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Why would they? It would just be a lot of hassle and money for something that is released for free anyway. You can get the same images off of NOAA's web site.
by adestefan 15y ago
Why would they? It would just be a lot of hassle and money for something that is released for free anyway. You can get the same images off of NOAA's web site.
I hope that the control link is authenticated and encrypted in someway.
- ramidarigaz 15y agoI work in the scientific satellite industry, and as far as I know, nothing is encrypted (possibly not true for military satellites). Sounds crazy, but I think people are more worried about reliability than security. Pretty much an accident waiting to happen. Edit: It's more of a security through obscurity setup. The command codes aren't published (plus, they're protected under ITAR), and probably vary quite a bit per satellite. I think they are just hoping nobody takes the time to figure out what bits to send.