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Polar orbits can occur at any altitude, but most satellites in polar orbits use LEOs, early-warning satellites which would report a launch of nuclear weapons are as high as 60,000 miles.

If China wants to start taking out polar satellites from china and assuming they need a direct over head shot at them with a laser to be effective (closest point to them) then by your info it would take them 48 hours to complete the task, plenty of time for the US to retaliate to stop it. If china has a polar base it takes them according to your info 90 minutes to take out all the polar orbiting satellites. Not much time to stop them. Advantage China.

I don’t know the altitude of military satellite obits nor does anyone here so you may be right about a view to the equator we just don’t know for sure. The earth is not a perfect spear either; it’s a little bit flattened. Once again assuming that most or all military satellites are in a polar obit then a south pole station will allow direct over head viewing of all polar orbiting satellites 360 degrees tangent to the station. So CTM or DC Tom, who ever I’m talking to today, you cannot do this from any other point on the earth except for the North Pole. This along with the no man made interference or noise makes a polar spy/sabotage station a national security problem.

Assuming that military satellites are in a near polar orbits (which makes sense because of the direction the earth spins) the South Pole will provide southern hemisphere surveillance up to the equator at which point the earth blocks line of site as the satellite curves around the earth. You can blast the military satellite with the laser or whatever when it is directly over the pole. China gearing up for WWIII

Yes you might be that dumb, line of site is 360 degrees as far up as the equator from the South Pole can’t do this anywhere else except the north pole.

Not to mention the biggest advantage of a south pole platform is all directions point north 360-degree global surveillance.

If you were to focus on a point of interest with a pair of binoculars what would give you better resolution or image quality: 1) Laying down in a field of wheat look through the wheat and heat waves at the object many miles away or 2) Standing up on a cold day with no visible heat waves at the same object. I know the analogy is not perfect but it gets the point across. The South Pole provide a virtually interference free platform for focused targeted surveillance.

The South Pole makes a perfect spy/sabotage platform. It’s not only the quietist listening post on the planet but there is virtually no extraneous light, heat, and electromagnetic radiation noise allowing instruments to search for infrared, microwave and other radiation that cannot be detected elsewhere on Earth. It’s a big security problem if China carries through with this.

Does having sex with yourself count?

Duh

Good point.

Which one has the high motor?

funny pic

Yeah, they both may do it but the party in power leads the corruption (repub). Remember the check cashing thing of the early 90’s(Dems)

mulling things over= counter offer.

Bill Clinton in drag

I’ve been burned by it so many times I ended up blocking the site

Good place to pick up freaky chicks

Someone had to do it.

I love this shot of her

Too bad, that means Mickey just lost his paper route

sounds painful

And here I thought you going to explain to me what a peeve is. Is it a mammal?

At least he's not over 80

The only thing that’s wrong or ironic with wearing an “athletic” jersey is if you belly hangs below it. Nothing to do with age.