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The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites (2025)

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  1. sandworm101 · · focus · HN ↗
    Small error. In the 1960s TALENT and KEYHOLE were different things. TALENT was data from the U2 programs, KEYHOLE was satellites. The "TALENT-KEYHOLE" name today is a generalized classification ("TK") but in the 60s they were distinct programs.

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