Corona reconnaissance satellite program

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The Corona reconnaissance satellite program was a top-secret U.S. Cold War initiative that used film-return spy satellites to photograph the Soviet Union and other areas for strategic intelligence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War intelligence program ⓘ
United States military program ⓘ
reconnaissance satellite program ⓘ
archivalRepository National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
codename CORONA ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverName Discoverer program ⓘ
declassificationDate 1995-02-24 ⓘ
declassifiedBy President Bill Clinton ⓘ
linked to: Bill Clinton
developedBy Eastman Kodak ⓘ
Lockheed ⓘ
developedFor United States intelligence community ⓘ
endDate 1972-05-25 ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
firstSuccessfulMissionDate 1960-08-18 ⓘ
firstSuccessfulMissionName Discoverer 14 ⓘ
fundedBy Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
imageResolution better than 2 meters in later missions ⓘ
impact foundation of modern satellite reconnaissance ⓘ
launchVehicle Atlas-Agena rocket ⓘ
linked to: Atlas-Agena

Thor-Agena rocket ⓘ
Thorad-Agena rocket ⓘ
linked to: Thor-Agena rocket
managedBy National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ
notableContribution global mapping for civilian applications ⓘ
improvement of U.S. strategic targeting information ⓘ
mapping of the Soviet Union ⓘ
verification of arms control agreements ⓘ
numberOfLaunches more than 140 ⓘ
numberOfSuccessfulMissions over 100 ⓘ
operator Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
orbitType low Earth orbit ⓘ
predecessor WS-117L reconnaissance satellite program ⓘ
primaryTarget People's Republic of China ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
purpose photographic reconnaissance ⓘ
strategic intelligence collection ⓘ
startDate 1959-06-01 ⓘ
status declassified ⓘ
successor KH-11 KENNEN reconnaissance satellite program ⓘ
KH-9 HEXAGON reconnaissance satellite program ⓘ
technology film-return system ⓘ
optical imaging ⓘ
usedRecoveryMethod mid-air capsule recovery ⓘ
parachute film capsule ⓘ
usedSpacecraftBus Agena upper stage ⓘ

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Atlas-Agena → usedInProgram → Corona reconnaissance satellite program ⓘ
Lockheed Agena upper stage → notableUse → Corona reconnaissance satellite program ⓘ
Thor-Agena → notableUse → Corona reconnaissance satellites ⓘ
linked to: Corona reconnaissance satellite program
Thor → usedInProgram → Corona reconnaissance satellite program ⓘ