Area 51 = 21e KH-9 spy satellite graveyard??


Message posted by Baan on August 28, 2006 at 8:42:20 PST:

Hi guys
In 2005 i was on cape canaveral and saw the Saturn V rocket (man, what a big thing!!). After some reading on internet today about rockets, i discover a interesting text about the KH-9 Hexagon spy satellite.

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The big bird
Between 1971 and 1984 twenty KH-9 satellites were launched into orbit. A twenty-first satellite launched in April 1986 never reached space—in fact, it barely made it off its launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base before its Titan 34D rocket exploded spectacularly, showering the area with debris. Remains of the satellite were swept up, placed in barrels, and buried at Area 51 in the Nevada desert.
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http://www.thespacereview.com/article/263/1
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The website looks reliable to me. What we know about this thing and where should been the graveyard? Is't maybe this sport? 37 18.06 N 115 50.16 W

Baan1980
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Europe

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