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Space domain awareness would have given the NATO Commander the ability to predict the position of Amberlands low earth orbit satellites equipped with high resolution, electro optical sensors. The orbital data, which were provided by a NATO member state to the NATO common space object catalog would have indicated the 8-minute overflight window, the Amberland reconnaissance satellite had to acquire the images. A short delay in deploying the forces of just a few minutes would have concealed the movement all together. Due to the physical laws of space, satellites are predictable. The knowledge of the future position of an opponent’s reconnaissance satellite can be significant. This information can be used to hide, to deceive or in contrast to project military power. Not only the propagated position of such a satellite is of importance, but also the payload capabilities and limitation (e.g., optical vs radar).