Satellogic’s Post

Observing military installations from orbit often reveals more than meets the eye. Recent imagery from the Engels-2 air base in Russia’s Saratov region shows painted “aircraft” on the ground, a tactic designed to mislead remote sensing analysts and obscure true asset counts. Thanks to high-resolution satellite imaging, we can distinguish these cleverly painted decoys from actual aircraft, emphasizing the critical role of timely, accurate geospatial intelligence in defense and security operations.

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Benson Tendler

Independent Management Consulting Professional

2mo

Really trying to mislead? More it looks like a visual aid for the crews than a misleading tactics.

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Kevin Crowhurst

ISTAR Consultant & Senior Intelligence Analyst specialising in Imagery Analysis across multiple platforms and sensors

2mo

Lack of shadow is the biggest giveaway

John Rankin

Geomatics Sales Consultant at Eagle Mapping

2mo

A simple tell in most imagery (including this one) are the shadows or lack thereof. As a photogrammetrist I have relied upon shadows to provide me with detailed information for decades.

Nice :) futhermore the Tu-95 on the runaway should be also interesting for the IMINT analyst

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흥미롭네요.

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Tommaso Trucolo

Head of Marketing and Sales Engineering

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I dont think it's for the benefit of satellite. In the late '80 an imageing satellite was easily able to read the license plate of a car. A lot of time has passed since the , paint it would have faded....

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Odysseas Arapellis

System Engineer | Space & Defence | AI & Machine Learning

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Would be extremely helpful to see/use also some false colour composites and some basic band math to reveal more "hidden" information. For an average imint analyst the go-to method is photo-interpretation and I believe would be useful for them to add some extra techniques to their workflows.

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Satellogic Imagery are ok. You can even catch the Il-78 Midas aerial refueling aircraft. Satellogic what is the GRD of this imagery?

Clive Evans GCGI

Imagery Analyst and Expert Witness. Founder & Director - Videnda Imagery Analysis Ltd

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Lynne Schneider

Research Director, Data Collaboration and Monetization, Location and Geospatial Intelligence at IDC

2mo

You can fool optical in ways you cannot fool SAR and Lidar . . .

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