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> The military had the capability to look through the clouds but unfortunately the technology never became inexpensive enough for agricultural use. How do the
by dmurray 10y ago
> The military had the capability to look through the clouds but unfortunately the technology never became inexpensive enough for agricultural use.
How do the economics of this work out? It seems strange that anyone can afford to spend tens of millions on a satellite launch, but can't afford to put fancier equipment on the satellite. Maybe the penetrating radar apparatus is much heavier and so more costly to launch?
- JumpCrisscross 10y ago> Maybe the penetrating radar apparatus is much heavier and so more costly to launch? Radar is power intensive. As a commercial operator, you this weigh launch cost, recharge time, and resolution. I've seen implementations where an hour of charge bursts to minutes of capture.