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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