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Index, Declassified Collection of CORONA, ARGON, and LANYARD Photographs

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ID Description Barcode Photo
1
The Rand Corporation
1400041662 View
2 Fears of Growing Soviet Nuclear Capability 1400041713 View
3 President Eisenhower 1400041712 View
4 Eisenhower and Khrushchev 1400041696 View
5 High Altitude Reconnaissance Balloon 1400041726 View
6 Soviet Sputnik Launch Booster 1400041702 View
7 U-2 High Altitude Aircraft 1400041789 View
8 U-2 Imagery Disproves "Bomber Gap" 1400041706 View
9 U-2 Pilot Gary Francis Powers 1400041701 View
10 Flight Track of Powers' U-2 in 1960 1400041708 View
11 Dr. James R. Killian and President Eisenhower 1400041703 View
12 Dr. Edwin H. "Din" Land 1400041682 View
13 Drs. Killian and Land 1400041714 View
14 Richard Bissell and Gen Osmond Ritland 1400041661 View
15 Colonel Frederick "Fritz" Oder 1400041698 View
16 Headquarters Building, CIA 1400041727 View
17 Corporate Headquarters, Fairchild Camera and Instrument Company 1400041663 View
18 Corporate Headquarters, ITEK Corporation 1400041664 View
19 HYAC 12 Inch Panoramic Camera 1400041665 View
20 HYAC 1 Panoramic Camera 1400041788 View
21 Artist Concept of SAMOS Photoreconnaissance Satellite 1400041680 View
22 Unidentified SAMOS Launch 1400041700 View
23 Unidentified SAMOS Launch 1400041688 View
24 DISCOVERER-3 (CORONA) Launch, 3 June 1959 1400041722 View
25 DISCOVERER-3 (CORONA) Launch Film Return Capsule 1400041699 View
26 Col Matheson, Generals Shriever and White with DISCOVERER-13 (CORONA) Film Return Capsule, August 1960 1400041715 View
27 Key Air Force Players and the DISCOVERER-13 (CORONA) Film Return Capsule, August 1960 1400041673 View
28 President Eisenhower Inspecting DISCOVERER-13 (CORONA) Film Return Capsule 1400041671 View
29 President Eisenhower Inspecting DISCOVERER-13 (CORONA) Film Return Capsule 1400041672 View
30 First Image From a Photoreconnaissance Satellite 1400041677 View
31 20 August 1960 Front Page of the New York Times 1400041676 View
32 THORAD Booster and J-3 Payload System 1400041744 View
33 CAL Boosters 1400041772 View
34 AGENA Spacecraft Components 1400041745 View
35 AGENA Spacecraft Components, Optional and Peculiar to CAL Missions 1400041849 View
36 AGENA Production Line 1400041697 View
37 AGENA Production Line 1400041684 View
38 AGENA Spacecraft Checkout 1400041686 View
39 AGENA Performance Through 1962 1400041749 View
40 HYAC Balloon Camera 1400041665 View
41 The First Satellite Camera 1400041784 View
42 Petzval Lens 1400041666 View
43 CORONA C Camera Prepared for Vacuum Testing 1400041852 View
44 CORONA C Triple Prime (C''') Camera 1400041787 View
45 ARGON Mapping Camera 1400041779 View
46 LANYARD Camera 1400041751 View
47 LANYARD Camera 1400041724 View
48 LANYARD Camera 1400041752 View
49 LANYARD Camera 1400041723 View
50 LANYARD Camera 1400041850 View
51 LANYARD Camera and Technician 1400041851 View
52 MURAL Camera System 1400041843 View
53 MURAL Camera 1400041845 View
54 MURAL Camera 1400041853 View
55 MURAL Optics Collimation Testing 1400041840 View
56 MURAL Cameras in a Test Stand 1400041848 View
57 MURAL Cameras in a Test Stand 1400041844 View
58 J-1 Camera Being Tested 1400041854 View
59 Back of a J-1 Camera 1400041800 View
60 J-1 Camera Mounted in Instrument Barrel 1400041728 View
61 A J-1 System Camera Instrument Barrel 1400041847 View
62 Wooden Mockup of a J-3 Camera Module 1400041814 View
63 Wooden Mockup of a J-3 Camera Module 1400041815 View
64 Single J-3 Camera Brassboard 1400041816 View
65 Single J-3 Camera Brassboard 1400041817 View
66 J-3 Qualification Camera and Film Supply Drum 1400041818 View
67 J-3 Qualification Camera System 1400041819 View
68 J-3 Qualification Camera System 1400041820 View
69 J-3 Camera Components 1400041821 View
70 J-3 Film Guide Rails 1400041822 View
71 J-3 Camera Film Transport Drum and Petzval Lens 1400041823 View
72 J-3 Main Film Supply Support Structure 1400041824 View
73 J-3 Main Film Supply Drum 1400041825 View
74 J-3 Support Structure For a Single Camera 1400041826 View
75 J-3 Main Film Supply Support Structure 1400041827 View
76 Buckling Test Data for Camera Support Structure 1400041828 View
77 Test Setup for J-3 High Efficiency Power Amplifier 1400041829 View
78 Setup for Testing Data Recording on J-3 System Payload 1400041830 View
79 Setup for Testing Film Change Detection on J-3 System Payload 1400041831 View
80 Film Flatness Test Equipment for J-3 System Payload 1400041832 View
81 Resolution Test Setup for Petzval Lens of J-3 System Payload 1400041833 View
82 Control Console for Target Drive of J-3 System Payload 1400041834 View
83 Target Film Drive Assembly for the J-3 System Payload 1400041835 View
84 J-3 System Film Take-up Simulator 1400041837 View
85 Two Bay System Test and Checkout Console Used with the J-3 System Payload 1400041836 View
86 J-3 System Camera Acceptance Test Fixtures 1400041838 View
87 Constant Rotating J-3 Camera 1400041801 View
88 Constant Rotating J-3 Camera 1400041805 View
89 Constant Rotating J-3 Camera 1400041780 View
90 CORONA J-3 Camera 1400041690 View
91 Constant Rotating J-3 Camera 1400041757 View
92 Improved Stellar Index Camera 1400041735 View
93 Dual-Integrated Stellar Index Camera (DISIC) 1400041781 View
94 Dual-Integrated Stellar Index Camera (DISIC) 1400041783 View
95 Dual-Integrated Stellar Index Camera (DISIC) 1400041782 View
96 Dual-Integrated Stellar Index Camera (DISIC) 1400041736 View
97 "B" Satellite Recovery Vehicle Conic of J-3 System Payload 1400041799 View
98 Stellar Index Camera Film Path for JANUS-series System Payloads 1400041785 View
99 Film Path for JANUS-series Systems Payloads 1400041798 View
100 Film Threading Scheme for JANUS-Series System Payloads 1400041797 View
101 Schematic Drawing of Film Cut-and-Splice Mechanism for JANUS-Series System Payloads 1400041778 View
102 "Tuna" Film Cut-and-Splice Mechanism for JANUS-Series System Payloads 1400041733 View
103 Functional Diagram of the Film Cut-and-Splice Mechanism for JANUS-Series System Payloads 1400041731 View
104 The Housing and Feed Tray For the Film Cut-and-Splice Mechanism 1400041740 View
105 The Film Cut-and-Splice Mechanism for JANUS-Series System Payloads 1400041732 View
106 Preparations for a Film Cut-and-Splice Vacuum Test 1400041734 View
107 Film Damage from Flight Simulation Testing 1400041786 View
108 Technicians Working on a Film Return Capsule 1400041737 View
109 Handling Dolly for One of Two JANUS-Series Payload Film Return Capsules 1400041794 View
110 Internal View of a J-1 Satellite Recovery Vehicle 1400041796 View
111 Internal View of a J-1 Satellite Recovery Vehicle 1400041774 View
112 J-3 Satellite Recovery Vehicle Expanded View 1400041793 View
113 Disassembled J-3 Film Return Capsule 1400041792 View
114 Film Return Capsule for a J-3 Payload System 1400041791 View
115 Inside of a J-3 Film Return Capsule 1400041795 View
116 A J-3 Film Return Capsule and Packed Parachute 1400041790 View
117 A Sealed J-3 Film Return Capsule 1400041771 View
118 A Satellite Recovery Vehicle in a Roll Dolly 1400041839 View
119 Fully Assembled Satellite Recovery Vehicle Ready for Mating to The Rest of The System Payload 1400041685 View
120 MURAL System Payload Components 1400041806 View
121 The Two MURAL System Payload Instrument Barrels About to be Mated Together 1400041846 View
122 Fully Assembled MURAL System Payload 1400041841 View
123 An Inboard Diagram of the CORONA J-1 System Payload 1400041756 View
124 Inboard Profile For a CORONA J-1 System Payload 1400041770 View
125 Technicians Manipulating the "A" Satellite Recovery Vehicle of a J-1 System Payload 1400041738 View
126 Annotated J-1 System Payload Fully Assembled 1400041802 View
127 J-1 System Payload Fully Assembled 1400041803 View
128 Fully Assembled J-1 System Payload Standing Vertical 1400041730 View
129 Fully Assembled J-3 System Payload Standing Vertical 1400041753 View
130 Map Showing Location of Vandenberg AFB, California - Launch Site for CAL Missions 1400041709 View
131 Flow Chart For Sequencing Assembly of J-1 System Payload Prior to Shipment to Vandenberg AFB 1400041775 View
132 Flow Chart For Sequencing of Payload Assembly and Test from Factory to Launch 1400041773 View
133 J-1 System Payload Undergoing a Fit Check for Its Launch Fairing 1400041755 View
134 J-1 System Payload Undergoing a Fit Check for Its Launch Fairing 1400041754 View
135 THOR Booster Being Readied for Launch 1400041667 View
136 THOR Booster Erect on the Pad During Prelaunch Preparations 1400041691 View
137 CORONA Payload and AGENA Atop the THOR Booster Prior to Launch 1400041668 View
138 An Unidentified CORONA Launch 1400041720 View
139 Launch of CORONA Mission 9035, 30 May 1962 1400041721 View
140 Artist Concept Depicting Launch Trajectory and Sequence of Events for Orbit Insertion 1400041746 View
141 Artist Concept Depicting AGENA Engine Burn to Achieve Orbit 1400041742 View
142 CORONA Mission Controllers 1400041669 View
143 Artist Concept of the AGENA and its CORONA Payload in Orbit 1400041741 View
144 Artist Concept of the AGENA and its CORONA Payload in Orbit 1400041743 View
145 Artist Concept of the MURAL System Payload in Orbit 1400041707 View
146 Example of Corona Electrostatic Discharge on Camera Film 1400041679 View
147 Orbit Plot for an Unidentified CORONA Mission over the USSR 1400041681 View
148 Comparative System Documentation Showing Growth in Complexity of CORONA Program 1400041739 View
149 Artist Concept Depicting Spacecraft Maneuver Sequence for Reentry 1400041747 View
150 Artist Concept Depicting Sequence of Events for Recovery of the Film Return Capsule 1400041769 View
151 Artist Concept Depicting Sequence of Events for Recovery of the Film Return Capsule 1400041748 View
152 A CORONA Film Return Capsule Descending by Parachute into the Recovery Zone 1400041670 View
153 A Film Return Capsule Descending by Parachute after Reentry Has Burned Away Its Ablative Shielded Forebody 1400041710 View
154 Close-up View of the Film Return Capsule Suspended From Its Parachute 1400041711 View
155 Artist Concept Depicting Sequence of Events for the Actual Air Snatch of the Film Return Capsule 1400041804 View
156 A Sequence of Photographs Recording the Actual Air Recovery of the Film Return Capsule as Seen from the C-130 Recovery Aircraft 1400041777 View
157 Continuation of Photographic Sequences of Actual Air Recovery of a Film Return Capsule 1400041776 View
158 Artist Concept of a C-130 Aircraft Approaching a Descending CORONA Film Return Capsule 1400041750 View
159 An Air Force C-119 Aircraft Making an Air Catch of a CORONA Film Return Capsule 1400041674 View
160 Painting from the air Force Art Collection Depicting the Aerial Recovery of a CORONA Film Return Capsule by a C-119 Aircraft 1400041675 View
161 An Air Force C-119 Reeling in a Parachute with a Test Recovery Payload 1400041683 View
162 Artist Concept Depicting Sequence of Events for the Seaborne Recovery of the CORONA Film Return Capsule 1400041725 View
163 A Waterborne Recovery 1400041718 View
164 A Waterborne Recovery 1400041717 View
165 A Waterborne Recovery 1400041719 View
166 The Film Return Capsule from CORONA Mission 1005 That Errantly Impacted in Venezuela in April 1964 1400041809 View
167 The Film Return Capsule from CORONA Mission 1005 That Errantly Impacted in Venezuela in April 1964 1400041813 View
168 The Film Return Capsule from CORONA Mission 1005 That Errantly Impacted in Venezuela in April 1964 1400041810 View
169 The Film Return Capsule from CORONA Mission 1005 That Errantly Impacted in Venezuela in April 1964 1400041811 View
170 The Film Return Capsule from CORONA Mission 1005 That Errantly Impacted in Venezuela in April 1964 1400041812 View
171 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041762 View
172 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041768 View
173 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041766 View
174 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041767 View
175 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041758 View
176 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041760 View
177 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041763 View
178 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041764 View
179 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041761 View
180 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041765 View
181 Film Return Capsule Debris from CORONA Mission 1005 1400041759 View
182 The Chemical Mix Room in the Photo Processing Facility 1400041807 View
183 A Duplicating Film Processor in the Photo Processing Facility 1400041808 View
184 President Kennedy Inspecting the Film Return Capsule from DISCOVERER-13 (CORONA) 1400041678 View
185 President Johnson Being Briefed on a Model Developed From Satellite Imagery 1400041704 View
186 President Johnson on the Value of Photoreconnaissance Satellites to the National Security 1400041693 View
187 President Nixon and General Secretary Brezhnev Sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty 1400041705 View
188 President Carter on the Stabilizing Influence of Photoreconnaissance Satellites for World Affairs 1400041694 View