one second satellite among the LEO satellites is in range of the third ground station in the second geographical region;
• identifying a path through the satellite network comprising the second ground station and the at least one first satellite, the path omitting the at least one second satellite;
• encoding, in the third signal, the user data and a path label instructing the at least one first satellite to forward the user data along the path.