Yes. The only spy satellites that have geostationary orbits are either SIGINT satellites or missile warning systems. Bear in mind too, that if you are a long, long way from earth, then maneuvering be… (View Post)

I can help with the last one. And the answer is "not a lot". Tracking a moving carrier group is difficult, because a single satellite will give you a picture of an area every 90 minutes or … (View Post)

I can help with the last one. And the answer is "not a lot". Tracking a moving carrier group is difficult, because a single satellite will give you a picture of an area every 90 minutes or … (View Post)

There was a really good book on this that I read about a decade ago: The Wages of Destruction by Adam Tooze. (View Post)

She will forever be in my heart for the radio interview regarding her book Outrages, in which she wrote movingly about all the people executed in the UK for their sexuality, due to court records cont… (View Post)