The designer of National Reconnoissance Office mission patches has to be cackling gleefully over how popular the purple storm-lady of NROL-35 has become, especially as it’s been less than a year since we all stopped to admire the globe-strangling octopus. So, what’s the deal? Do they hold hidden messages?
http://space.io9.com/a-successful-clandestine-launch-was-widely-seen-in-cal-1670962185/+katharinetrendacosta
https://gizmodo.com/us-spy-agency-launched-this-earth-conquering-octopus-lo-1479029015
https://gizmodo.com/decoding-hidden-messages-in-those-geeky-spy-satellite-m-1671164600