Hexagon Kh 9 Mapping Camera Program And Evolution

Author : Maurice G. Burnett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Artificial satellites, American
ISBN : UCSD:31822038365318

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Hexagon (KH-9) Mapping Camera Program and Evolution by Maurice G. Burnett Pdf

The United States developed the Gambit and Hexagon programs to improve the nation's means for peering over the iron curtain that separated western democracies from east European and Asian communist countries. The inability to gain insight into vast "denied areas" required exceptional systems to understand threats posed by US adversaries. Corona was the first imagery satellite system to help see into those areas. Hexagon began as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program with the first concepts proposed in 1964. The CIA's primary goal was to develop an imagery system with Corona-like ability to image wide swaths of the earth, but with resolution equivalent to Gambit. Such a system would afford the United States even greater advantages monitoring the arms race that had developed with the nation's adversaries. The Hexagon mapping camera flew on 12 of the 20 Hexagon missions. It proved to be a remarkably efficient and prodigious producer of imagery for mapping purposes. The mapping camera system was successful by every standard including technical capabilities, reliability, and capacity.

Author : Maurice G. Burnett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Artificial satellites, American
ISBN : 1937219089

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Hexagon (KH-9) Mapping Camera Program and Evolution by Maurice G. Burnett Pdf

A report prepared from data provided by the Secretary of the Air Force Special Projects Office (SAFSP), the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA), the Aerospace Corporation, and the HEXAGON Associate Contractors -- from foreword.

Author : Frederic C. E. Oder
Publisher : Study of National Reconnaissance
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Artificial satellites, American
ISBN : UCSD:31822038364071

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The Hexagon Story by Frederic C. E. Oder Pdf

The United States developed the Gambit and Hexagon programs to improve the nation's means for peering over the iron curtain that separated western democracies from east European and Asian communist countries. The inability to gain insight into vast "denied areas" required exceptional systems to understand threats posed by US adversaries. Corona was the first imagery satellite system to help see into those areas. Hexagon began as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program with the first concepts proposed in 1964. The CIA's primary goal was to develop an imagery system with Corona-like ability to image wide swaths of the earth, but with resolution equivalent to Gambit. Such a system would afford the United States even greater advantages monitoring the arms race that had developed with the nation's adversaries. The system that became Hexagon faced three major challenges. The first was development of the technology, which was eventually overcome by the Itek and Perkin-Elmer Corporations. The second was bureaucratic, deciding how the CIA and Air Force would cooperate in building such a system because they each had strengths and weaknesses in the development of national reconnaissance systems. The third challenge was to secure the resources that were required to build the most complicated and largest reconnaissance satellites at the time. By 1971, the NRO overcame the challenges to successfully launch the Hexagon satellite and fulfill, or even exceed, expectations for unparalleled insight into capabilities of US adversaries.

Author : Joseph T Page
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439658642

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Space Launch Complex 10 by Joseph T Page Pdf

Inside the historic Cold War landmark at Vandenberg Space Force base—its technology, its people, and its military importance. Includes photos. Situated in the sand dunes of California’s Central Coast, Space Launch Complex Ten, often called SLC-10 or “Slick Ten,” is a National Historic Landmark that commemorates a powerful Cold War legacy. Home to Vandenberg’s Space and Missile Technology Center, or SAMTEC, the facility contains the rich technological heritage of the U.S. Air Force’s space and missile launch systems. As the only remaining Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile launch site in the world, SLC-10’s noteworthy achievements span the globe. The complex trained British Royal Air Force missileers for Project EMILY, assisted during nuclear atmospheric tests in the Pacific, and launched military weather satellites in support of the covert National Reconnaissance Program. Former air force space and missile officer Joseph T. Page II recounts amazing stories of dedicated men and women who led the American military effort to explore space.

Author : Peter Swan,Cathy Swan,Rick Larned
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781329164789

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Birth of Air Force Satellite Reconnaissance: Facts, Recollections and Reflections by Peter Swan,Cathy Swan,Rick Larned Pdf

This history of SAFSP is dedicated to all those men and women who fought the Cold War, in silence - from above. No organization is better at gathering overhead intelligence than the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Today's NRO grew out of 3 organizations: AF, CIA, and Navy. The AF office for satellite reconnaissance was called the Secretary of Air Force's Office of Special Projects [SAFSP]. This monograph describes the birth of Air Force satellite reconnaissance. When SAFSP was created in response to Presidential recognition of a national imperative, 4 tenets captured the sense of urgency: direct access to national leadership, covert management/operations, highest national priority, and rapid procurement.

Author : RB Singh,Udo Schickhoff,Suraj Mal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319289779

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Climate Change, Glacier Response, and Vegetation Dynamics in the Himalaya by RB Singh,Udo Schickhoff,Suraj Mal Pdf

This book provides information essential for anyone interested in climate and environmental change of the Himalayan region, including land and resource managers, environmental planners, conservationists, environmentalists, geographers, climatologists, ecologists, and students. The book is unique in its coverage of the current understanding of the science of climate change in the Himalayan mountain system and of the major impacts on physical systems and ecosystems. The book gives an overview of the physical science basis of climate change and explains drivers and processes of glacier and vegetation dynamics. The book covers relevant aspects of accelerated climate change observed in the Himalayan mountain system, and highlights the regional differentiation of climatic changes and associated environmental modifications. The focus is on climate variability and change, and how physical systems and ecosystems respond to climate change impacts. Consequences include impacts on physical systems such as glacier shrinkage, glacial lake outburst floods, altered hydrological characteristics, permafrost warming and thawing, and mass movements on slopes. Climate change is also a powerful stressor on ecosystems and induces range shifts of plant and animal species and alterations in terms of phenology, biomass, plant cover, plant group dominance and species composition. Thus, ecosystem structure and functioning will be strongly affected. The book has an introductory chapter followed by a section on climate change, a section on impacts on glaciers and hydrology, and a section on vegetation dynamics. Each section has several chapters presenting key concepts, major drivers and key processes of environmental change in the Himalayan region from different perspectives. Climate change impacts in the Himalaya have not been studied in much detail, and respective findings were not presented so far in a comprehensive overview. This book summarizes the current knowledge of interactions between climate change and the dynamics of glaciers, hydrology, and vegetation.

Author : James B. Campbell,Randolph H. Wynne
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 717 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609181765

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Introduction to Remote Sensing by James B. Campbell,Randolph H. Wynne Pdf

A leading text for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses, this book introduces widely used forms of remote sensing imagery and their applications in plant sciences, hydrology, earth sciences, and land use analysis. The text provides comprehensive coverage of principal topics and serves as a framework for organizing the vast amount of remote sensing information available on the Web. Including case studies and review questions, the book's four sections and 21 chapters are carefully designed as independent units that instructors can select from as needed for their courses. Illustrations include 29 color plates and over 400 black-and-white figures. New to This Edition *Reflects significant technological and methodological advances. *Chapter on aerial photography now emphasizes digital rather than analog systems. *Updated discussions of accuracy assessment, multitemporal change detection, and digital preprocessing. *Links to recommended online videos and tutorials. ?

Author : James B. Campbell,Randolph H. Wynne
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 717 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609181772

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Introduction to Remote Sensing, Fifth Edition by James B. Campbell,Randolph H. Wynne Pdf

This book has been replaced by Introduction to Remote Sensing, Sixth Edition, 978-1-4625-4940-5.

Author : Richard J. Chester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Artificial satellites, American
ISBN : UCSD:31822038365367

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A History of the Hexagon Program by Richard J. Chester Pdf

"In late 1965, the stage was being set for the final study of a new generation photographic satellite. It would be required to provide the resolution of earlier close-look satellites while simultaneously providing the broad area coverage capability of previous search/surveillance systems. On July 21, 1966 proposals for the Hexagon sensor were submitted to the government by both Itek and the Perkin-Elmer Corporation. At 1700 on October 10, Mr. Robert Sorensen, then Senior Vice President, Optical Group, received an important phone call from Mr. John J. Crowley, Director of Special Projects, CIA, -- Perkin-Elmer's proposal was accepted by the government. This is a story of the events that followed."-- from Introduction.

Author : Frederic C. E. Oder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Artificial satellites, American
ISBN : UCBK:C111878470

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The Hexagon Story by Frederic C. E. Oder Pdf

The United States developed the Gambit and Hexagon programs to improve the nation's means for peering over the iron curtain that separated western democracies from east European and Asian communist countries. The inability to gain insight into vast "denied areas" required exceptional systems to understand threats posed by US adversaries. Corona was the first imagery satellite system to help see into those areas. Hexagon began as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program with the first concepts proposed in 1964. The CIA's primary goal was to develop an imagery system with Corona-like ability to image wide swaths of the earth, but with resolution equivalent to Gambit. Such a system would afford the United States even greater advantages monitoring the arms race that had developed with the nation's adversaries. The system that became Hexagon faced three major challenges. The first was development of the technology, which was eventually overcome by the Itek and Perkin-Elmer Corporations. The second was bureaucratic, deciding how the CIA and Air Force would cooperate in building such a system because they each had strengths and weaknesses in the development of national reconnaissance systems. The third challenge was to secure the resources that were required to build the most complicated and largest reconnaissance satellites at the time. By 1971, the NRO overcame the challenges to successfully launch the Hexagon satellite and fulfill, or even exceed, expectations for unparalleled insight into capabilities of US adversaries.

Author : Robert M. Clark
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781647120122

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Geospatial Intelligence by Robert M. Clark Pdf

Geospatial Intelligence: Origins and Evolution tells the story of how the current age of geospatial knowledge evolved from its ancient origins to become ubiquitous in daily life across the globe, weaving a tapestry of stories about the people, events, ideas, and technologies that affected the trajectory of what has become known as GEOINT.

Author : Ingard Clausen,Edward A. Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Astronautics, Military
ISBN : UCBK:C083580642

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Intelligence Revolution 1960 by Ingard Clausen,Edward A. Miller Pdf

Overview: Provides a history of the Corona Satellite photo reconnaissance Program. It was a joint Central Intelligence Agency and United States Air Force program in the 1960s. It was then highly classified.

Author : James Outzen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Artificial satellites, American
ISBN : UCSD:31822038365847

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A History of Satellite Reconnaissance by James Outzen Pdf

Author : Frederic C. E. Oder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Artificial satellites, American
ISBN : UCBK:C111822290

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The Gambit Story by Frederic C. E. Oder Pdf

This volume is the story of a photographic satellite called GAMBIT, which was developed to perform at even better resolutions than CORONA and work against specified targets -- an operation usually referred to as "surveillance mode." GAMBIT fulfilled this surveillance function from July 1963 to April 1984.

Author : Richard Mervin Bissell
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780300146103

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Reflections of a Cold Warrior by Richard Mervin Bissell Pdf

Richard M. Bissell, Jr., the most important CIA spymaster in history, singlehandedly led America's intelligence service from the age of Mata Hari into the space age. Under his guidance the U-2 spy-plane, the SR-71 "Blackbird," and the Corona spy satellite were developed, and the agency rose to the pinnacle of its power. Bissell was also, however, the architect of the infamous Bay of Pigs operation that failed to overthrow Castro in 1961 and led to the decline of the CIA. In this compelling memoir, Bissell gives us an insider's view of the personalities, policies, and historical forces surrounding these and other covert operations and the lessons learned during those times of conflict.Bissell begins by describing his early years as a member of America's unofficial aristocracy. Born in a house that his father bought from Samuel Clemens, he was educated at Groton and Yale and befriended by Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, among others. Bissell recounts how he became acting head of the Economic Cooperation Administration, the agency in charge of the Marshall Plan after World War II, and helped to create the European Payments Union. Bissell was brought into the CIA in 1954, where he initiated a revolution in intelligence-gathering techniques. He reveals the details of these developments, as well as of the unique CIA-Lockheed partnership he pioneered, his participation in the CIA-sponsored coup to overthrow Arbenz in Guatemala, and his involvement in crises in Laos and the Congo. Bissell's memoir sheds light not only on pivotal points of American foreign policy but also on America's evolution from isolationist to interventionist superpower.