There's the usual spy satellite, but what caught my interest was this - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8007653.stm [...] The rocket also contained the Anusat educational satellite, which will help transfer confidential material such as examination questions as well as track urban planning developments and the effects of drought. [...]
Ummm... a satellite to transfer examination questions? WTF? Have they never heard of the internet or encryption? Cheeni