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India Launches Its First All-Weather Spy Satellite
murthydn writes "According to a Times of India article, 'India on Monday successfully launched its first all-weather spy satellite that will help security agencies keep a watch on the movements on the borders. The satellite has all-weather capability to take images of the Earth and would also be beneficial in mapping and managing natural disasters, such as floods and landslides, besides amplifying defence surveillance capabilities of the nation. It would also help keep track of ships at sea that could pose a threat.'"
All-Weather? so it can work with out rain fade?
"RISAT-2 not a spy satellite: ISRO chief". Methinks the story changed during the 'slashdot delay' window.
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I see further down:
"He said the launch of Anusat has prompted six other educational institutions"
With a name like that it *has* to be for looking at Uranus.
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It can withstand the weather in space?
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We're talking about India here. That specific part of the satellite's remit will occupy all of it's attention, I'm afraid. They don't seem to get much luck in that area...
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It might be keeping an close eye on Pakistan's nuclear weapons facilities too, given the way that country is heading. Can't be much fun having a collapsing nuclear power next door.
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All-weather in this case means Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and I don't believe this is anymore a spy satellite than Radarsat2.
"It would also help keep track of ships at sea that could pose a threat." In other words any unexpected ships heading to major ports from Pakistan.
India Launches Its First All-Weather Spy Satellite
How are they so sure? They're probably just the first country to admit having one.
One of our competitors trademarked the term "hypothesis". From now on, we will call them "boneheaded ideas".
How dare they spy on all our Weather. It now belongs to THEM! For great justice.
In response to India launching yet another satellite into orbit, Pakistan vowed it will redouble its madrassas and launch more planes into buildings.
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Extremely doubtful that the pakis could kill a sat at this point. Not impossible, but it's a non-trivial task. Also, the rest of the developed world would take a gigantic shit on them, because it would clutter up orbit even worse.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
For when you need an accurate short-range forecast for the hail of nuclear-tipped missiles heading your way.
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Why are we (UK) still sending million of pounds of aid to a country that is launching it's own satellites?
Judging from the complete lack of hysteria in the US about Pakistan's nukes, I'd say that the nukes are already under the US's control or they have veto power over deployment. Besides, Pakistan would risk being wiped out by any retaliatory attack should they attack anyone first. And they would likely lose any remaining sympathy the international community for their problems. That would be bad news for Pakistan, Taliban and their cronies.
When you launch an "all-weather spy satellite," remember to leave out the words "all" and "spy."
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
The satellite has all-weather capability to take images of the Earth and would also be beneficial in mapping and managing natural disasters, such as floods and landslides, besides amplifying defence surveillance capabilities of the nation. It would also help keep track of ships at sea that could pose a threat.
Can't read TFA, since our work has it blocked for some bizarre reason (some seemingly arbitrary things are blocked), but the summary was a little amusing to me. They list off all these various ways that the satellite can be used for good things, that will benifit mankind!
WILL it be used for those good uses? I think we all know the answer to that one. I suppose I could attempt to be optimistic, but society as a whole has taught me that to do so is pointless and irrelevant.
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Not sure how the term is received in the USA but over here in the UK calling somebody from Pakistan a "paki" is like calling somebody with African-American heritage a "nigger". Most people consider it outdated and downright offensive, most folk with Pakistani origins who live in the UK associate it with small minded neo-nazis shouting at them, parading through the streets and telling them to "go home" and worse.
For your information... Not sure how the the term is received in the USA. But if you ever came on holiday to the UK you'd be better not to use the term unless you wanted to get into fights quite regularly.
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Being an Indian, I can tell you that there is no need for an all weather satellite. Terrorists enter in broad daylight and in really good weather conditions sunglight and all and attack Indian cities. Spending this money on Border Security Force is a much better alternative.
A couple of years ago a meteor blew up over the eastern Mediterrainean Sea, with a Hiroshima-size blast. Had it arrived a couple of hour later Earth would have rotated that much further and the explosion would almost certainly have been mistaken for a nuclear attack.
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Perhaps you meant a couple of hours earlier, as Pakistan is east of the Mediterranean Sea.
So can someone explain to me why it is that India can afford nuclear weapons and spy satellites but I regularly see begging tv adverts telling me I need to give generously because Indians can't afford proper eye care or to provide themselves with clean water?
Bad analogies are like waxing a monkey with a rainbow.
You may not agree with what I say, but that doesn't make it a troll. I know the moderator guidelines are complicated; perhaps an IQ test for moderators is in order?
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"