According to Google, the cost to develop, build and launch a satellite into orbit can cost as much as $500 million for large, complex satellites. On the contrary, a transatlantic underwater sea cable costs around $200-$250 million for construction and installation. The first international underwater sea cable was laid between England and France way back in 1850! And over 95% of ALL communications today, including phone and internet, go through this vast network of underwater cables, NOT satellit

Looking for real-time satellite imagery? NOAA's advanced satellites provide constant monitoring of global weather events around the world 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The GOES East and West satellites provide frequently updated visible and infrared images of the U.S. territories every 30 minutes, while the Suomi NPP satellite provides highly detailed images of the planet every day. This colorized infrared imagery, showing the last three days of weather over the United States, is just one e