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The KH-11 replaced the KH-9 film return satellite, among others, the last of which was lost in a liftoff explosion in 1986. All KH-11 satellites are in either of two standard planes in Sun-synchronous orbits. As shadows help to discern ground features, satellites in a standard plane east of a noon/midnight orbit observe the ground at local ...
Details of USA-245's mission are classified by the US military, however numerous independent analysts identified it as a KH-11 before launch, and amateur satellite watchers have since observed it in the orbit used by such satellites. [3] [4] KH-11 satellites are used to provide high-resolution optical and infrared imagery for US intelligence ...
NATO reporting name for AS series air-to-surface missiles, with Soviet designations: . Note: The Soviet / Russian designation is a Cyrillic letter "Х", which is translated as "Kh" or "H".
Key Hole (KH) is the designation for a series of American optical reconnaissance satellites: . KH-1 Corona; KH-2 Corona; KH-3 Corona; KH-4 Corona; KH-5 Argon; KH-6 Lanyard; KH-7 Gambit; KH-8 Gambit 3
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The D9 armour deflected RPG rockets and even 9K11 Malyutka (AT-3 Sagger) ATGMs. Slat armour is designed to protect against anti-tank rocket and missile attacks, where the warhead is a shaped charge. The slats are spaced so that the warhead is either partially deformed before detonating, or the fuzing mechanism is damaged, thereby preventing ...
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Enhanced Imaging System (EIS), officially referred to as "Enhanced Imagery System", [1] [2] previously known as 8X, and sometimes unofficially known as Misty 2 and KH-13, [3] is an American reconnaissance satellite program.