It turns out that satellites are not as passive as you might think, and in the case of earth observation satellites it's not easy to keep them pointing at earth!

 

But if you have a map of the stars, a sun tracker, and are able to keep an eye on the earth's horizon ... it's possible 

 

Jack Reid

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MIT Media Lab

 

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