The problem with satellites is you have to wait for them to pass over the area of interest, which could take days.........
“The problem with satellites is you have to wait for them to pass over the area of interest, which could take days.........”
Boeing’s X-37B has the ability to radically shift orbits and remain in space from 6 months to well overy a year. What it does is not known, but the reconnaissance potential is enormous.
You don’t have to worry about fragile scram jet engines, heat management, enemy SAM’s, etc.
Nah, usually about 12 hours or so.
But in that 12 hours a lot can be moved or covered up in 12 hours.