Corona: The first reconnaissance satellites

Physics Today

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 24-30

  Wheelon, Albert D ^a,b,c  

^a Central Intelligence Agency   (United States)

^b U 2 Program

^c Corona Program ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; CAMERAS; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY; MISSILES; ORBITS; PHOTOGRAPHIC FILMS; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE FLIGHT;

NATIONAL SECURITY; RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITES; SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY; STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE;

MILITARY SATELLITES;

CORONA SATELLITE; SATELLITE MISSION; SATELLITE SYSTEM;

EID: 0031079551     PISSN: 00319228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.881677     Document Type: Article

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