I don't know, go here:
Maps.google.com

Click on the satellite button. If nothing shows up it's the same problem.
Been fixed though so I don't think that will be it. I think a lot of people may now have problems due to Katrina just like that happened after 9/11. Whole servers are missing so if your isp is routing threw one of those it will time out.

Now if that is the problem as in no satellite images don't show up reboot your router and modem if you have one and then reboot the computer.
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