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Spy satellite
A
spy satellite
is an
Earth observation satellite
or
communications satellite
deployed for
military
or
intelligence
applications.
Examples of spy satellite missions:
high resolution
photography
(
IMINT
)
communications
eavesdropping (
SIGINT
)
covert
communications
(
HUMINT
)
enforcement of nuclear test bans
detection of missile launches
See also:
Corona
, the first US spy satellite
KH-9
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External links:
http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/
Chronology of spy satellites
(
http://infomanage.com/international/intelligence/spychron.html
)
Glasglow.com