CORONA reconnaissance satellites

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/CORONA_reconnaissance_satellites
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Discoverer_program
gptkbp:declassified 1995
gptkbp:filmRecoveredBy mid-air retrieval
gptkbp:filmReturnedBy reentry capsule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CORONA reconnaissance satellites
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 1972-05-25
gptkbp:launchDate 1960-06-18
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Thor-Agena
gptkbp:mainCameraManufacturer gptkb:Eastman_Kodak
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:Lockheed_Corporation
gptkbp:notableFor first space-based reconnaissance system
pioneering satellite film recovery
gptkbp:notableMission first successful recovery of film from orbit
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches 102
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gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:operationalPeriod 1960-1972
gptkbp:program gptkb:CORONA
gptkbp:purpose photographic reconnaissance
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
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:successor gptkb:KH-7_GAMBIT
gptkb:KH-8_GAMBIT
gptkb:KH-9_HEXAGON
gptkbp:usedFilmRecoveryCapsule true
gptkbp:usedFor cartography
military intelligence
mapping
arms control verification
environmental monitoring
geological studies
Cold War intelligence gathering
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Discoverer_satellites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7