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What makes you sure this isn’t a drone? And while satellites have obsoleted spy planes for many purposes for a while now, one thing they can’t do is go on dema

• Garvi 3y ago
  I understand it is a drone. You have a point there, but only marginally, as current rocket tech is making rapid deployment of satellites a breeze. I'm not talking about Musks or the Chinese reusable rockets - the military doesn't care as much about economics and had the ability to rapidly launch satellites from planes for a long time.
  • lupusreal 3y ago
    Any satellite they can launch from a plane won't be much good for earth observation. They're not big enough.
  • jghn 3y ago
    If you want eyes on something in the next 2 hours, why bother launching a satellite
• sgt101 3y ago
  Challenging to control a drone at hypersonic speeds & low altitudes (sub orbital) I think, the behavior of the air as a plasma around the craft will mean that it will probably have to be fully autonomous, which if armed could be quite a challenge ethically.