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From: thaw@pixar.UUCP (Tom Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Russian Spy Satellite Pictures
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Date: 11 Jan 90 20:35:32 GMT
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delong@frith.egr.msu.edu writes:

>I have heard that British Sigma Products in conjunction with Russia
>is offering to take spy satellite pictures of anything you like.
>The object must be at least 5 meters across in size. 
>It costs a couple hundred dollars to have it done...
>but what a novelty.


It's NOT a spy satellite.  5 meter resolution is pretty good for 
commercial satellites, but this product is of poor quality.  I think 
that the US still limits US commercial satellites to 10 meters, but this 
might have changed recently.  You'd be better off with SPOT data if 
you can afford it.


                                       -thomas williams-

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