Lockheed is now tracking phones and walkie-talkies from space

Re:Lockheed is now tracking phones and walkie-talkies from s... by lyu07282 on Saturday November 18, 2023 @03:28PM (#38324012)

So it isn't actually true that it is "constantly scanning every inch of the entire globe with IR cameras with missile/plane/boat/person(?) level resolution" then, or it is true and they know exactly where the plane went down they just don't tell anyone about it for some reason. Its either or.

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Re:Lockheed is now tracking phones and walkie-talkies from s... by closeparen on Saturday November 18, 2023 @03:38PM (#38324116)

Every inch of the globe is imaged every N hours, by satellites making continuous observations. Most of the earth is not under sensor coverage at any particular instant. Both are true.

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Re:Lockheed is now tracking phones and walkie-talkies from s... by losteric on Saturday November 18, 2023 @03:35PM (#38324088)

Constantly scanning != Constantly recording and storing in perpetuity.

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Re:Lockheed is now tracking phones and walkie-talkies from s... by amelius on Saturday November 18, 2023 @03:50PM (#38324249)

I think "repeatedly scanning" would be a better phrase.

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