Spy Balloon

[XponentialChaos]

Better imagery resolution at low altitudes.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/weather-balloon-canada-china-1.6737831

Where does your article say anything about better resolution?

 

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[Delldude]

What intel can they get that they can’t get from satellites? You didn’t answer this. You just repeated yourself and dropped a funny rating.

Let me be of assistance:

A Balloon Is Spying on the U.S. From the Sky. Here’s Why China May Be Using Old-Fashioned Surveillance Technology When Satellites Exis​

Yet even with satellite technology surpassing some abilities of balloons, James Char, a research fellow with the China Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, tells TIME that spy balloons have some operational advantages. For example, balloons can weather extreme conditions, he says, and are less expensive to deploy and operate compared to satellites. Chinese Academy of Science scholars found in 2020 that, despite harsh environments at more than 68,000 feet above ground, “the high-altitude balloon has long endurance time, which can achieve sustained and wider coverage for regional observation and detection.”

“It is harder to be spotted by radar as well, given the fact that they’re simpler in terms of technology,” Char adds. U.S. officials admitted the balloon flying over North America this week was first spotted by civilians on a plane.

Why Would China Use a Spy Balloon When It Has Satellites?

On Wednesday, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted floating above Montana. Here’s what to know

time.com

 

[Delldude]

Where does your article say anything about better resolution?

That article addressed being not so easy to shoot down.

Regarding imagery, satellites are in an orbit with a limited loiter time over a target.

“Not only are they cheaper than launching satellites into space, but by operating within the bounds of the earth’s atmosphere, closer to the surface, they can obtain better quality images,” he added. The latest generation of balloons are high-tech in their own right, “envisaged as systems that can fly up to 90,000 feet” high, “deploy their own drone systems” and detect incoming missiles.

Balloons can soar above the range of most planes, Clarke said, and their slow speed means they aren’t always picked up by radar. Additional technology or paint can help to conceal them further.
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Satellites can provide high-resolution imagery, Clarke said — but balloons can stay over one area for longer periods than satellites, if the weather permits.

In a world of drones and satellites, why use a spy balloon?

Spy balloons might sound old-fashioned, but they actually have several advantages. And analysts say Washington has its own reasons for not shooting down China’s balloon.

www.stripes.com

 

[XponentialChaos]

Let me be of assistance:

A Balloon Is Spying on the U.S. From the Sky. Here’s Why China May Be Using Old-Fashioned Surveillance Technology When Satellites Exis​

Yet even with satellite technology surpassing some abilities of balloons, James Char, a research fellow with the China Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, tells TIME that spy balloons have some operational advantages. For example, balloons can weather extreme conditions, he says, and are less expensive to deploy and operate compared to satellites. Chinese Academy of Science scholars found in 2020 that, despite harsh environments at more than 68,000 feet above ground, “the high-altitude balloon has long endurance time, which can achieve sustained and wider coverage for regional observation and detection.”

“It is harder to be spotted by radar as well, given the fact that they’re simpler in terms of technology,” Char adds. U.S. officials admitted the balloon flying over North America this week was first spotted by civilians on a plane.

Why Would China Use a Spy Balloon When It Has Satellites?

On Wednesday, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted floating above Montana. Here’s what to know

time.com

From the link:

A senior defense official noted on Thursday that, for China, the balloon flying over Montana “has limited additive value from an intelligence collection perspective.”

I guess the cost difference makes sense. Not that it makes sense to tip their hand like that.

 

[skye]

Not to be out done by the Chinese the Kardashians launch their own spy balloon.

 

[XponentialChaos]

That article addressed being not so easy to shoot down.

Regarding imagery, satellites are in an orbit with a limited loiter time over a target.

“Not only are they cheaper than launching satellites into space, but by operating within the bounds of the earth’s atmosphere, closer to the surface, they can obtain better quality images,” he added. The latest generation of balloons are high-tech in their own right, “envisaged as systems that can fly up to 90,000 feet” high, “deploy their own drone systems” and detect incoming missiles.

Balloons can soar above the range of most planes, Clarke said, and their slow speed means they aren’t always picked up by radar. Additional technology or paint can help to conceal them further.
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Satellites can provide high-resolution imagery, Clarke said — but balloons can stay over one area for longer periods than satellites, if the weather permits.

In a world of drones and satellites, why use a spy balloon?

Spy balloons might sound old-fashioned, but they actually have several advantages. And analysts say Washington has its own reasons for not shooting down China’s balloon.

www.stripes.com

Well there you go. Makes sense. I guess it’s possible.

I know China is not our friend. I just don’t see them being so directly confrontational with us with such an easy target for us to shoot down. I can see Russia or North Korea doing something like this. Not so much China. But we’ll see.

 

[Lisa558]

Isn't Russia our #1 enemy?

Well, it HAD been China until PUTIN took advantage of America’s demented coward. At the moment, they’re tied.

 

[Calypso Jones]

U.S Officials Confirm Third Chinese Balloon, Refuse to Reveal Location

United States government officials have confirmed that a third Chinese spy balloon has been identified in the skies but are refusing to reveal the craft's location.

slaynews.com

refuse to reveal location?!

 

[protectionist]

PTSD?

I don't think you have that. What you have is liberalitis.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Look at most of the people He ended up with, deep stater's....think it was by accident?

I do not think it was by accident, he choose them.

And now you are saying it is because he was so incompetent and ignorant that he did not know they were deep staters. We all knew, how is it that he did not?

 

[0311]

I don't think you have that. What you have is liberalitis.

I have first hand knowledge of PTSD from Viet Nam, shut your fucking mouth

 

[sparky]

~S~

 

[skye]

Here is a list of the US Military bases in the path of the China Spy Balloon.

** Malstrom Air Force Base – Montana
** Ellsworth Air Force Base – South Dakota
** Joe Foss Field ANG – South Dakota
** Sioux City ANG – Iowa
** Offutt Air Force Base -Nebraska
** Camp Ashland – Nebraska
** Lincoln ANG – Nebraska
** Whiteman Air Force Base – Missouri
** Fort Leonard Wood – Missouri
** St. Louis Army Human Resources – St. Louis, MO
** Scott Air Force Base – Illinois
** Fort Campbell – Tennessee
** Nashville ANG – Tennessee
** Smyrna ANG – Tennessee
** Houston Barracks – Tennessee
** McGhee Tyson ANG – Tennessee
** Pope Air Force Base – North Carolina
** Fort Bragg – North Carolina
** MCAS New River – North Carolina
** Camp Lejeune – North Carolina
** US Coast Guard Station Fort Macon

This was an unprecedented national security threat.

Under Joe Biden and Democrats we have an open southern border and now we have China floating spy balloons across the continental United States without any fear of recourse by the Biden regime.

Here is a List of the US Military Bases in the Path of the China Spy Balloon As it Traversed Across the Continental United States

The China spy balloon tracking model over the continental US. On Saturday the Biden regime admitted the China spy balloon crossing the continental US was first spotted a week earlier in Alaska back on January 28th. The balloon flew from Alaska into Canada and down into the continental US. On...

www.thegatewaypundit.com

 

[protectionist]

I have first hand knowledge of PTSD from Viet Nam, shut your fucking mouth

I don't give rat's ass what you have. Now go wash your mouth out with soap, knothead.

 

[skews13]

I read that Trump's top security advisors said it never happen, which means Potatohead is a friggin liar..

You have a hard time understanding that? Typical for a stupid uneducated low IQ inbred Moon Bat.

Is that what you read? I read that the Pentagon wouldn't tell Trump or his cast of idiots.

A Department of Defense official revealed over the weekend the existence of the three balloons after President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military to shoot down a fourth balloon.

In a statement to Fox News, Trump said that the balloon incidents "never happened" during his presidency.

An official, however, confirmed to Fox News that the balloons had only been "discovered after" Trump left office.

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) revealed that the spy balloons that happened under Donald Trump were never discussed outside of the Pentagon.

Fox reported that the former president and his national security officials never had spy balloons that came over the United States under his administration. According to Waltz, the Pentagon is saying that there have been spy balloons over the U.S. in the past, including some over Florida that he said he was previously told about.

And it looks like this was confirmed by DOD in it's own publication

F-22 Safely Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off South Carolina Coast

A U.S. Air Force fighter safely shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in a written statement.

www.defense.gov

 

[Flash]

Is that what you read? I read that the Pentagon wouldn't tell Trump or his cast of idiots.

A Department of Defense official revealed over the weekend the existence of the three balloons after President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military to shoot down a fourth balloon.

In a statement to Fox News, Trump said that the balloon incidents "never happened" during his presidency.

An official, however, confirmed to Fox News that the balloons had only been "discovered after" Trump left office.

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) revealed that the spy balloons that happened under Donald Trump were never discussed outside of the Pentagon.

Fox reported that the former president and his national security officials never had spy balloons that came over the United States under his administration. According to Waltz, the Pentagon is saying that there have been spy balloons over the U.S. in the past, including some over Florida that he said he was previously told about.

And it looks like this was confirmed by DOD in it's own publication

F-22 Safely Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off South Carolina Coast

A U.S. Air Force fighter safely shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in a written statement.

www.defense.gov

"Department of Defense" under Potatohead as the Commander in Chief and his merry little band of queers and transsexuals have about as much credibility as Pee Wee Herman. Remember all the other lies we have heard from the Potatohead administration?

Especially after the security advisors under Trump said it never happen. Even John Bolton who is no supporter of Trump.

 

[Flash]

Would it kill Potatohead to tell the truth for once in his life?

Apparently so because he always lies when confronted with his ineptness. Always. We see it daily.

 

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