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Hexagon

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commercialFounded 1893
Sweden
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The HEXAGON reconnaissance satellite entered service in 1971 and was nicknamed 'Big Bird.'

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralNov 4, 2024Satellite reconnaissance and the Falklands War

On May 11, a Titan IIID rocket launched the 17th HEXAGON reconnaissance satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: HEXAGONOrg RelationshipNov 4, 2024Satellite reconnaissance and the Falklands War

The HEXAGON satellite imaged the Falklands on May 31 and June 13, 1982.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralNov 4, 2024Satellite reconnaissance and the Falklands War

A HEXAGON reconnaissance satellite overflew the Falkland Islands on June 13, 1982.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralNov 4, 2024Satellite reconnaissance and the Falklands War

The HEXAGON reconnaissance satellite had two powerful cameras and used film stored in reentry vehicles.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralNov 4, 2024Satellite reconnaissance and the Falklands War

KH-11 KENNEN satellites operated alongside the HEXAGON satellite with a near-real-time imaging capability.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralNov 4, 2024Satellite reconnaissance and the Falklands War

The HEXAGON satellite was capable of capturing images at a medium resolution of approximately 30 to 90 centimeters.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralNov 4, 2024Satellite reconnaissance and the Falklands War

American imagery satellites such as HEXAGON and GAMBIT were initially responsible for monitoring the construction of Kirov and its successors from the beginning.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2024HEXAGON vs. Kirov: American satellite reconnaissance and the Soviet Union’s most powerful warship

The HEXAGON reconnaissance satellite was the size of a school bus and had powerful cameras that could capture details down to approximately half a meter on the ground.

Mentioned as: HEXAGONTechnical ProductSep 23, 2024HEXAGON vs. Kirov: American satellite reconnaissance and the Soviet Union’s most powerful warship

In April 1974, HEXAGON mission 1208 revealed that a large new combatant was being constructed at a historic Soviet shipyard in Leningrad.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2024HEXAGON vs. Kirov: American satellite reconnaissance and the Soviet Union’s most powerful warship

In July 1984, HEXAGON mission 1219 photographed another large combatant under construction at the Leningrad shipyard.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2024HEXAGON vs. Kirov: American satellite reconnaissance and the Soviet Union’s most powerful warship

By July 1975, HEXAGON mission 1210 showed further progress on the Kirov, demonstrating more of the hull’s development.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2024HEXAGON vs. Kirov: American satellite reconnaissance and the Soviet Union’s most powerful warship

The Guidehouse–Hexagon collaboration aims to deliver comprehensive solutions that support the entire lifecycle of government assets from acquisition to decommissioning.

Mentioned as: HexagonOrg RelationshipAug 23, 2024Guidehouse Partners with Hexagon to Deliver Innovation Solutions

A 1983 HEXAGON satellite photo showed five US Navy aircraft carriers moored at Bremerton, Washington.

Mentioned as: HEXAGONTechnical ProductAug 12, 2024Carriers from space (part 2): Contemporary use of satellite imagery for open source intelligence

In 1971, CORONA was phased out in favor of HEXAGON, a large reconnaissance satellite.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)

In October 1982, a HEXAGON satellite photographed USS Lexington in Mayport, Florida, which was used as a training carrier.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)

In September 1977, a HEXAGON satellite photographed several targets of interest at a shipyard in Mykolaiv, including a Moscow-class helicopter carrier.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)

The second Kiev-class aircraft carrier named Minsk was photographed under construction by a HEXAGON satellite.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)

The CORONA and later GAMBIT and HEXAGON satellites had previously photographed the same Soviet shipyard.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)

In 1974, a HEXAGON satellite spotted USS Constellation and USS Ticonderoga in San Diego.

Mentioned as: HexagonNarrative GeneralJul 15, 2024Carriers from space (part 1)
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