Just Declassified: Spy Satellite KH-9 Hexagon
Between 1971 and 1986, the U.S. Government relied on two types of spy satellites to keep tabs on the Soviet Union and China, among others. These were the KH-9 Hexagon (pictured above via Space.com) and the KH-8 Gambit spacecraft, which flew nearly 60 photographic spy missions for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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Cynthia Yildirim
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