Corona program

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf reconnaissance satellite program
gptkbp:codename gptkb:Discoverer
gptkbp:contributedTo arms control verification
mapping and cartography
intelligence on Soviet missile sites
gptkbp:declassified 1995
gptkbp:endDate 1972
gptkbp:filmRecoveredBy mid-air retrieval
gptkbp:firstSuccessfulLaunch gptkb:CORONA_14_(August_1960)
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Corona program
gptkbp:imagesDeclassified 800,000+
gptkbp:launchDate gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Thor-Agena
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:Eastman_Kodak
gptkb:General_Electric
gptkb:Lockheed_Corporation
gptkbp:notableFor first recovery of film from orbit
first successful space-based reconnaissance
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches 102
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gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Genetrix_program
gptkbp:purpose photographic reconnaissance
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
gptkb:U-2_program
Satellite reconnaissance
gptkbp:resolution up to 2 meters
gptkbp:service gptkb:KH-1
gptkb:KH-2
gptkb:KH-3
gptkb:KH-4
gptkb:KH-4A
gptkb:KH-4B
gptkbp:startDate 1959
gptkbp:status terminated
gptkbp:successor gptkb:KH-7_Gambit
gptkb:KH-8_Gambit_3
gptkb:KH-9_Hexagon
gptkbp:target gptkb:China
gptkb:Soviet_Union
other countries
gptkbp:usedFilmReturnCapsule true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:KH-1_Corona_satellites
gptkb:KH-2_Corona_satellites
gptkb:KH-3_Corona_satellites
gptkb:KH-4_Corona_satellites
gptkb:KH-5_Argon_satellites
gptkb:KH-6_Lanyard_satellites
gptkb:KH-8_Gambit_satellites
gptkb:KH-8_Gambit_3
gptkb:Discoverer_1
gptkb:PGM-17_Thor_(space_launch_vehicle)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6