[Ivan Amato] not only heard about it, but also wrote a fascinating peek into the cloak-and-dagger world of cold-war spy satellites for this month’s IEEE Spectrum. According to [Ivan], the ...

[Ivan Amato] not only heard about it, but also wrote a fascinating peek into the cloak-and-dagger world of cold-war spy satellites for this month’s IEEE Spectrum. According to [Ivan], the ...

This is the eighth and fi... SpaceX successfully launched the NROL-113 mission on 5th September 2024, sending classified spy satellites into orbit for the United States National Reconnaissance Office.

North Korea’s Spy Satellite Crashes Into Sea, Fails to Reach Space North Korea launched a rocket carrying its first military satellite on Wednesday, but then malfunctioned and crashed into the sea.

However, even before the Blackbird left active duty in 1989, the United States government used another object to spy on its foes that flew well above 85,000 feet: satellites. The Cold War really ...

SpaceX's substantial ties to US national security are deeper than previously known, according to a new Reuters report. The astronautics company inked a $1.8 billion deal in 2021 with an American ...

Since its inception in 1961, the NRO has been at the helm of the United States spy satellite operations, overseeing several programs, including photoreconnaissance, communications interception, and ...

The 2021 contract was to develop hundreds of spy satellites to collect and relay high-resolution imagery of military and intelligence targets worldwide. It was a pivotal transaction for SpaceX ...

India is preparing to launch a domestically manufactured spy satellite from a SpaceX facility in Florida, owned by Elon Musk, in April, said media reports. Tata Advanced Systems Limited's plant in ...