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Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by fbdab103 on Saturday February 04, 2023 @10:05PM (#34661338)
Significantly closer to the ground, so can capture better resolution pictures. If browsing Google Earth, the high-resolution data around cities originates from airplanes, not satellites.
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Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by rkagerer on Sunday February 05, 2023 @01:08AM (#34662413)
Hey does that mean we can soon buy high-res, balloon-altitude imagery at low-priced China-rates?
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Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by cuteboy19 on Sunday February 05, 2023 @01:49AM (#34662605)
We can already do it better with drones, but those don't fly high enough to be used this way
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