Satellites

Tumbletop Satellites have been in orbit long before the first Barbarian satellites, with the first being launched in 1893. Nowadays, there are thousands of Tumbletop satellites in orbit, most of which are part of the SOFT. The SOFT (Satellite Observing Fleet- Tumbletop) fleet is composed of small, solar-powered satellites. However, there are so many of them that any place in the world can be photographed within a few seconds, if needed. Most of the SOFT fleet has cameras equipped with powerful, hi-res, magnifying hardware. At best, 1 pixel=0.5 feet. The SOFT fleet also does not need much protection: They orbit far below the 'space line', and cannot be seen by Barbarian satellites. Since Earth's atmosphere has a magic concentration that is most powerful in the upper mesosphere, SOFT satellites simply have a magic-bouncer coating on them that pushes them upward when the atmosphere's drag starts slowing them down. On average, SOFT orbits at around 53 miles up.