aerial recovery of satellites (Project Discoverer)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:satellite
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:CORONA_program
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1972
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
aerial recovery of satellites (Project Discoverer)
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
|
| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
first successful recovery of film from orbit
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
August 1960
|
| gptkbp:notableMission |
gptkb:Discoverer_14
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force |
| gptkbp:purpose |
reconnaissance
|
| gptkbp:recoveryAircraft |
gptkb:Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar
gptkb:Lockheed_JC-130_Hercules |
| gptkbp:recoveryMethod |
mid-air retrieval
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:KH-1_satellite
gptkb:KH-4_satellite gptkb:CORONA_satellite |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1959
|
| gptkbp:technology |
film-return satellite
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:C-119_Flying_Boxcar
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|