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How long until the paparazzi get their own satellite?
by tenpoundhammer 14y ago
How long until the paparazzi get their own satellite?
- DigitalJack 14y agoI was thinking piratebay.
- adestefan 14y agoBalloons/UAVs are more reliable when it comes to communications. Getting a suitable satellite into orbit that allows for reliable communication is way too expensive. There was talk of doing a Pirate Bay dirigible at one point.
- gvb 14y agoQuite unlikely. For paparazzi style imaging, satellites are very unsatisfactory. 1) Clouds. Major bummer. 2) Intermittent time on target - most the time when something interesting is happening, the satellite will be over some other place in the world. Geostationary satellites solve the "hover overhead" problem, but then see #1, #3, #4, #5. 3) Atmospheric distortion. Resolution is inherently limited unless you use adaptive optics. 4) The lens required to get decent resolution isn't going to fit on a microsat. See also #3. 5) Blurry pictures of the tops of celebrities' heads ain't gonna sell well.