Corona reconnaissance satellites

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Corona_reconnaissance_satellites
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Discoverer_program
gptkbp:dataDeclassifiedBy gptkb:Executive_Order_12951
gptkbp:dataStoredAt gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
gptkbp:declassified 1995
gptkbp:filmRecoveryMethod film return capsule
mid-air retrieval
gptkbp:filmReturnCapsuleNickname film bucket
gptkbp:filmReturnCapsuleRecovery mid-air by aircraft
ocean recovery (if missed mid-air)
gptkbp:genre black and white photographic film
color film (later missions)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Corona reconnaissance satellites
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 1972-05-25
gptkbp:launchDate 1960-06-18
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Thor-Agena
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Corporation
gptkbp:notableAchievement first successful recovery of film from orbit
gptkbp:notableContributor arms control verification
mapping of remote areas
monitoring missile sites
agricultural and environmental studies (after declassification)
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Discoverer_13
gptkb:Discoverer_36
gptkb:Discoverer_14
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches 102
145
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:orbitType low Earth orbit
gptkbp:programCost $850 million (approximate, 1960s USD)
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:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:KH-7_Gambit
gptkb:KH-8_Gambit_3
gptkb:KH-9_Hexagon
gptkbp:target gptkb:China
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Eastern_Bloc
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:US_Geological_Survey
intelligence agencies
photographic reconnaissance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lockheed_Corporation
gptkb:Agena_upper_stage
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5