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To: BenLurkin

There is still NOAA and no shortage of private satellites. They will be just fine. They probably just sold the Navy data to China anyway.


28 posted on 06/28/2025 10:57:49 PM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: Colorado Doug

The DOD is getting Starshield made using Starlink sat buses those will host all kinds of radar and optical payloads. Including active and passive microwave radiometers and IR optics.

NOAA is fedgov they don’t have the limits that private satellite imagery nor data is subject too. NOAA should go right to SpaceX and order a flock of birds set up for multi spectral imagery and bistatic radars.

Ten Falcon 9 launches could put up complete global network with real time imagery and 3.5 min active radar coverage over any spot pole to pole. That level of radar coverage would not only allow rear time storm tracking world wide but also wind field data the Doppler can see not only rain but also atmospheric water vapor and particulates in motion. This would be a bonanza for storm forecasting and tracking plus prediction of wind turbine output if you can see the wind fetch over the whole globe your models become predictions down to the 15 min block level.

SpaceX already stamps out Starlink buses by the hundreds per year. They just did their 89th launch of falcon for the year and it’s only June...you only need ten of those for a global NOAA network.


34 posted on 06/29/2025 11:58:08 AM PDT by GenXPolymath
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