In any event, photoreconnaissance satellite programs had progressed to the point that manned flights over the Soviet Union were unnecessary to collect strategic intelligence.
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Used as duplication film for photoreconnaissance on carriers during the Vietnam War, processing speeds in excess of 1000 feet per minute were routinely done.
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On 10 May 1944 : VB-135 conducted night photoreconnaissance over the Japanese-held islands of Paramushir and Shimushu in the Kurile Islands.
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From April 14, 1964 to December 16, 1965, the squadron flew its RF-4B Phantom II s to accomplish the photoreconnaissance mission.
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In 1970, another Crusader squadron, VMJ-4, flying the photoreconnaissance version of the fighter, the RF-8G, joined the unit.
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On 14 June 1944 VB-135 aircraft conducted daylight photoreconnaissance over Paramushir and Shimushu, resulting in the loss of two aircraft damaged and forced to land in Russian territory.
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The key " 1S " indicates a single-seat Mirage fighter, while " 2S " indicates a two-seat Mirage, and " PR " indicates a photoreconnaissance machine.
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The first failure was a launch of a KH-11 photoreconnaissance satellite on August 28, 1985 when the core stage suffered a turbopump malfunction and was destroyed by Range Safety.
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He said he would consolidate the management of spy satellites for photoreconnaissance and electronic eavesdropping, which cost more than $ 6 billion a year, about twice the CIA's budget.
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This allowed hot exhaust gases to burn through the casing and eventually rupture the SRM . The loss of two photoreconnaissance satellites in a row also badly hampered US efforts to acquire intelligence on Soviet activities.
