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2. Operation Burnt Frost - Wikipedia

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   Operation Burnt Frost was a military operation to intercept and destroy non-functioning U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite USA-193. [1] The mission was described by the Missile Defense Agency as a "mission of safeguarding human life against the uncontrolled re-entry of a 5,000-pound satellite containing over 1,000 pounds of hazardous hydrazine propellant". [2]

3. KH-9 Hexagon - Wikipedia

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   The final KH-9 operated for 275 days. The satellite mass with and without the Mapping Camera System was 13,300 and 11,400 kg (29,300 and 25,100 lb), respectively. NRO intended to replace HEXAGON with ZEUS, later DAMON—HEXAGON's camera flown on the Space Shuttle—but DAMON was canceled in December 1980.

4. Reconnaissance satellite - Wikipedia

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   KH-4B Corona satellite U.S. Lacrosse radar spy satellite under construction A model of a German SAR-Lupe reconnaissance satellite inside a Cosmos-3M rocket. Microwave interception ( Rhyolite ) A reconnaissance satellite or intelligence satellite (commonly, although unofficially, referred to as a spy satellite ) is an Earth observation satellite ...

5. US spy satellite believed destroyed after failing to reach ...

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   An investigation is under way, but there is no initial indication of sabotage or other interference.

6. Itek - Wikipedia

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   Itek Corporation was a United States defense contractor that initially specialized in camera systems for spy satellites and various other reconnaissance systems. [1] In the early 1960s they built a conglomerate in a fashion similar to LTV or Litton , during which time they developed the first CAD system and explored optical disc technology.

7. North Korean rocket stage exploded after satellite launch ...

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   North Korea launched its first spy satellite into orbit on Tuesday, after two previous attempts this year ended with the rockets crashing during flight. The video was filmed by a camera that South ...

8. CORONA (satellite) - Wikipedia

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   The recovery of the Discoverer 14 return capsule (typical for the CORONA series) A KH-4B CORONA satellite Discoverer 14 launch 1960, Thor Agena "A" launch vehicle. The CORONA [1] program was a series of American strategic reconnaissance satellites produced and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Directorate of Science & Technology with substantial assistance from the U.S. Air Force.

9. Chinese spy balloon that traversed US airspace was packed ...

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   The Chinese balloon that sparked panic when it flew over the US two years ago was, as long suspected, set up to spy on Americans — but surprisingly with US-made technology, according to a new ...