[andygates]

Drones have to worry about airspace rules, which satellites do not.

One advantage they're keen to promote is that a 15-year lifespan sat has, by the end of its life, a 15-year-old camera. Technology marches on, and small cheap (nearly disposable!) satellites can just roll improvements into their replacement cycle in a way that the big boys can't.

[Already__Taken]

Since we're talking of comparing drones though, that camera argument doesn't work out since you can just land the drone and bolt a new one on.

Do airspace laws still go all the way up to if you can fly at say 60-80,00ft? I guess they must, we're talking about private spy planes aren't we.