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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:declassified
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2011
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gptkbp:diameter
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3 meters
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gptkbp:displayedAt
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gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
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gptkbp:film
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yes
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gptkbp:filmCanistersPerMission
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up to 4
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gptkbp:filmRecoveryMethod
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mid-air retrieval
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gptkbp:filmRecoveryVehicle
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gptkb:General_Electric_Satellite_Return_Vehicle
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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KH-9 Hexagon
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gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion
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April 18, 1986
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1971–1986
June 15, 1971
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Titan_III_D
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gptkbp:length
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about 18 meters
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Lockheed_Corporation
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gptkbp:mass
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11,400 kg
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gptkbp:missionType
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optical reconnaissance
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Big_Bird
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gptkbp:notableFor
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largest film-based reconnaissance satellite
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gptkbp:numberFailed
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1
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gptkbp:numberLaunched
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20
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gptkbp:numberSuccessful
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19
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:orbitType
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low Earth orbit
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gptkbp:payload
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photographic film cameras
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:KH-8_Gambit
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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strategic reconnaissance
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gptkbp:resolution
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about 2–3 feet (0.6–0.9 m)
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gptkbp:revealedTo
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September 2011
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:KH-11_Kennan
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Project_Corona
gptkb:Lockheed_Corporation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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