Data was certainly uplinked to satellite constantly. The chicoms lost nothing.
True, but we lost any idea of what the balloons capabilities were.
“Data was certainly uplinked to satellite constantly.”
Once over the US, they probably just downloaded through a cellular 5G network.
“Data was certainly uplinked to satellite constantly.”
Once over the US, they probably just downloaded through a cellular 5G network.
Yes they got everything they could wish for.
They had to expect to lose the balloon and its payload when they planned the mission.
However they would never expect for the balloon to traverse the continent unmolested unless they had bought Biden.
Under any other president they would expect the balloon to be shot down as soon as it was discovered if they would even attempt such an intrusion.