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
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
KH-9, commonly known as Big Bird or KeyHole-9, was a series of photographic reconnaissance satellites launched by the United States between 1971 and 1986. Of twenty launch attempts by the National Rec
KH-8 Gambit 3
…KH-7 Gambit and KH-8 GAMBIT KH-9 Hexagon "Big Bird" MOL – KH-10…
A KH-9 HEXAGON main features
A KH-9 image of the Soviet civil Moscow Domodedovo Airport misidentified in the original document as Kubinka airfield
Stereo pair of KH-9 imagery (Los Angeles-1968/06)
Basic specifications and diagram of the KH-9.