KH-2 CORONA
The KH-2 carried a single panoramic camera. The satellites were designed to deorbit a film capsule (referred to as a "bucket")from space with mid-air recovery of the returning capsule by a specially equipped aircraft. Early systems operated with a single bucket.
| KH Designator | KH-2 |
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| System | Corona |
| Successful Mission Numbers | 9013 9017 9019 |
| Period of Operations | October 1960-October 1961 |
| Amount of Film (ft) | 17,949 |
| No. of Primary Camera Frames | 7,246 |
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