DARPA Spy Satellite To Track Objects In Real Time

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DARPA Spy Satellite To Track Objects In Real Time

Posted by aaroncynic on January 3, 2012

Via DARPA website

Aaron Cynic writes at Diatribe Media:
Now that unmanned surveillance and attack drones hovering over foreign and friendly skies the world over has become almost commonplace, the Pentagon is looking to add another eye in the sky for big brother. The Defense Department's research arm DARPA, is developing a satellite that would capture real time imagery from space. Project MOIRE(Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation) would fit spy satellites with camera lenses nearly 60 feet wide. DARPA argues that because there aren't enough drones or other aircraft providing real time imagery and current satellites only take still photos, such a project bridges a national security gap.
According to Universe Today, each MOIRE satellite would cost $500 million and would cover an area of more than 100 km by 100 km. DARPA hopes the device would be able to track a vehicle moving up to 60mph, which would require a resolution so fine it would be able to see objects a mere 10 feet long in a single pixel [emphasis added].
Read the full post at Diatribe Media.

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