To build a satellite slot allocation system for LEO we must accept and integrate geopolitical realities into its design, rather than defy them. The orbit is becoming increasingly crowded, yet we still struggle to grasp the pace and scale of this growth. Today, nearly 15,000 active satellites operate in orbit. By 2030, that number could approach 100,000, and a decade later, rise to half a million. Commercial firms and states alike are racing to secure their own slice of the orbital pie, aware of