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by rtkwe 3028 days ago
> NRO gave NASA two space telescopes no one knew they even had

The only reference I can find for this says the NRO satellites won't be launch till 2020. They're not up in orbit.

[0] https://www.space.com/16000-spy-satellites-space-telescopes-...

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My point was that the NRO had the resources to build two Hubble level telescopes that no one knew they had until they handed them over, an agency with little oversight, large amounts of cash and very few leaks.

If they are handing over that kind of technology I wouldn’t rule out them having some amazing tracking stuff we know nothing about and won’t for a decade or two if ever.

Hubble's tech isn't particularly impressive any more. NRO having 2 spare is more a sign of just how much money is sloshing around over there than anything else I think.