42629728 American Museum shows visitors a spy satellite "Hexagon "
National Air and Space Museum in Washington has provided an opportunity for everyone to see an American spy satellite KH-9 "Hexagon " (Hexagon). On it informs edition Spaceref. Ibid available photos from the event. It is reported that the show, held on Saturday, September 17, not advertised – according to the publication, rumors about the exhibition appeared only yesterday. In addition, notes that the show lasted only one day. Sputnik represented audiences was deprived of solar cells, as well as optics and other instruments. On the sides of the machine were cut window to the audience to look inside. The demonstration was part of the 50th anniversary of the National Aerospace Intelligence (despite 50 years of management first mentioned in the report of the Senate in 1973, but it was only declassified in 1992). KH-9 satellite was designed to conduct photographic reconnaissance. The results of surveys handed down to Earth in a special capsule, which landed on their own. The length of the device is over 16 meters (compared to the length "Hubble ', launched in 1990, is 13.2 meters). Between 1971 and 1984 into an orbit was calculated 19 such vehicles. Another was lost as a result of a failed launch in 1986.
