When you are designing a game and cannot find suitable models in the shops and cardboard counters will just not do, fear not 3D printing can come to your rescue (see below, need a satellite, know a friend with a 3D printer, ask them for a favour):
Paint it red and spy on the Americans (see below, a Sweeping Satellite counter checking out what the US are doing in South America):
Satellite production line started (see below, there is a little patience required in teh "fiddle" of small parts slipping from my chunky fingers despite my opposed thumbs):
Global coverage of satellite scans is increasing (see below, the typical game turn will require between three and five model counters to represent geographical areas scanned):
For every Red model there is a reciprocal Blue (see below, the black line represents the satellite track and the circles locations to scan):
The satellites had to fight for their space on the painting tray but were righteous and victorious in the end (see below, despite teh curing of teh super glue required):
Ready to go to the show (see below, eight Red versus eight Blue):
All I need to add now is some yellow (China), green (Commercial) and white (NASA) satellites.