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Keyhole reconnaissance satellites
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Keyhole_reconnaissance_satellites
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Corona_satellites
KH satellites
gptkbp:codename
gptkb:Keyhole
gptkbp:developedBy
gptkb:Eastman_Kodak
gptkb:Lockheed_Corporation
gptkb:Itek
gptkb:Perkin-Elmer
gptkbp:filmRecovery
mid-air retrieval
film canister ejection
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Keyhole reconnaissance satellites
gptkbp:launchDate
1959
present
gptkbp:launchSite
gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:notableFor
helped verify arms control agreements
declassified in 1995 (Corona)
first US photo reconnaissance satellites
provided intelligence on Soviet Union
used for mapping and surveillance
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:partOfSeries
gptkb:KH-1
gptkb:KH-2
gptkb:KH-3
gptkb:KH-4
gptkb:KH-4A
gptkb:KH-4B
gptkb:KH-5_Argon
gptkb:KH-7_Gambit
gptkb:KH-8_Gambit_3
gptkb:KH-9_Hexagon
gptkb:KH-11_Kennan
gptkb:KH-6_Lanyard
KH-12
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:CORONA_program
gptkbp:status
operational (KH-11 and successors)
retired (most models)
gptkbp:successor
KH-11
gptkbp:technology
optical imaging
electro-optical imaging (later models)
film-based cameras
gptkbp:usedDuring
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:usedFor
gptkb:intelligence_gathering
photographic reconnaissance
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Keyhole_EarthViewer
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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