https://www.isegoria.net/2024/10/satellites-had-an-inherent-limitation-in-the-world-of-espionage/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 09:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2024/10/satellites-had-an-inherent-limitation-in-the-world-of-espionage/comment-page-1/#comment-3717390 Jim Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:03:10 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52030#comment-3717390 Valid point. Mentally I live in a world where satellites have always been able to read the year of a quarter on the sidewalk.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2024/10/satellites-had-an-inherent-limitation-in-the-world-of-espionage/comment-page-1/#comment-3717223 Isegoria Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:27:37 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52030#comment-3717223 I remember being amazed when I learned that the first spy satellites used film, which had to be sent back and developed. They were giant disposable cameras.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2024/10/satellites-had-an-inherent-limitation-in-the-world-of-espionage/comment-page-1/#comment-3717212 Sneed Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:00:45 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52030#comment-3717212 Geosynchronous satellites would have struggled to see anything in the 1960s. It was the age of analog film.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2024/10/satellites-had-an-inherent-limitation-in-the-world-of-espionage/comment-page-1/#comment-3716993 Jim Tue, 29 Oct 2024 03:11:40 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52030#comment-3716993 Geosynchronous satellites?

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