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gptkbp:instanceOf
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reconnaissance satellite program
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gptkbp:codename
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gptkb:Discoverer
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gptkbp:declassified
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1995
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gptkbp:endDate
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1972
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gptkbp:filmRecoveryMethod
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mid-air retrieval
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gptkbp:firstSuccessfulLaunch
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gptkb:CORONA_14
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gptkbp:firstSuccessfulLaunchDate
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August 18, 1960
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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CORONA program
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Thor-Agena
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gptkbp:managedBy
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gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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first use of satellite film recovery
helped verify arms control agreements
provided intelligence for U.S. policymakers during the Cold War
mapped large areas of the world
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gptkbp:notableContributor
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first space-based reconnaissance photographs
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gptkbp:notableMission
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gptkb:KH-1
gptkb:KH-2
gptkb:KH-3
gptkb:KH-4
gptkb:KH-4A
gptkb:KH-4B
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gptkbp:numberOfLaunches
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102
145
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:purpose
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photographic surveillance
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gptkbp:startDate
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1959
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gptkbp:status
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terminated
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:KH-7_GAMBIT
gptkb:KH-8_GAMBIT
gptkb:KH-9_HEXAGON
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gptkbp:target
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gptkb:China
gptkb:Soviet_Union
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gptkbp:technology
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film-return satellite
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:KH-7_Gambit_satellites
gptkb:Keyhole_(KH)_series
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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