Category: Imagery

Declassified Satellite Imagery 1 (CORONA, ARGON, LANYARD), 1960-1972

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Commercial
Yes
Format
Several
Coverage
Global (most coverage outside the United States)
Last updated
Added to findgis 31 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Static

The photographs are military intelligence images from those three satellite systems, released in digital form. Most of the coverage is outside the United States.

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Source and attribution

Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
License
Public domain
Commercial use
Yes
Attribution required
No
Modification allowed
See publisher
Redistribution allowed
See publisher
Share-alike
No
U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. 105); public domain. USGS-distributed data are public domain under the USGS copyright policy (https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits); no commercial-use restriction. Cite DOI 10.5066/F78P5XZM. Scanned frames download free from EarthExplorer with a free USGS login; unscanned frames are scanned on demand for $30 per frame.License text
Region
Global
Type
Raster
Time
1960–1972
Extent
-180-9018090West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.

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