This is so neat. Makes me want to do orbital mechanics
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Orbital mechanics is wild - satellites move so fast (like 7-8 km/s) that Google Earth's cameras literally catch them as streaks or ghostly blurs because the exposure time is longer than the satelite's transit through the frame!
Can't wait to see ghost hunters talking about ghost satellites.