The real constraint is the optics, a visual spectrum ccd type imaging device needed some funky optics to fit in some of the svelte spy says that have become suf

The real constraint is the optics, a visual spectrum ccd type imaging device needed some funky optics to fit in some of the svelte spy says that have become sufficiently public knowledge that we know how they did it. If it's taking instantaneous pictures of an area on the surface of the earth it's hard to avoid certain limits and I Remain convinced the X-37B is definitely not a traditional optical photographic intelligence gathering platform. If anything I'd hazard it's doing something like running experimental hardware they think could be used for *LINT of some kind but needs space testing to see if it's worth building a dedicated satellite or two for the stuff.