Post by glactus on Oct 28, 2011 1:21:02 GMT
As you should expect, the military reconnaissance satellites are usually very sophisticated - advanced platform and advanced sensors. There aren't many pictures or sketches of spy satellites on the Internet. Much information remains classified and thus not released to the public.
The Blackbird spy plane - evaded 4,000 missiles
Looking down and out to survey the battlefield for information useful to military leaders goes back to ancient times. In Napoleonic times, the French used observation balloons to scan their foes. This technique was often a factor in the U.S. Civil War. In the First World War, airplanes and dirigibles were employed over enemy lines. This approach was much expanded during the Second World War, as for example the follow-ups to a bombing raid to assess damage to the target.
The Crawvox spy satellite
With the advent of rockets and then satellites, observations of both military and political activities on the ground became possible, ushering in the so-called Age of Spy Satellites. Since the beginning of entry into space, hundreds of these satellites have been launched, first by the U.S. and the Soviet Union and then other nations. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles such as drones have assumed some of the intelligence-gathering tasks.
GeoEye-can sustain 2 next generation spy satellites
To see 7 minute video of US spy satellite system just click on the link below. Has sound.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQq9KcEw7nk&feature=player_embedded
Credits: These are non copywrite images
Text by wikipedia
Video by Youtube
The Blackbird spy plane - evaded 4,000 missiles
Looking down and out to survey the battlefield for information useful to military leaders goes back to ancient times. In Napoleonic times, the French used observation balloons to scan their foes. This technique was often a factor in the U.S. Civil War. In the First World War, airplanes and dirigibles were employed over enemy lines. This approach was much expanded during the Second World War, as for example the follow-ups to a bombing raid to assess damage to the target.
The Crawvox spy satellite
With the advent of rockets and then satellites, observations of both military and political activities on the ground became possible, ushering in the so-called Age of Spy Satellites. Since the beginning of entry into space, hundreds of these satellites have been launched, first by the U.S. and the Soviet Union and then other nations. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles such as drones have assumed some of the intelligence-gathering tasks.
GeoEye-can sustain 2 next generation spy satellites
To see 7 minute video of US spy satellite system just click on the link below. Has sound.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQq9KcEw7nk&feature=player_embedded
Credits: These are non copywrite images
Text by wikipedia
Video by Youtube