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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: Reconnaissance satellites of France, Reconnaissance satellites of Iran, Reconnaissance satellites of Israel, Reconnaissance satellites of Russia, Reconnaissance satellites of the Soviet Union, Reconnaissance satellites of the United Kingdom, Reconnaissance satellites of the United States, Spy satellite, Corona, KH-11 Kennan, KH-9 Hexagon, KH-7 Gambit, KH-8 GAMBIT, Missile Defense Alarm System, Manned Orbiting Laboratory, TKS, TacSat-3, TecSAR, Zenit, Space-Based Infrared System, Vela, Resurs DK, Solrad 10, Samos, Defense Support Program, Almaz, Kosmos, Space-based radar, Solrad 8, Yaogan, Fanhui Shi Weixing, Information Gathering Satellite, Ofeq, Solrad 3, Solrad 6, Kosmos 1818, Solrad 9, Enhanced Imaging System, Oko, RISAT-2, RORSAT, Naval Ocean Surveillance System, Kosmos 1867, KH-5 Argon, SAR-Lupe, Solrad 5B, Arirang-2, Galactic Radiation and Background, Kosmos 954, Mentor, Misty, US-KMO, MiTEx, Trumpet, Samos-F, WorldView-1, Sina-1, Persona, Magnum, Zircon, Space Based Space Surveillance, Yantar, WorldView-2, Canyon, Discoverer 1, KH-6 Lanyard, Ofek-9, FORTE, Monitor-E, SPRN-2 Prognoz, Mercury, SkyGrabber, Intruder, Kosmos 1402, Spatial reconnaissance, Orlets-1, Helios 1B, Helios 2, Ofek-7, Discoverer 14, SLDCOM. Excerpt: The Corona program was a series of American strategic reconnaissance satellites produced and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Science & Technology with substantial assistance from the U.S. Air Force. The Corona satellites were used for photographic surveillance of the Soviet Union (USSR), the People's Republic of China, and other areas beginning in June 1959 and ending in May 1972. The name of this program is sometimes seen as "CORONA," but its actual name "Corona" was a codeword, not an acronym for anything. The Corona project was pushed forward especially following t...
