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You can rent access to nearly real-time custom satellite targeting for <$3k per image. That means while you're correct that not all countries can afford it, mos
by fxtentacle 7mo ago
You can rent access to nearly real-time custom satellite targeting for <$3k per image. That means while you're correct that not all countries can afford it, most can.
- matkoniecz 7mo agoWhat if US government bans US-based companies from selling pictures within area where carrier operates? (of all "national security" reasons these is one of more reasonable ones)
- rocqua 7mo agoFigure out where you can't buy pictures to narrow it down, if you want a more exact match, pay for pictures from that area from non US providers.
- blitzar 7mo agoPlanet Labs PBC, a leading provider of high resolution images taken from space, said Friday it would hold back for 96 hours images of Gulf states targeted by Iranian drone attacks. It did not say if it had acted at the request of US authorities. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/leading-satellite-firm-hold-back-161336526.html https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/leading-satellite-firm-hol...
- marcosdumay 7mo agoDo them publish the banned coordinates in a list too? Maybe they could put the reason at each line.
- matkoniecz 7mo agoNo, it would be wide area. Like delay covering entire area of war. See say https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/leading-satellite-firm-hold-back-161336526.html https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/leading-satellite-firm-hol... > Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of high resolution images taken from space, said Friday it would hold back for 96 hours images of Gulf states targeted by Iranian drone attacks.
- maxerickson 7mo agoSo you task the satellite to where you know the ship is?
- bigyabai 7mo agoTo get a naval fix, you usually define an "area of uncertainty" around the last confirmed location of the ship. The area is usually a circle with the radius being the maximum distance the ship/group could travel at full speed. So, you don't exactly "know" where the ship is, but you can draw a hypothetical geofence around where it's likely to be, and scan that area.
- Phemist 7mo agoSo the satellite can know where the ship is, because it knows where it isn't? Then it's a simple matter of subtracting the isn't from the is, or the is from the isn't (whichever is greater)?
- exe34 7mo agoWould you prefer to lose it first?
- fxtentacle 7mo agoThese satellites have 15cm per pixel of resolution, so the image can not only be used to find the ship, but probably you can also count the crew.