1) The idea that an NOAA regulation is going to stop somebody from acting militarily against the US. (A Chinese military command somewhere: "Sir! We cannot point our spy satellites at the earth yet because the US NOAA hasn't issued us a license yet!" "DRATS!")
2) The idea that somebody doing something nefarious would even be sharing this information with anybody.
3) The idea that any of this should be covering what is clearly a utility meant to display the effectiveness of a stage seperation.
This whole thing sounds like an April fool's joke to me.
I think the idea is more that the regulation will stop private U.S. companies from acting militarily against other countries. E.g., the U.S. has a treaty with Israel that forbids publishing high-resolution satellite imagery of Israel, and one of the functions of the licensing system is to implement that treaty.
1) The idea that an NOAA regulation is going to stop somebody from acting militarily against the US. (A Chinese military command somewhere: "Sir! We cannot point our spy satellites at the earth yet because the US NOAA hasn't issued us a license yet!" "DRATS!")
2) The idea that somebody doing something nefarious would even be sharing this information with anybody.
3) The idea that any of this should be covering what is clearly a utility meant to display the effectiveness of a stage seperation.
This whole thing sounds like an April fool's joke to me.