CORONA was the nation's first photo reconnaissance satellites, operating from August 1960 until May 1972. The program was declassified at the request of the Central Intelligence Agency in February 1995. The Index of the Declassified CORONA, ARGON, and LANYARD Records are available.

Press Releases & Abstracts

• CORONA Star Catchers: Interviews with the Air Force Aerial Recovery Flight Crews of the 6593d Test Squadron (Special), 1958 - 1972
• Intelligence Revolution: 1960: Retrieving the CORONA Imagery That Helped Win the Cold War
• Pioneer Spy Satellites to be Lauded
• President Orders Declassification of Historic Satellite Imagery
• Executive Order
• CORONA: Success for Space Reconnaissance - Abstract from Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing Vol 61, No. 6, June 1995

CORONA Information:

• The CORONA Story (PDF 38 MB)
• Fact Sheet
• Imagery
• System Information
• Pioneers in the Field
• The Last Bucket Catch

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