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    KH-5 ARGON was a series of reconnaissance satellites produced by the United States from February 1961 to August 1964. The KH-5 operated similarly to the...
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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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  • defunct British automobile Argon (clothing), Indian garment Argon, a codename used for the KH-5 Argon reconnaissance satellite Argon people, of the Ladakh...
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    media related to KH-6 LANYARD. CORONA KH-1 through 4 (concurrent operations) KH-5 ARGON KH-7 GAMBIT KH-8 GAMBIT-3 (concurrent operations) KH-9 HEXAGON or...
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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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  • Hole (KH) is the designation for a series of American optical reconnaissance satellites: KH-1 Corona KH-2 Corona KH-3 Corona KH-4 Corona KH-5 Argon KH-6 Lanyard...
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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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    were US$860.5 million in 1963 dollars (inflation adjusted US$ 8.56 billion present day). CORONA series: KH-1, KH-2, KH-3, KH-4 KH-5 ARGON KH-8 GAMBIT-3...
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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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    intelligence: KH-1, KH-2, KH-3, KH-4, KH-4A, KH-4B Corona (1959–1972) KH-5Argon (1961–1962) KH-6— Lanyard (1963) KH-7 – Gambit (1963–1967) KH-8 – Gambit...
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  • Office (NRO) which was launched in 1961. Discoverer 20 was the first KH-5 ARGON satellite to be launched. The launch of Discoverer 20 occurred at 20:24:00...
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    launched through this program, and 102 returned usable photos. Keyhole/Argon (KH-5) - Argon was the designation the surveillance satellites, manufactured by...
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    reconnaissance satellites have been designed for high resolution; the KH-5-ARGON program had a ground resolution of 140 meters and was intended for mapmaking...
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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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  • area survey optical reconnaissance satellite launched in 1962. It was a KH-5 Argon satellite, based on an Agena-B. It was also unofficially known as Discoverer...
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  • (NRO) which was launched in 1961. It was a KH-5 ARGON satellite, based on an Agena-B. It was the second KH-5 mission to be launched, and the second to...
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  • returned images of Mys Schmidta airfield 17 February 1961 - First launch of KH-5 ARGON camera system (M9014A); mission was partially successful 6 September 1961...
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  • 1961 but failed to achieve orbit. It was a KH-5 Argon satellite, based on an Agena-B. It was the third KH-5 to be launched. The launch of Discoverer 24...
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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...
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    Samos (satellite) (redirect from Samos 5)
    the KH-5 (Argon) satellite. The E-5 and E-6 were panoramic format film cameras that appeared in later launches, but only a few were used. The E-5 would...
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  • optical reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1962. It was a KH-5 Argon satellite, based on an Agena-B. The satellite operated successfully, but...
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  • the Cuban crisis was not transformed into a last World War." A Lockheed KH-5 Argon reconnaissance satellite was launched on October 9 from Vandenberg Air...
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  • achieve orbit. It was a KH-5 Argon satellite, based on an Agena-B. It was the fourth KH-5 to be launched, the second consecutive KH-5 launch failure, and...
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  • Sensors 60 cm (24 in) (1.37 μrad) panchromatic at nadir 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) (5.47 μrad) multispectral at nadir MS Channels: blue (450–520 nm), green (520–600 nm)...
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    missiles Kh-31, Kh-25MR or MPU (up to six units), anti-ship Kh-31A (up to six), air-to-surface class missiles Kh-29 and Kh-59 (up to three) or Kh-59M (up...
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    considering systematic error), based on multiple lines of evidence, including argonargon dating of tektites from Haiti and bentonite horizons overlying the impact...
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    as the Tu-22R reconnaissance aircraft and as a carrier for the long-range Kh-22 antiship missile. Tu-22s were sold to other nations, including Libya and...
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    wavelength of 766.5 nanometers. Neutral potassium atoms have 19 electrons, one more than the configuration of the noble gas argon. Because of its low...
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    area of the structure. The timing of the impact has been dated using argon-argon dating and uranium-lead dating of zircon crystals within the melt rock...
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    area of the structure. The timing of the impact has been dated using argon-argon dating and uranium-lead dating of zircon crystals within the melt rock...
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