CORONA reconnaissance satellite

GPTKB entity

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