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US Declassifies Information on JUMPSEAT Spy Satellites

Schneier on Security2026-02-04 12:02Original source

The US National Reconnaissance Office has declassified information about a fleet of spy satellites operating between 1971 and 2006. I’m actually impressed to see a declassification only two decades after decommission.

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US National Reconnaissance Office (org)JUMPSEAT (other)
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The US National Reconnaissance Office has declassified information about a fleet of spy satellites operating between 1971 and 2006. I’m actually impressed to see a declassification only two decades after decommission.

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