tech
EEUU desclasifica a un viejo satélite espía con una órbita extrañamente elongada
El gobierno de EE.UU. reveló detalles de un programa secreto satelital que utilizó para espiar a la Unión Soviética en los momentos de máxima […]
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.