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CORONA reconnaissance satellite
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/CORONA_reconnaissance_satellite
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:codename
gptkb:Discoverer
gptkbp:declassified
1995
gptkbp:filmRecoveryMethod
mid-air retrieval
gptkbp:firstSuccessfulLaunch
August 18, 1960
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
CORONA reconnaissance satellite
gptkbp:lastFlight
May 25, 1972
gptkbp:launchDate
1959
gptkbp:launchVehicle
gptkb:Thor-Agena
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Lockheed_Corporation
gptkb:Fairchild_Camera_and_Instrument
gptkbp:notableAchievement
first successful recovery of film from orbit
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches
145
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:orbitType
low Earth orbit
gptkbp:program
gptkb:CORONA
gptkbp:purpose
photographic reconnaissance
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:KH-1
gptkb:KH-2
gptkb:KH-3
gptkb:KH-4
gptkb:KH-4A
gptkb:KH-4B
gptkbp:resolution
up to 2 meters
gptkbp:retired
1972
gptkbp:status
retired
gptkbp:successfulMissions
102
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:KH-9_Hexagon
gptkbp:technology
film-return capsule
gptkbp:usedFor
Cold War intelligence
Soviet Union surveillance
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Itek_panoramic_camera
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7