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These would make poor imaging satellites you are correct, but what could possibly be more valuable intelligence than a global scale firehose of data. Just the m
by Phlarp 7y ago
These would make poor imaging satellites you are correct, but what could possibly be more valuable intelligence than a global scale firehose of data. Just the metadata of packet routing across the constellation would have huge value to intel agencies.
To say nothing of the implicit value in denying an adversary access to that information.
- cameronbrown 7y agoThere's far more efficient ways of tapping global data than launching satellites. Just build undersea fibre if surveillance is your goal.