EEUU desclasifica a un viejo satélite espía con una órbita extrañamente elongada

TL;DR

The US government declassified details of the secret JUMPSEAT satellite program.
This program was used to spy on the Soviet Union during periods of high tension.
Eight JUMPSEAT satellites were launched between 1971 and 1987 into extremely elliptical orbits.
The JUMPSEAT program was part of the US Air Force's EARPOP project.
The satellites were designed to intercept or decrypt electronic emissions from Earth.
JUMPSEAT's highly elliptical Molniya orbit provided a unique vantage point for intelligence gathering.
These orbits are ideal for long-duration, continuous coverage in high-latitude northern hemisphere regions.

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