Message from @Thinky

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2020-01-02 23:17:42 UTC  

Was it Iraq

2020-01-02 23:17:48 UTC  

the KH-11, KH-12 aren't observable?

2020-01-02 23:18:11 UTC  

They have been tracked by amateurs

2020-01-02 23:18:40 UTC  

@Superiorna_Artiljerija Are there any articles or evidence that suggests how to track them?

2020-01-02 23:19:26 UTC  

they are obviously a much more complex type of balloon, i mean remember we're talking billions of dollars here i doubt it'd be a simple balloon only

2020-01-02 23:19:36 UTC  

telemetry

2020-01-02 23:20:13 UTC  

@Superiorna_Artiljerija Specifically, Iran, and now we know what a Keyhole photo looks like

2020-01-02 23:20:18 UTC  

It was a fair bit of a blunder

2020-01-02 23:20:22 UTC  

Why is a balloon that costs a billion more likely than a machine construct esp since it goes too fast for a balloon?

2020-01-02 23:20:25 UTC  

But one that is all the same interesting

2020-01-02 23:20:31 UTC  

That's not enough for me, there's an ISS tracker which you can observe it. Is there the same evidence for the ISS as the KH-11, KH-12?

2020-01-02 23:20:47 UTC  

There is.

2020-01-02 23:20:50 UTC  

you said earlier on that it was moving way slow

2020-01-02 23:20:56 UTC  

Too slow for a plane

2020-01-02 23:21:13 UTC  

A plane below LEO

2020-01-02 23:21:18 UTC  

Parallax

2020-01-02 23:21:24 UTC  

Because in actuality it is far faster than a plane

2020-01-02 23:21:25 UTC  

how can you tell how fast it's moving if you don't know it's size nor it's height?

2020-01-02 23:21:29 UTC  

I cant track planes with my 8" scope. I can track the Goodyear blimp however.

2020-01-02 23:21:33 UTC  

At least a normal aircraft

2020-01-02 23:21:49 UTC  

You can track planes at high enough of an altitude

2020-01-02 23:22:00 UTC  

That is actually rather simple trigonometry

2020-01-02 23:22:01 UTC  

Trigonometry

2020-01-02 23:22:03 UTC  

im not talking about planes

2020-01-02 23:22:04 UTC  

bruh

2020-01-02 23:22:13 UTC  

im talking about the 'ISS'

2020-01-02 23:22:16 UTC  

Because every plane I've ever seen goes past my fov and I cant track it. Balloons do not. This was in between, must mean its higher up.

2020-01-02 23:22:58 UTC  

We do use HABs from time to time, but those are not satellites

2020-01-02 23:23:20 UTC  

who's 'we'??

2020-01-02 23:23:27 UTC  

Satellites themselves, moreover, are often misinterpreted.

2020-01-02 23:23:28 UTC  

There was a HAB used in Antarctica for a low altitude satellite

2020-01-02 23:23:33 UTC  

The Aerospace community

2020-01-02 23:23:33 UTC  

The program lasted for 2 weeks

2020-01-02 23:23:49 UTC  

Did it launch the Satellite?

2020-01-02 23:24:02 UTC  

Because it cannot really pass the 100km threshold on its own

2020-01-02 23:24:03 UTC  

I don't think so

2020-01-02 23:24:07 UTC  

Hmmm

2020-01-02 23:24:39 UTC  

what satellites other than iss are observable AND are there any articles or videos that shows you how to? i've repeated the question 3 times now and all i got was yes and a picture of the satellite