Spy Satellite stories:
Iran To Launch Satellite On Its Own By Late 2011
Nov 20th, 2009 - CBS News
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran plans to launch a communications satellite by late 2011 with no outside help, a top Iranian official said Friday, after Italy and Russia declined to put it into orbit.
Moon orbiter detects pole-plunge hotspots in dark bottom
Oct 13th, 2009 - The Register
Pics NASA has released new images from its spy satellite orbiting the Moon, showing the twin impacts at the lunar south pole of the iceberg-hunting probe which struck there on Friday.Homeland Security said to kill spy satellite plan
Jun 22nd, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Washington -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has decided to kill a controversial Bush administration program to use U.S. spy satellites to collect domestic intelligence for counter-terrorism...
Jane Harman: Napolitano Should Kill Spy Satellite Office
Jun 12th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
Rep. Jane Harman and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano are old friends, but that isn't stopping Harman from calling out Napolitano for slow-walking an agency review of the controversial use of military satellites in U.S...
Northrop Grumman-TRW whistle-blower case settled for $325 million
Apr 2nd, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
In one of the nation's largest settlements in a whistle-blower case, Northrop Grumman Corp. has agreed to pay the federal government $325 million to resolve claims that TRW...
Spy Satellite videos from YouTube:
1:00Navy Missile Hits Spy Satellite on First Attempt
The Pentagon says a missile launched from a Navy ship struck a dying US spy satellite passing over the Pacific Ocean. It was not clear whether the operation succeeded in its main goal of destroying the satellite's toxic fuel tank. (Feb. 20)
1:06Rogue Spy Satellite Blast
Footage of a rogue spy satellite destroyed by a Navy SM-3 missile.
1:02US destroy spy satellite with missile. Best Quality
WASHINGTON: A missile interceptor launched from a navy warship has struck a dying American spy satellite orbiting 130 miles over the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon announced late Wednesday. Officials ...
3:37US Missile Blows Up Spy Satellite Exclusive Video
A missile from a US Navy warship hit a spy satellite 133 nautical miles above the Earth, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. This is what I think happened.
Spy Satellite from WikiPedia:
A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite) is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications.
These are essentially space telescopes that are pointed toward the Earth instead of toward the stars. The first generation type (i.e. Corona and Zenit) took photographs, then ejected canisters of photographic film, which would descend to earth.
Corona capsules were retrieved in mid-air as they floated down on parachutes. Later spacecraft had digital imaging systems and downloaded the images via encrypted radio links.
In the United States, most information available is on programs that existed up to 1972. Some information about programs prior to that time are still classified, and a small trickle of information is available on subsequent missions.
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