Spy Satellite Manual

by David Baker and Boojkdl ajdp

In 1954, three years before the launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first satellite, top-secret discussions were held in the United States to plan the development of military spy satellites, designed to obtain detailed photography of the Soviet Union's military strength, and its potential for waging nuclear war. This book takes a detailed look at the programmes which resulted from the clandestine decision in the US to build highly secret spy satellites...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785210866
• ISBN13: 9781785210860
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.8"