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The advantages of Earth observing satellites in the arena of - telecommunications - navigation & mapping - meteorology - agriculture, mining etc. things that a
by sremani 11y ago
The advantages of Earth observing satellites in the arena of
- telecommunications
- navigation & mapping
- meteorology
- agriculture, mining etc.
things that are part of both defense and commerce.
>>and I cannot imagine why any country needs satellite capabilities (aside from nationalism).<<
GPS ?
- nickff 11y agoThere is a strong case for there being satellite and launch providers/provisioners; this does not mean that every country needs their own.
- Retric 11y agoThere are some tiny 'countries' out there. If you can see the surface area of your country from a blimp then launching a satellite seems wasteful ex: Monaco, Nauru. I am sure Liechtenstein could do GPS from blimps / drones cheaper that even microsatellites, but why build your own receiver when GPS is cheap and your to tiny to matter militarily.
- noselasd 11y agoYou can buy such services using existing satellites, or buy the designing, manufacturing and launching of such a satellite - there's no inherent need for everyone to do all the steps domestically.