KH-7 Gambit
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BYEMAN codenamed GAMBIT, the KH-7 was a reconnaissance satellite used by the United States from July 1963 to June 1967. Like the older CORONA system, it acquired imagery intelligence by taking photogr
KH7-13 launch on Atlas-Agena
A KH-7 GAMBIT-1 launch configuration (with Agena D service module).
A KH-7 GAMBIT-1 on-orbit configuration (w/o Agena D service module).
A KH-7 GAMBIT in launch configuration on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
KH-8 Gambit 3
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The KH-8 was a long-lived series of reconnaissance satellites of the "Key Hole" series used by the United States from July 1966 to April 1984, and also known as Low Altitude Surveillance Platform. The
KH-7 Gambit
…1970s. While CORONA used the Thor-Agena launch vehicle family, GAMBIT would be launched on Atlas-Agena, the booster used for SAMOS. After the improved KH-8 GAMBIT-3 satellite was developed during 1965, operations shifted to the larger Titan IIIB launch vehicle. Each GAMBIT-1 satellite was about 15 ft (4.6 m) long…
N1 (rocket) imaged by KH-8 Gambit on 19 September 1968
KH-8 GAMBIT 3 (Block 1) main features
KH-8 GAMBIT 3 (Block 2) main features
KH-8 GAMBIT 3 (Block 3 & 4) main features