spy satellite
Example Sentences
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Pyongyang has placed just one spy satellite into orbit, leaving it a long way from the constellation needed for meaningful reconnaissance.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 25, 2026
In 2023, the country successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit and claimed it was capturing images of major US and South Korean military sites.
From Barron's β Jul. 10, 2026
A CIA official told me at the time that Carter asked to see the technical blueprints for a new spy satellite.
From Slate β Dec. 29, 2024
The drone flight came several hours after the base had hosted the launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying a spy satellite for the federal government.
From Los Angeles Times β Dec. 11, 2024
Photographs transmitted by the spy satellite showed Soviet construction crews digging a twenty-three-mile-long trench near Moscow.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
