BYEMAN codenamed LANYARD, the KH-6 was the unsuccessful first attempt to develop and deploy a very high-resolution optical reconnaissance satellite by...
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CORONA (satellite) (redirect from KH-4)
KH-5 ARGON, KH-6 LANYARD, KH-7 GAMBIT, KH-8 GAMBIT 3 KH-9 Hexagon "Big Bird" KH-10 DORIAN or Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL program) KH-11, KH-12, KH-13...
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to KH-5 ARGON. KH-1 thru KH-4B CORONA KH-6 LANYARD KH-7 GAMBIT-1 KH-8 GAMBIT-3 KH-9 HEXAGON or Big Bird KH-10 DORIAN or Manned Orbital Laboratory KH-11...
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KH-5 Argon KH-6 Lanyard KH-7 Gambit KH-8 Gambit 3 KH-9 Hexagon/Big Bird KH-10 Dorian/Manned Orbiting Laboratory KH-11 Crystal/Kennan KH-12 Improved Crystal/Ikon/Advanced...
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CORONA series: KH-1 KH-2 KH-3 KH-4 KH-5 Argon KH-6 Lanyard KH-7 Gambit KH-8 Gambit 3 KH-10 (Manned Orbiting Laboratory) KH-11 Kennen KH-13 (Enhanced Imaging...
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series: KH-1, KH-2, KH-3, KH-4 KH-5 ARGON, KH-6 LANYARD KH-7 Gambit and KH-8 GAMBIT KH-9 Hexagon "Big Bird" MOL – KH-10 KH-11 Kennen, Misty (classified...
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intelligence: KH-1, KH-2, KH-3, KH-4, KH-4A, KH-4B Corona (1959–1972) KH-5 – Argon (1961–1962) KH-6— Lanyard (1963) KH-7 – Gambit (1963–1967) KH-8 – Gambit...
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generation of reconnaissance satellites: the KH-5 Argon (produced 1961–65) satellite mapping system, and KH-6 Lanyard (in use 1963), the first attempt to acquire...
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launches, seven were not successful for varying reasons. Keyhole/Lanyard (KH-6) - Lanyard was the designation for the first, albeit unsuccessful, attempt...
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series: KH-1, KH-2, KH-3, KH-4 KH-5 ARGON, KH-6 LANYARD KH-7 and KH-8 GAMBIT KH-9 HEXAGON "Big Bird" Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL) or KH-10 KH-11 "INTELLIGENCE...
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KH178 (redirect from KH-178 105mm Howitzer)
(self-cocking) type. The weapon is fired by pulling a lanyard. It returns to firing position when releasing a lanyard. The carriage is single axle and split trail...
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Flight-proven: KH-1 to KH-4 CORONA Vostok reentry module KH-5 Argon McDonnell Mercury capsule KH-6 Lanyard Zenit (Vostok-derived) KH-7 Gambit (Two capsules...
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Photographic KH-1 Corona KH-2 Corona KH-3 Corona KH-4A Corona KH-4B Corona KH-5 Argon KH-6 Lanyard KH-7 Gambit KH-8 Gambit 3 KH-9 Hexagon KH-10 Dorian Electro-optical...
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Samos (satellite) (redirect from Samos 6)
few were used. The E-5 would later be called upon in the short-lived KH-6 (Lanyard) program. E-1 camera, particularly the unique system of developing and...
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carried out, of which three failed. The first failure was the launch of a KH-11 photoreconnaissance satellite in the year 1985 on the 28th of August. The...
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synthetic heat shield that protects the shooter from excessive heating and a lanyard attachment loop was added in place of the previous magazine heel release...
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camera to the existing CORONA airframe, resulting in the LANYARD project, today known as the KH-6. The project was, generally, a failure. Three satellites...
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