spy satellite

Poppy Satellite

Background POPPY is the code name given to a series of U.S. intelligence satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office.…

February 13, 2019

Flight Ops GeoLITE Training, May 2009 (Declassified May 2017)

Background Special thanks to Gunter's Space Page for this description of GeoLITE: GeoLITE (Geosynchronous Lightweight Technology Experiment) is an advanced,…

July 2, 2017

History of Satellite Reconnaissance

In the 1970s, Robert Perry of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) wrote five volumes on the history of satellite reconnaissance.…

March 3, 2015

Recovering a Secret Spy Satellite Capsule from Underwater Ice Station Zebra – 16,400 Feet below

Introduction The Trieste II (DSV-1), the Navy’s most advanced deep sea submersible at the time, surfaced about 350 miles north…

March 3, 2015

Miscellaneous Records on Spy Satellites

The following documents are not categorized in their proper sub-category. Until then, they will remain indexed here. The Central Intelligence…

March 3, 2015