X-Nico

unusual facts about reconnaissance satellite



Jane's Defence Weekly

In 1984, only months after the magazine was established, Jane's Defence Weekly gained worldwide attention after printing several images from an American spy satellite of the Nikolaiev 444 shipyard in the Black Sea, showing a Kiev-class aircraft carrier under construction.

Samos-F

SAMOS-F or Air Force Program 102 refers to a series of SIGINT reconnaissance satellites launched and operated by the United States Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office during the 1960s.


see also

Gladys

The launch name used for USA-215, an American reconnaissance satellite operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office

Lupe

SAR-Lupe, a German military reconnaissance satellite system