spy satellite

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“In an espionage case, the whole country is a victim. We were so far advanced over the Russians in spy satellite technology. They leveled the playing field. That’s probably the most important point.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

A CIA official told me at the time that Carter asked to see the technical blueprints for a new spy satellite.

From Slate • 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 • Dec. 11, 2024

Inspired by his doctoral adviser, John A. Simpson, Dr. Stone performed his first cosmic ray experiments in 1961 while working on Discover 36, an Air Force spy satellite.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024

The KH-11 spy satellite cost nearly a billion dollars to manufacture.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau