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Daily Archives: May 22, 2008

Military Space – A flower in the polar sky: the POPPY signals intelligence satellite and ocean surveillance

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Naval Open Source Intelligence (NOSI)

Space Review – In the 1960s the US Navy developed the POPPY series of satellites designed to identify the location of Soviet radars and naval vessels. Dwayne Day examines the history of this satellite program, including new information on the role these satellites played in the Cold War.
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