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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the first known US nuclear explosion detection satellite?
vela
mdas
SOLRAD
Corona
- 2. Multiple Choice
In which state is the NRO headquartered?
Virginia
Illinois
Washington DC
Maryland
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who is the current director of NRO?
Luke Skywalker
Christopher Scolese
Rusty Buckets
Lloyd J. Austin
- 4. Multiple Choice
What's the motto of the NRO?
Supra et ultra
Gradatim ferociter
Semper Supra
Oculi in caelo
- 5. Multiple Choice
When was the NRO officially declassified?
1960
1971
1992
it hasn't yet been officially declassified
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these is not a name of a satellite of the Keyhole series?
Corona
Gambit
Argon
Xenon
- 7. Multiple Choice
in which of these countries are declassified NRO ground stations, apart from the US?
Australia
UK
Belgium
New Zealand
- 8. Multiple Choice
on which NRO satellite design is hubble based?
KH-11 "kennan"
KH-6 "Lanyard"
KH-5 "argon"
KH-7 "gambit"
- 9. Multiple Choice
The corona program is famous for its massive ground calibration targets, but which shape do most of its targets have?
cross
circle
square
it didn't use ground targets
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is/was Russia's/USSR's biggest reconnaissance program?
zenit
kosmos
Orlets
Kondor
- 11. Multiple Choice
true or false: the corona film retrieval module was to be caught in mid-air by a passing plane.
true
false
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did the NRO guarantee that the films of the corona satellite got destructed if they didn't find them?
salt plugs dissolved after 2 days in the sea to allow the capsule to sink and the films to get destructed.
An explosive device was put in the capsule, and it exploded using an altimeter and a timer.
A pod of mercury slowly started to release after splashdown in the sea.
the capsule was made of a biodegradable material so it would dissolve in the sea after 2 weeks.
- 13. Multiple Choice
on which rocket did the corona satellites launch?
Thor-Agena
Atlas-Agena
Mercury-redstone
Juno II
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which rocket series has never launched an NROL sat?
Titan
Minotaur
Antares
Saturn IB
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