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A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite ) is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications. These are ...
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Pages in category "Reconnaissance satellites" ... The main article for this category is Reconnaissance satellites. ... Reconnaissance satellites of France (2 P)
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The NRO designs, builds and operates the nation's reconnaissance satellites. NRO products, provided to an expanding list of customers like the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), can warn of potential trouble spots around the world, help plan military operations,
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Overview, Vision & Mission ... NRO and Operation Warfighter ... Above: A reconnaissance satellite under construction.
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The United States, Russia (before 1991, the USSR), and other nations have launched numerous reconnaissance satellites since 1960 ... The satellite gap: there may be a gap between when the current generation of Advanced KH-II and Onyx reconnaissance satellites stop working and when their replacements are ready.
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As a result of the desire to employ reconnaissance satellites for law enforcement and border security purposes, in addition to their traditional use for mapping and disaster relief, the Department of Homeland Security, based on recommendations of an advisory group (Document 40) formulated plans to establish a...
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Center for Defense Information Terrorism Project: Military Reconnaissance Satellites (IMINT) - by Emily Clark, CDI Research Assistant. ... The United States reportedly maintains at least six newer reconnaissance satellites that have been placed in orbit during a series of launches throughout the last decade, including:
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His shots of 189 secret spy satellites are the subject of a new exhibit -- despite the fact that, officially speaking, the satellites don't exist. ... "The National Reconnaissance Office cannot classify Kepler's laws of planetary motion," Paglen says. "They just work ... and they're unbelievably accurate."
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The next step upward from aerial reconnaissance is orbital reconnaissance. From orbit, satellites can monitor vast areas in great detail. ... Discoverer was the public cover name for Project Corona, a secret program to develop the first satellites for spying on the Soviet Union. Initiated by the U.S. Air Force in the late...
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Communication satellites ... Two countries that have being launching a lot of reconnaissance satellites since 1960 are the U.S and Russia (former U.S.S.R).
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