A reconnaissance satellite or intelligence satellite (commonly, although unofficially, referred to as a spy satellite) is an Earth observation satellite...
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communications. The first military satellites were photographic reconnaissance missions. Some attempts were made to develop satellite based weapons but this work...
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builds, launches, and operates the reconnaissance satellites of the U.S. federal government. It provides satellite intelligence to several government...
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The Corona program was a series of American strategic reconnaissance satellites produced and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Directorate...
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series of terrestrial radar imaging reconnaissance satellites operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). While not officially...
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intelligence specialists, using navy ships and submarines, reconnaissance aircraft, satellites to collect raw intelligence; and establishing observation...
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KH-11 KENNEN (redirect from KH-11 photo-reconnaissance satellite)
1010: 82 and Key Hole: 82 ) is a type of reconnaissance satellite first launched by the American National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in December 1976. Manufactured...
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Environmental Satellite GPS Inmarsat InSight Juno Lucy Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter...
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it apparently authorised another satellite program – "Object OD-1" – which was to be used for photo-reconnaissance from space. By 1958, the OKB-1 design...
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National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to operate stealthy reconnaissance satellites. The satellites are conjectured to be photo reconnaissance satellites and...
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Additional military uses are reconnaissance, early warning, signals intelligence and, potentially, weapon delivery. Other satellites include the final rocket...
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Imagery intelligence (redirect from Photographic reconnaissance)
and satellite reconnaissance has been coordinated by the National Reconnaissance Office.[citation needed] Early photographic reconnaissance satellites used...
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202, a classified reconnaissance satellite, lifted off 18 January 2009. NROL-32 was a Delta IV Heavy launch, carrying a satellite for NRO. The payload...
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commercial satellite (GeoEye 1) has a GSD of 0.41 m. This compares to a 0.3 m resolution obtained by some early military film based reconnaissance satellites such...
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Chollima-1 (category Satellite launch failures)
first orbital launch attempt, from Sohae Satellite Launching Station, carrying the military reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 (meaning Telescope-1). However...
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Soviet satellite targeting system mated to the SS-N-19 missile. It consisted of the US-P SIGINT satellites and the US-A Radar Ocean reconnaissance satellites...
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satellite during a Chinese anti-satellite missile test. The 2008 destruction of the USA-193 military reconnaissance satellite in a decaying orbit by a USA...
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of United States spy satellites that collect signals intelligence (SIGINT) from space. Operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and developed...
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KH-5 Argon (redirect from Argon (satellite))
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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Russian reconnaissance satellites, derived from the Resurs DK class of remote sensing satellite, in turn derived from the Soviet Yantar reconnaissance satellites...
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(Misidentified as Satellite and Missile Observation System) or SAMOS-E program was a relatively short-lived series of reconnaissance satellites for the United...
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Malligyong-1 (category Satellite launch failures)
meaning Telescope-1) is a type of North Korean reconnaissance satellite. It is North Korea's first spy satellite. It is in a sun-synchronous orbit at about...
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Station AMOS communications satellite EROS earth observation satellite Ofeq reconnaissance satellite TecSAR reconnaissance satellite Shavit space launch vehicle...
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Ofeq (redirect from Ofeq reconnaissance satellite)
the designation of a series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites first launched in 1988. Most Ofeq satellites have been carried on top of Shavit launch...
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Soviet submarine K-129 KH-11 Kennen reconnaissance satellite Lockheed CL-400 Suntan high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance prototype Lockheed Have Blue stealth...
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Kosmos 954 (category Reconnaissance satellites of the Soviet Union)
Kosmos 954 (Russian: Космос 954) was a reconnaissance satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1977. A malfunction prevented safe separation of its onboard...
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KH-9 Hexagon (redirect from Big Bird (satellite))
photographic reconnaissance satellites launched by the United States between 1971 and 1986. Of twenty launch attempts by the National Reconnaissance Office...
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Blackjack is a constellation of small American surveillance satellites to be launched starting in 2024. The Blackjack program was started by DARPA in 2017...
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States Space Force, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) share the satellite-based ISR task as of 2021...
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Enhanced Imaging System (category Reconnaissance satellites of the United States)
Misty 2 and KH-13, is an American reconnaissance satellite program. A derivative of the Improved Crystal satellites, EIS replaced Misty, and was intended...
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