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Corona reconnaissance satellite
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Corona_reconnaissance_satellite
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:codename
gptkb:Discoverer
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:declassified
1995
gptkbp:developedBy
gptkb:Lockheed_Corporation
gptkbp:filmRecoveryMethod
mid-air retrieval
capsule reentry
gptkbp:genre
black and white
infrared
color (later missions)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Corona reconnaissance satellite
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion
1972
gptkbp:launchDate
1959
gptkbp:launchSite
gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle
gptkb:Thor-Agena
gptkbp:notableFor
first successful space-based reconnaissance
first use of film-return capsules
major source of intelligence on Soviet Union
gptkbp:notableMission
gptkb:Discoverer_13
gptkb:Discoverer_36
gptkb:Discoverer_14
Discoverer 39
Discoverer 43
Discoverer 44
Discoverer 45
Discoverer 46
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches
102
145
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:orbitType
low Earth orbit
gptkbp:projectCost
$850 million (approximate)
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:KH-1
gptkb:KH-2
gptkb:KH-3
gptkb:KH-4
gptkb:KH-4A
gptkb:KH-4B
gptkbp:resolution
2 meters (later missions)
7.5 meters (early missions)
gptkbp:revealedTo
1995
gptkbp:signature
film-based
gptkbp:status
retired
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:KH-7_Gambit
gptkb:KH-8_Gambit_3
gptkb:KH-9_Hexagon
gptkbp:usedDuring
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:usedFor
photographic reconnaissance
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Lockheed_Missiles_and_Space_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7