Corona
From Spacefaring
The CORONA program was a series of American strategic reconnaissance satellites produced and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Directorate of Science & Technology with substantial assistance from the U.S. Air Force. The CORONA satellites were used for photographic surveillance of the Soviet Union (USSR), China, and other areas beginning in June 1959 and ending in May 1972.
1959 — 1972
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Corona program; Discoverer
Persia, 1950s, 1959, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, Tarshish, Sweden, Sikh Confederacy, Reman, Retro Space HD, Kingdom of Wolaita, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Havilah, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinland, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Ashkenaz,
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Retro Space HD page@ | A Point in Time - The Corona Story | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | ImagingSat NRO | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Agena-A Discoverer | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Coronasat | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Corona recovery vehicle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Corona scheme 1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Corona scheme 2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Corona Satellite Index Camera Lens | Commons | ||
| commons | image | PXL 20210508 163423142 (51327265296) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | PXL 20210508 163158141.PORTRAIT~2 (51326533782) | Commons | ||







