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SpaceX is reportedly building hundreds of spy satellites for the US government (www.engadget.com)
submitted 9 months ago by catculation to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Oh don't worry, they're not giving him the real spy satellite optics for these flying digital cameras. A low orbit trash satellite cluster that will waste itself in no time is just a nice thing for the DoD to shovel money into.

Each keyhole satellite, by comparison, costs $1 billion.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They are just finally moving on from getting fleeced by the traditional massive defense contractors. Starlink satellites are an extremely cool piece of engineering, and spaceX is one of the most impressive engineering companies in the world. I'm sure these spy sats they are making are fairly advanced