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Ask HN: Which is the most powerful satellite camera directed towards earth?

Remember the scene from MIB where 'K' zooms in on his wife and watches her live. How close are we to that ?

After a quick search, I found a few videos which showed scenes of an area with some traffic activity but it wasn't that zoomed in. As far as images go, I haven't found any other image source providing a better definition image than what Google Maps provide.

The American government had used live satellite feed while carrying out the Bin Laden operation ( Source of Information: Documentary | Correct me if wrong ).

Are there any images/videos publicly available which demonstrate the limits of cameras in space directed towards earth ?

If not publicly available, can you describe how a possible image/video might look like and what are the current limits for those cameras ?

48 points o2l 9 years ago 44 comments

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