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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 24/09/2026

Taken 62 years ago today on September 24, 1964, a KH-7 spy satellite photograph showing early signs of the first soviet N-1 launch pad under construction at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The nearby rocket assembly building is visible under construction. spacefromspace.com/declassified...

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 11/09/2025

A few KH-9 spy satellite images of the World Trade Center from over the years. February 5, 1974 July 13, 1978 June 27, 1979 July 6, 1982

A black and white declassified KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite picture of Lower Manhattan's Financial District, including the World Trade Center on February 5, 1974.

A black and white declassified KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite picture of Lower Manhattan's Financial District, including the World Trade Center on July 13, 1978.

A black and white declassified KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite picture of the World Trade Center on June 27, 1979

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Robert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I am having a particularly frustrating week, so here’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. The eruption of Sarychev Peak in the Aleutian Islands, seen by the crew of the space station. www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 01/09/2026

A newer KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite scan of Bremerton / Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from June 30, 1975.

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Our new article is online: thespacereview.com/article/5294/1

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 23/08/2026

You never know what you might find when you're being nosy. Stay tuned!

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Harry Stranger and I have been doing mischief, gathering information on the Soviet Aspidnoye airfield in the far north. Not much available on it. It was a long runway, suitable for bombers, but never paved. My suspicion is they had bigger plans and never finished it. No aircraft in any photos.

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My new article is online: thespacereview.com/article/5290/1

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Looking for satellite reconnaissance images to include in my LANYARD part 3 article and came across this July 1961 CORONA photo of the Soviet nuclear test site at Novaya Zemlya. I'm using the images for general illustration, not because the article is about NZ. Tsar Bomba was detonated here 10-31-61

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Part 2 is now online. thespacereview.com/article/5286/1

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Part 2 of my LANYARD article should be online soon. These 1963 photos are from the only successful mission. Obtained by Harry Stranger, never published before.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 11/08/2026

Will be back to the usual in several days. For now, I might trickle out some photos of current adventures 🏔️

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A couple more images of the KH-6 LANYARD camera system. One image shows both the film supply and takeup reels at the front of the camera. That takeup reel would have been mounted inside a reentry vehicle. Other photo shows the image reflecting mirror that looked down at Earth, and the camera lens.

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Part 2 of my LANYARD series will be in The Space Review this coming week. The Samos E-5 camera was converted into the KH-6 LANYARD camera. Smaller, simpler, and using systems from the proven CORONA program. The article will also feature never-before-seen recon photos, via Harry Stranger.

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My new article is online. This will be in three parts. Part 1 is mostly about the Samos E-5. Part 2 will mostly be about the KH-6 LANYARD, and part 3 will be about the Samos E-6 and SPARTAN. thespacereview.com/article/5281/1

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Soar Atlas @soaratlas.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🚀 A high-res satellite image from Vantor, captured on August 3, showing Ship 40 secured alongside the Normand Ranger in the Indian Ocean. The imagery shows SpaceX's post-splashdown recovery operations in action. Explore the map: soaratlas.com/maps/142237 #SpaceX #Starship

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 03/08/2026

This will be a fun one, including some newly scanned images.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 02/08/2026

I've been getting a lot of reminders lately as to why I pivoted my site's main focus from current satellite images of spaceports to historical declassified satellite imagery of locations all over the world. Aside from my personal interests, it was definitely the right call.

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Robert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

AI *cannot* generate information that’s not in the original raw data. Sharpening adds detail that is pleasing to the human eye, not genuinely new features. 🛰️🖼️

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 28/07/2026

Fresh of the scanner: A KH-9 HEXAGON satellite image of Kaspiysk, USSR taken on October 28, 1983, shows at least three variants of 'KM' aka the Caspian Sea Monster. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian...

A black and white satellite image of a port on the Caspian Sea.

A black and white satellite image of a port city on the Caspian Sea.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 27/07/2026

Following a request from my friends at @nasaspaceflight.com, we attempted to capture the splashed down SpaceX Starship in the Indian Ocean using Umbra satellites. We seem to have caught it and its recovery ship. 2026-07-27 03:56 UTC. spacefromspace.com/spaceport-im...

A black and white image with a rainbow smudge in the middle.

A black and white image with two rainbow smudges in the middle, being ships.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 25/07/2026

Vladivostok is one hell of an interesting place to look at from above. Taken on Feb 2, 1967, by a KH-7 GAMBIT satellite. I wouldn't mind having a house in the 3rd picture and watch the planes go down the street. Full image: spacefromspace.com/declassified...

A black and white satellite photograph of Vladivostok, Russia, taken on Feb 2 1967 by a KH-7 GAMBIT spy satellite.

A black and white satellite photograph of Vladivostok, Russia, taken on Feb 2 1967 by a KH-7 GAMBIT spy satellite. A closer crop of some ships in port.

A black and white satellite photograph of Vladivostok Airport, Russia, taken on Feb 2 1967 by a KH-7 GAMBIT spy satellite.

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Soar Atlas @soaratlas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🔎 Calling all #OSINT investigators! We've upgraded our default satellite filter. Compared to traditional imagery, it cuts through atmospheric haze, boosts contrast, and makes it faster to identify changes. Give it a try and see the difference: 👉 soaratlas.com/satellites

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 22/07/2026

Since it's still the 21st in some places we can pretend I didn't forget to share this again. One of my all-time favourite HEXAGON captures: spacefromspace.com/declassified...

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 21/07/2026

Some really cool photos of CORONA systems (KH-1, KH-4, KH-4A, KH-4B) from NRO History in Photos (2024) - 156 pages of awesome. www.nro.gov/Portals/135/...

A black and white photograph of the Corona (KH-1) Payload.

A black and white photograph of the Corona (KH-4) payload undergoing stress test.

A black and white photograph of the CORONA (KH-4A) payload assembly.

A photograph of the Corona (KH-4B) payload.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 20/07/2026

52 years ago today (July 20), a KH-9 HEXAGON satellite on mission 1208 passed over Cyprus and captured Turkish forces landing on the shore near Kyrenia. An article about this and more with @kennen11.bsky.social: thespacereview.com/article/5049/1 The full image: spacefromspace.com/declassified...

A black and white satellite photo showing multiple Turkish ships landing on the shores of Kyrenia, Cyprus on July 20, 1974.

A black and white satellite photo showing multiple Turkish ships landing on the shores of Kyrenia, Cyprus on July 20, 1974. Dozens more ships are seen offshore.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 18/07/2026

About 24hrs before the launch of Vikram-1 I submitted a task to Umbra for a capture of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. The result? An incredibly crisp capture just 8 minutes before the launch. Couldn't be happier 🛰️ Full image: spacefromspace.com/spaceport-im...

A synthetic aperture radar satellite image of First Launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.

A synthetic aperture radar satellite image of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 14/07/2026

Just entered the processing queue: Yizhou, Xinjiang, China, captured by a KH-7 GAMBIT spy satellite on 1967-02-06.

A black and white satellite image of Yizhou, Xinjiang, China

A black and white satellite image of an airport in Yizhou, Xinjiang, China

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 04/07/2026

This full 17 image mosaic of North Korea from 1965 is now live and fully browsable: spacefromspace.com/declassified...

A screenshot of https://spacefromspace.com/declassified-satellite-images/north-korea-19650823/

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 04/07/2026

You know how they say you shouldn't have favourite children..? This is only due to KH-7 images being the easiest to process (and favouritism)

KH-1, 5, 1%
KH-2, 6, 1%
KH-3, 4, 0%
KH-4, 10, 1%
KH-4A, 47, 5%
KH-4B, 37, 4%
KH-5, 12, 1%
KH-6, 1, 0%
KH-7, 458, 53%
KH-9, 247, 29%
KH-9 Mapping, 34, 4%

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 03/07/2026

The newest satellite capture to monitor activity at Cape Canaveral is now live: spacefromspace.com/spaceport-im... Captured at 2026-07-02 13:10:29 UTC. These expensive orders are funded with the help of the community. You can help too! www.patreon.com/c/spacefroms...

A satellite image of the cleanup process at Blue Origin's LC-36 at Cape Canaveral.

A satellite image of the Blue Origin's Vertical Refurb Facility under construction at Cape Canaveral.

A satellite image of Stoke Space's LC-14 at Cape Canaveral.

A satellite image of SpaceX's LC-37 under construction at Cape Canaveral.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 02/07/2026

I've been busy with some projects lately so I haven't had much time for declassified imagery. So here's an Umbra SAR video of cleanup operations at LC-36 the other day.

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

My new article with Harry Stranger is now online: www.thespacereview.com/article/5254/1

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

During the Cold War, the United States used satellites to monitor how many F-14 Tomcats remained in the Iranian air force. You can read about it in the next article from Harry Stranger and myself in this week's The Space Review.

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

My next article with Harry Stranger is about this topic. Satellite reconnaissance of Iranian F-14 Tomcats during the Cold War.

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Soar Atlas @soaratlas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

View Sentinel and Landsat satellite imagery in 3D with just a click of a button. Annotate and record video tours to share online. All inside your browser👉: soaratlas.com/satellites What do you think? Where would you explore in 3D?

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

My new article with Harry is up. It is about ships stranded in the Suez Canal in 1967. Photographed by reconnaissance satellites. History rhymes. thespacereview.com/article/5249/1

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

My next article with Harry Stranger in next week's Space Review will be about these ships--1973 and 2026. They have something in common.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 19/06/2026

A destroyed Space Launch Complex 6 at Vandenberg seen in SAR via @umbra.space. At least the hills around the complex still provide some beauty. Full image: spacefromspace.com/spaceport-im...

A black and white synthetic aperture radar satellite image of Space Launch Complex 6, Vandenberg.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 18/06/2026

It's a lot of georeferencing but should be cool when it's done! About halfway through right now. Images taken August 23, 1965.

A modern satellite view of North Korea with 1965 black and white satellite photos layered of the top.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 16/06/2026

You can find the three KH-7 frames of Madison mentioned in the article here: spacefromspace.com/search/?q=ma...

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The article Harry and I wrote is now online: thespacereview.com/article/5245/1

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 16/06/2026

You can now view any of the 1,300+ satellite images I've uploaded to Soar in 3D! soaratlas.com/profile/spac... Map in the image: soaratlas.com/3D?mapId=140...

A screenshot of the Soar Atlas 3D viewer showing a satellite image of La Paz, Bolivia over a terrain model.

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Mark Stout @markstout.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

NARA stacks years ago looking at their storage of old spy satellite film.

A sign on a movable shelving unit that says "RG 263; GAMBIT (KH-7); HEXAGON (KH-9); CANS 001 TO 1862."

Two long sections of archive shelving with a seemingly endless number of film canisters on them.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 13/06/2026

44 years ago today (June 13) a KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite flew over the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War. The satellite captured the cratered runway at Port Stanley and the burning ship Sir Galahad. Links in reply.

A black and white satellite image of a runway with bombing craters around the area.

A black and white satellite image showing two navy ships. One of the ships is smoking after being attacked.

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 11/06/2026

This is going to be awesome. Once this product is released we'll be able to view all of the historical images on my site in 3D! You can actually see of them in the trailer 👀

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Harry Stranger @spacefromspace.com · 08/06/2026

Who wants to count all of the aircraft? Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Ho Chi Minh City (then Saigon), Vietnam captured by a KH-9 HEXAGON satellite on November 4, 1972. spacefromspace.com/declassified...

A black and white declassified KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite image of Tan Son Nhut airport in now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, taken on November 4, 1972. The airfield is littered with US aircraft.

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