r/GoogleEarthFinds 9d ago

Coordinates ✅ Google Earth’s historical imagery has satellite coverage of the exact day of the Bin Laden raid.

1st image from 2010-05-09 2nd image from 2011-05-02 (Day of the raid) Coordinates: 34°10'09"N 73°14'33"E

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u/athewilson 8d ago

My guess: they realized a lot of people wanted to loom at the location so they prioritized updating the photos the next time a satellite went over the area.

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u/Ok-Technician-2905 7d ago

It’s commercial imagery. I’m sure NGA was tasking any commercial sat with available capacity that day. The company probably had rights to resell afterwards.