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From: trainor@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Vulture of Light)
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Subject: Re: Spy Satellites Again
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Date: 4 May 88 21:22:31 GMT
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In article karn@thumper.bellcore.com (Phil R. Karn) writes:
> "Satellites hundreds of miles in space that can detect ground
>  objects less than an inch wide."
> 
> Anyone care to comment?

On a television program I saw a purported satellite image of a
~ square foot region that was pretty clear.  Although I can imagine
the TV people mixing it up with something from a surveillance aircraft.

Also, the U.S. monitors space junk probably much smaller than 1 inch.
Each piece is a potential missile or something to rip through a shuttle
or whathaveyou.