Comment Re:Did us a lot of good... (Score 0) 370
I respect the cynical nature of the post, but our sats did just fine in what they were designed to do. They gave overall battlefield location information to the theatre commander and allowed him to create a plan to destroy the Iraqi Army soundly. These space based platforms were not intended to look for one person in one spot, that would be silly. You have Predator/Global Hawk for that sort of information gathering.
Secrecy and Stealth is the only defense these space based platforms have, period. Once people know where/when you'll make your pass, you might as well send your satellite off into the Pacfic Ocean because it becomes nearly worthless as an intelligence platform.
Secrecy and Stealth is the only defense these space based platforms have, period. Once people know where/when you'll make your pass, you might as well send your satellite off into the Pacfic Ocean because it becomes nearly worthless as an intelligence platform.
