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Spy Satellites? What Spy Satellites?

Posted by michael on from the no-see-ums dept.

mutantcamel writes: "This story at Yahoo says that the actual orbits of US spy satellites are not the same as the ones that the UN thinks that they are. The errors include a launch of a satellite that was never registered, and only two of the last ten satellites have been correctly registered. The errors are bound to cast doubts on what will really happen with the Son of Star Wars programme." Heh, "errors".

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  1. "star wars eh?" by Vector+Inspector · · Score: 4, Funny

    These aren't the satellites you're looking for. Move along.

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  2. Re:Hiding spy satellites is hardly evil... by nehril · · Score: 5, Funny
    I can imagine the super-secret Pentagon meeting now:

    Satellite nerd: OK sir, we're ready to register the exact position of this here spy satellite with the UN.

    Colonel Korn: (twirls moustache) That's top secret info. Classify it and "spill coffee" all over the UN paperwork.

    Satellite Nerd: But you realize that any third grader with binoculars will instantly find out? How can we keep the brightest thing in the sky secret?

    Colonel Korn: Hmf. Well, it'll at least be secret from all the second graders, and thats enough for me! Make it so!

  3. Re:American version of history by JatTDB · · Score: 5, Funny

    Geez...I know this is Slashdot and all...but PERL Harbor? What the hell? Come up for air now and then...can't think code all the time.

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