Why would the CIA need Google's cover for any of that? The Feds have been flying spy satellites since the 1950s and there's plenty of classified satellite launches.
replyBecause anybody near-peer to the US at this point has the capability to shoot down satellites, and anything launched on a classified satellite launch is a prime target.
replyA foreign nation shooting down a US satellite would be an act of war, regardless of whether it's a Google or CIA satellite.
replybut 'accidentally' bumping it with space debris would be an 'accident'.
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