This story is Engadget getting hold of entirely the wrong end of the stick. In fact this satellite has nothing to do with Google Earth -- this article quite wrongly gives the impression that it is Google's mission -- but it is a panchromatic-only (black & white) instrument aimed at the defence market. So you won't be seeing much of its imagery -- certainly not on Google Earth. The Keyhole Google bought has nothing to do with the ultra-secret Keyhole satellites (KH-11 etc), operated by your own beloved U.S. Govt, which are the size and cost of Hubble (and you won't be seeing their imagery any time soon, either.)
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g.thompson @ Sep 17th 2007 11:34AM
This story is Engadget getting hold of entirely the wrong end of the stick. In fact this satellite has nothing to do with Google Earth -- this article quite wrongly gives the impression that it is Google's mission -- but it is a panchromatic-only (black & white) instrument aimed at the defence market. So you won't be seeing much of its imagery -- certainly not on Google Earth. The Keyhole Google bought has nothing to do with the ultra-secret Keyhole satellites (KH-11 etc), operated by your own beloved U.S. Govt, which are the size and cost of Hubble (and you won't be seeing their imagery any time soon, either.)