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	Encyclopedia: Spy satellite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite or recon sat) is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications.
		Earth observation satellites are satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to reconnaissance satellites but intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, map making etc....
		U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Spy-satellite (1726 words)

	Privacy, The Menace of Satellite Surveillance
		Spy satellites--as opposed to satellites for broadcasting and exploration of space--have little or no civilian use--except, perhaps, to subject one's enemy or favorite malefactor to surveillance.
		Perhaps those under satellite surveillance are mainly the powerless, but wealthy and famous people make more interesting targets, as it were, so despite their power to resist an outrageous violation of their privacy, a few of them may be victims of satellite surveillance.
		However, the capability of a satellite for multiple-target monitoring is even harder to estimate than the number of satellites; it may be connected to the number of transponders on each satellite, the transponder being a key device for both receiving and transmitting information.
	educate-yourself.org /mc/satellitesurveillance31jul03.shtml (2875 words)

	washingtonpost.com: New Spy Satellite Debated On Hill
		The United States is building a new generation of spy satellites designed to orbit undetected, in a highly classified program that has provoked opposition in closed congressional sessions where lawmakers have questioned its necessity and rapidly escalating price, according to U.S. officials.
		The stealth satellite, which would probably become the largest single-item expenditure in the $40 billion intelligence budget, is to be launched in the next five years and is meant to replace an existing stealth satellite, according to officials.
		Non-stealth satellites can be tracked and their orbits can be predicted, allowing countries to attempt to hide weapons or troop movements on the ground when they are overhead.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A56171-2004Dec10?language=printer (1046 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: French spy satellite put into orbit
		The satellite and six smaller scientific ones were placed into orbit about an hour after liftoff.
		Among expected functions, the satellite is to monitor possible weapons proliferation, prepare and evaluate military operations and digitally map terrain for cruise-missile guidance, the French Defense Ministry said.
		The first satellite in the series, Helios 1A, went up in 1995 and is still operating.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002124129_spy19.html (199 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Spy-satellite program debated
		Nonstealth satellites can be tracked and their orbits can be predicted, allowing countries to attempt to hide weapons or troop movements when the satellites are overhead.
		Opponents of the new program, however, argue that the satellite is no longer a good match against today's adversaries: terrorists seeking small quantities of illicit weapons, or countries such as North Korea and Iran, which are believed to have placed their nuclear-weapons programs underground and inside buildings to avoid detection from spy satellites and aircraft.
		The existence of the maiden stealth satellite launched under the Misty program was first reported by Jeffrey Richelson in his 2001 book "The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology." Richelson said that first craft was launched from the space shuttle Atlantis on March 1, 1990.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002116987_spy12.html (1100 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Israel launches spy satellite
		The new Ofek satellite - its name means horizon in Hebrew - was launched from the Palmahim air force base on the coast, south of Tel Aviv.
		It added that Israel began its spy satellite development after the US turned down requests for intelligence in the 1980s.
		It said satellites were launched to the west, against the Earth's orbit, so that if they failed, the parts would not fall on Arab states.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_2013000/2013291.stm (368 words)

	Microcom's Space Newsfeed - 2 June 2002
		Free satellite equipment and installation is also available if the order is placed before 21 June 2002, and a special offer on a computer upgrade is available for customers who order before 7 June 2002.
		The first M5 satellite is scheduled to be operational in the first quarter of 2006, and all four by the third quarter of 2007.
		Nadir refers to the satellite's ability to collect images by pointing the camera directly over the area to be imaged, ensuring the highest resolution possible.
	www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk /2002/2June2002.html (5079 words)

	Resolution of a Spy Satellite
		A spy satellite can see airplanes crossing the border of a country, the polluting of a river by local companies, and the presence of illegal marijuana fields.
		For example, on a spy satellite with a 10 cm resolution, you can discern a soft-ball sized object from several hundred miles away.
		Using the satellite, you would be able to see the home run that causes the Yankees to win the World Series.
	hypertextbook.com /facts/2001/JeannelleLouis.shtml (328 words)

	USATODAY.com - Limits on commercial spy satellites to ease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is significantly loosening controls on commercial spy satellites, allowing them to capture images with high enough resolution to show people on the ground and using them as a much greater resource for national security organizations.
		The Bush administration is easing on limits of spy satellites, similar to the Japanese one being carried by this rocket.
		In November, his company asked the government for permission to launch a private spy satellite with 10-inch resolution of the ground, which will now be approved.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2003-05-12-spy-satellite_x.htm (600 words)

	The Spy Satellite So Stealthy that the Senate Couldn't Kill It
		Providing a satellite with such stealth capabilities would "make it difficult or impossible for hostile enemy forces to damage or destroy satellites in orbit" - which is the purpose of the invention.
		MISTY was one of at least two satellites developed in exceptional secrecy subsequent to the 1983 Reagan administration decision to establish a stealth satellite program.
		In addition, the civilian observers were able to monitor a series of maneuvers performed by the satellite--including the "explosion" that may have been a tactic to deceive those monitoring the satellite or may have been the result of the jettisoning of operational debris.
	www2.gwu.edu /%7Ensarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB143/index.htm (1160 words)

	SPACE.com -- Israel Launches Spy Satellite
		The Ofek-5 spy satellite is launched at a coastal air force base south of Tel Aviv, Tuesday, May 28, 2002.
		Israel launched a sophisticated spy satellite Tuesday in an attempt to extend its ability to monitor military developments in the region and in a clear demonstration of its advanced missile capabilities.
		The Shavit missile used to launch the satellite is related to the long-range Jericho ground-to-ground missile.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/israel_satellite_020528.html (552 words)

	Mario's Cyberspace Station: SPY SATELITE IMAGES OF WAR
		Intelligence professionals must work closely with law enforcement officials to ensure that these sources and methods are not compromised in the process of providing foreign intelligence to the law enforcement community.
		Within the constraints of physics, satellites have been adapted through new technologies to cover targets for which they were not originally designed.
		According to John Pike of the Federation of American Scientists, the new 8X satellite can take high resolution photos of 1,000 square miles at a time, compared to 100 square miles for the KH-12 satellite it is replacing; if so, the wider coverage should reduce this problem.
	mprofaca.cro.net /satimage.html (552 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Israeli spy satellite destroyed
		Israel developed its own series of spy satellites, launched on its own rockets, because of the reluctance of the US to share space intelligence.
		It was a far more sophisticated spy satellite than Ofeq-5 and was believed to be capable of night-time surveillance.
		It plans an even better spy satellite in 5-6 years' time and the satellite that was destroyed was intended to bridge the gap.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/3631820.stm (373 words)

	Surveillance Product, GPS Tracking, Bug Detectors, Surveillance Camera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		After a position report is sent the "Spy Matrix GPS" will wait for a variable, user determined, number of minutes before it will generate a new report while in motion or to send an end of motion report.
		The "Spy Matrix GPS" is designed to run on batteries and to get the longest use out of them, therefore the device spends most of its time waiting for motion while not consuming power.
		SPY MATRIX GPS IS Not only does the "Spy Matrix GPS" costs hundreds less than other real-time systems, but website subscription fees for tracking server are also much less and based on actual usage.
	www.SpyMatrixGPS.com (2869 words)

	ipedia.com: Reconnaissance satellite Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A reconnaissance satellite is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications.
		A reconnaissance satellite (often referred to as a recon sat or spy satellite in colloquial language) is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications.
		Until the 1970s and even the 1980s, many reconnaissance satellites that took photographs would eject canisters of photographic film, which would descend to earth and be plucked from the air as they floated down on parachutes.
	www.ipedia.com /reconnaissance_satellite.html (283 words)

	No-dong - North Korean Special Weapons Facilities
		When satellite imagery of the Musudan-Ri test site is interpreted, said John Pike, director of the Federation of American Scientists who compared commercial one-meter Ikonos satellite imagery from 1999 with declassified 1970s Corona intelligence satellite imagery.
		Satellite Photos Show N.Korean Launch Site to be Primitive Korea Times 2000/01/12 (Wed) ``It's the mouse that roared,'' John Pike, director of the organization's space program, told the New York Times, which first reported the release of the satellite photos.
		Spy Photos of Korea Missile Site Bring Dispute By WILLIAM J. The New York Times January 11, 2000 -- "It's the mouse that roared," said John E. Pike, director of the group's space program and author of the analysis.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/dprk/facility/nodong.htm (2113 words)

	Missing: One Russian spy satellite - Space News - MSNBC.com
		And the less it can use spy satellites to verify the absence of aggressive developments and deployments in other countries, the more insecure it may feel.
		When the satellite in question launched last Sept. 24, it was identified publicly as "Kosmos-2410." Informed sources in the Russian news media, however, particularly at the independent newspaper Kommersant, quickly identified the satellite as a Kobalt-class photo reconnaissance vehicle.
		Where once several satellites orbited Earth simultaneously, by the late 1990s there were long periods -- sometimes more than a year -- between the times when a single spacecraft would orbit, alone for a few months.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6975674 (672 words)

	A spy satellite’s rise ... and faked fall - Space News - MSNBC.com
		The space shuttle Atlantis carries the spy satellite known as Misty into space in March 1990 at the start of a classified Pentagon mission.
		The observers, however, spotted the satellite again in November 1990 after it made a series of maneuvers apparently intended to put it in better position to monitor the Persian Gulf, where U.S. and allied forces were preparing to drive Saddam Hussein’s troops out of Kuwait.
		Like many of the spy tools described in “The Wizards of Langley,” Misty was the result of an outsized Cold War fear, this one related to Soviet antisatellite weapons.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/3077830 (1066 words)

	corona satellite spy
		A fortuitous break in the cloud cover on a CORONA spy satellite image reveals the circular outline of an Iron Age hillfort.
		Because of the CORONA spy satellite mission, the United States was able to locate missile sites and launch pads in the Soviet Union.
		Corona, the world's first spy satellite, was capable of about 2-meter spatial resolution, a benchmark today's commercial imaging satellites have yet to reach.
	www.bigspyshop.com /corona_satellite_spy.html (2261 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. launches spy satellite - October 11, 2001
		As is customary for the NRO, no details were released about the satellite, but experts told Reuters news agency that the type of rocket being used for launch and the location of the launch pad indicated it was a relay satellite rather than one used to collect imagery.
		This was the third satellite launched for NRO in recent weeks.
		ILS launched a satellite for the NRO on September 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/TECH/space/10/11/satellite.launched (278 words)

	Science News Online (1/31/98): Spy satellite plumbs secrets of Antarctica by R. Monastersky
		Satellite images from 1963 (top) and 1980 track the movement of a crevasse in Ice Stream B (arrow).
		After photographs were taken, the satellites jettisoned the exposed film, which was then snared in midfall by military planes.
		If the streams were to speed up, they would drain ice from the interior of the continent and deposit it on the floating ice shelves, thus raising global sea levels (SN: 2/13/93, p.
	www.sciencenews.org /sn_arc98/1_31_98/fob2.htm (495 words)

	Chronology of Spy Satellites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Jan. 21, 1959: The first attempt to launch a rocket designed to carry the Corona satellite, as sembled at the Hiller Aircraft plant in Menlo Park, ends in failure 60 minutes before blast off at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Santa Barbara when explosive bolts are triggered accidentally, damaging the rocket.
		Aug. 10: Discoverer Xlll is a partlal successÑthe satellite successfully reaches orbit and ejects a capsule, carrying an American Hag and test equip ment.
		June 15, 1971: A new-genera tion spy satellite called "Hexa gon" is launched from Vanden berg.
	infomanage.com /international/intelligence/spychron.html (643 words)

	ZIRCONIC / NEBULA Stealth Spy Satellite
		The spy satellites, which reportedly employ technology similar to that used on the B-2 bomber and the F-117A fighter, are designed to orbit undetected in an attempt to cloak American surveillance of other nations.
		Critics also claim, however, that the satellite’s capabilities are irrelevant since today most countries that are surreptitiously pursuing illicit weapons are hiding them underground.
		The satellite, funded under a classified program known as Misty, was first revealed by Jeffrey T. Richelson in his 2001 book “The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology.” Richelson claimed that the first craft was launched on March 1, 1990 from the space shuttle Atlantis.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/systems/zirconic.htm (639 words)

	ECHELON: NSA's Global Electronic Interception
		New satellite stations and monitoring centres are to be built around the world, and a chain of new satellites launched, so that NSA and its British counterpart, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) at Cheltenham, may keep abreast of the burgeoning international telecommunications traffic.
		With 15,000 staff and a budget of over £500 million a year (even without the planned new Zircon spy satellite), GCHQ is by far the largest part of British intelligence.
		The new satellite spy bases are at Geraldton in northern Australia and Blenheim, New Zealand.
	www.gn.apc.org /duncan/echelon-dc.htm (2752 words)

	BBC News \| AMERICAS \| US launches 'anti-terror' satellite
		The US Air Force refused to comment on the payload, but the NRO builds and operates America's spy satellites and specialises in gathering pictures and electronic data, such as telephone conversations on the ground.
		Experts from Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine said the satellite was likely to be equipped with a digital camera able to pick out objects as small as 10 cm (4 inches) across on the ground.
		The United States is believed to have spy satellites over Afghanistan already as US forces continue to build up nearby ahead of expected military strikes.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1582000/1582673.stm (304 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Delta Launch Report \| Delta 2 launches spy satellite technology demonstrator
		That would allow increased amounts of intelligence information such as spy satellite imagery to be relayed at faster rates.
		By proving the laser system on a relatively low-cost satellite, the NRO wants to ensure the advanced technology will work before incorporating it in future spy satellites.
		Future spy satellites are scheduled to be carried aloft by the next-generation Delta 4 rocket in the coming years.
	www.spaceflightnow.com /delta/d285 (985 words)

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