photographic reconnaissance

  1. Michel Van

    Keyhole satellite projects

    This here is overview of several projects for NRO Keyhole Spy Sats like DORIAN, SPARTAN, SAMOS or FULCRUM MOL aka KH-10 DORIAN KH-11 KENNEN The SPARTAN reconnaissance satellite program Proposal to use NRO camera on Apollo Mission Source material...
    • Michel Van
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    • central intelligence agency cia cold war corona fulcrum mol nasa national reconnaissance office nro photo-recce photographic reconnaissance samos spy sat united states united states air force
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  2. T

    Project Verticon

    Hi, from the CIA archive (link) a detailed report about the Verticon project, a photo recce payload to be used with Aerobee rockets.
    • Temistocle
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    • battlefield reconnaisance central intelligence agency cold war covert operations defense products division fairchild camera and instrument corporation meteorological survey photo-recce photographic reconnaissance rocket strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance united states vertical firing rockets weather reconnaissance
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  3. Flyaway

    Public Release of SIGINT Phase II Records

    More on link below including the declassified documents themselves. http://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/SIGINT_PhaseII.html
    • Flyaway
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    • central intelligence agency cold war electronic warfare lockheed national reconnaissance office national security agency photographic reconnaissance post-world war ii rand corporation signals intelligence space age space race spy sat strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance united states united states air force
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  4. overscan (PaulMM)

    Spyflights & Overflights : Cold War Aerial Reconnaissance

    Nice-looking new title from Crecy/Hikoki from RC-135-pilot-turned-historian Robert S Hopkins III. Spyflights & Overflights Cold War Aerial Reconnaissance RRP: £29.95 Few aviation subjects have been shrouded in more secrecy or been more controversial than cold war aerial reconnaissance. Former...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • central intelligence agency cold war cuban missile crisis elint north atlantic treaty organisation photo-recce photographic reconnaissance republic of china air force royal air force royal swedish air force signals intelligence strategic air command strategic reconnaissance united states air force vietnam war
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
  5. Flyaway

    KH-11 KENNEN

    New article from AW, including an image captioned 'This accurate model show the original KH-11 design that, like Hubble, carried about a 8-ft. mirror but with a shorter instrument base section.' Just looks like an image of Hubble to me & it would be a first for an image of it to be reproduced of...
    • Flyaway
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    • central intelligence agency cold war national reconnaissance office photo-recce photographic reconnaissance post-cold war space race spy sat strategic reconnaissance united states united states air force
    • Replies: 104
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. overscan (PaulMM)

    Secret Projects: Military Space Technology by Bill Rose

    I must preface this first look review by saying that, while I'm interested in space technology, its not my speciality, so I'm approaching this book from this angle. Bill Rose has put together a well written and nicely illustrated book on various military space projects. Its 192 pages long and...
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • anti-satellite cold war early 21st century electronic warfare elint great britain late 20th century nasa photographic reconnaissance post-cold war signals intelligence soviet union space weapons spaceplane ssto strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance third reich united states world war ii
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Books & Marketplace
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