KH-9 Hexagon

KH-9A

KH-9B

KH-9 Pictures

KH-9 Schematics

KH-9 Flights

KH-9A, HEXAGON and KH-9B, HEXAGON RECONNAISSANCE IMAGING SPACERAFT

“Big Bird”

05-24-07

Disclaimer

The opinions and evaluations stated here in are only the author’s and cannot be construed to reflect those of any Government agency, company, institute or association. It is based on public information, circumstantial evidence, informed speculation, and declassified U.S. intelligence community documents, official US government documents and histories, oral histories, interviews and engineering analysis. As with all data regarding the intelligence programs of the US intelligence community, this analysis is subject to revision--and represents a work in progress.

First Titan-3D launch with KH-9A

Ref. (SSB Satellite Support Bus, Lockheed Missile & Space Company. Space Systems Division)”