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[td]The camouflage space shield described in the SDI patent took the form of an inflatable balloon that could be rapidly deployed and then hardened through exposure to both external and internally generated ultraviolet radiation.<ref name="Leonard Space NRO 2005-01-03" /><ref name="SDI NRO 5345238" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The Misty satellite launched from the [[Space Shuttle Atlantis]] in 1990 was deployed βover the sideβ rather than through the standard payload bay ejection.<ref name="Leonard Space NRO 2005-01-03" /> Following the 1999 [[Titan IV]]-B launch of Misty 2, amateur satellite trackers concluded that the spacecraft released a high-altitude decoy object to obscure the true payload, which operated in a much lower orbit.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> Despite Misty 2 being operational, U.S. overhead assets failed to detect [[North Korea|North Korean]] [[uranium enrichment]] activities; the discovery was instead made by tracking [[aluminum]] tube shipments.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> After the 1990 launch, both U.S. and Soviet sources incorrectly reported that Misty had malfunctioned and would soon reenter the atmosphere, but the CIA later confirmed it remained operational.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> In its early use, the [[KH-11 Kennen|KH-11]] satellite was mistakenly identified by Soviet analysts as a signals intelligence platform, leading them to reduce concealment efforts during its overpasses.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> A formal threat assessment by the CIAβs Office of Scientific and Weapons Research (OSWR) concluded that Soviet tracking systems were unlikely to detect Misty.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2004-12-14" />[/td]
[td]The Misty satellite launched from the [[Space Shuttle Atlantis]] in 1990 was deployed βover the sideβ rather than through the standard payload bay ejection.<ref name="Leonard Space NRO 2005-01-03" /> Following the 1999 [[Titan IV]]-B launch of Misty 2, amateur satellite trackers concluded that the spacecraft released a high-altitude decoy object.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> The decoy was intended to obscure the true payload, which operated in a much lower orbit.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> Despite Misty 2 being operational, U.S. overhead assets failed to detect [[North Korea|North Korean]] [[uranium enrichment]] activities; the discovery was instead made by tracking [[aluminum]] tube shipments.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> After the 1990 launch, both U.S. and Soviet sources incorrectly reported that Misty had malfunctioned and would soon reenter the atmosphere, but the CIA later confirmed it remained operational.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> In its early use, the [[KH-11 Kennen|KH-11]] satellite was mistakenly identified by Soviet analysts as a signals intelligence platform, leading them to reduce concealment efforts during its overpasses.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> A formal threat assessment by the CIAβs Office of Scientific and Weapons Research (OSWR) concluded that Soviet tracking systems were unlikely to detect Misty.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2004-12-14" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Despite its intended stealth, Misty was visually detected by amateur observers within eight months of launch, who tracked it at an altitude of approximately 500β―miles.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> Misty remained in orbit as late as May 1995, though its location and further intelligence contributions thereafter remain unknown.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2004-12-14" />[/td]
[td]Despite its intended stealth, Misty was visually detected by amateur observers within eight months of launch, who tracked it at an altitude of approximately 500β―miles.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> Misty remained in orbit as late as May 1995, though its location and further intelligence contributions thereafter remain unknown.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2004-12-14" />[/td]
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[td]The camouflage space shield described in the SDI patent took the form of an inflatable balloon that could be rapidly deployed and then hardened through exposure to both external and internally generated ultraviolet radiation.<ref name="Leonard Space NRO 2005-01-03" /><ref name="SDI NRO 5345238" />[/td]Revision as of 23:30, 2 September 2025
[/td][td]The camouflage space shield described in the SDI patent took the form of an inflatable balloon that could be rapidly deployed and then hardened through exposure to both external and internally generated ultraviolet radiation.<ref name="Leonard Space NRO 2005-01-03" /><ref name="SDI NRO 5345238" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The Misty satellite launched from the [[Space Shuttle Atlantis]] in 1990 was deployed βover the sideβ rather than through the standard payload bay ejection.<ref name="Leonard Space NRO 2005-01-03" /> Following the 1999 [[Titan IV]]-B launch of Misty 2, amateur satellite trackers concluded that the spacecraft released a high-altitude decoy object to obscure the true payload, which operated in a much lower orbit.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> Despite Misty 2 being operational, U.S. overhead assets failed to detect [[North Korea|North Korean]] [[uranium enrichment]] activities; the discovery was instead made by tracking [[aluminum]] tube shipments.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> After the 1990 launch, both U.S. and Soviet sources incorrectly reported that Misty had malfunctioned and would soon reenter the atmosphere, but the CIA later confirmed it remained operational.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> In its early use, the [[KH-11 Kennen|KH-11]] satellite was mistakenly identified by Soviet analysts as a signals intelligence platform, leading them to reduce concealment efforts during its overpasses.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> A formal threat assessment by the CIAβs Office of Scientific and Weapons Research (OSWR) concluded that Soviet tracking systems were unlikely to detect Misty.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2004-12-14" />[/td]
[td]The Misty satellite launched from the [[Space Shuttle Atlantis]] in 1990 was deployed βover the sideβ rather than through the standard payload bay ejection.<ref name="Leonard Space NRO 2005-01-03" /> Following the 1999 [[Titan IV]]-B launch of Misty 2, amateur satellite trackers concluded that the spacecraft released a high-altitude decoy object.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> The decoy was intended to obscure the true payload, which operated in a much lower orbit.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> Despite Misty 2 being operational, U.S. overhead assets failed to detect [[North Korea|North Korean]] [[uranium enrichment]] activities; the discovery was instead made by tracking [[aluminum]] tube shipments.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> After the 1990 launch, both U.S. and Soviet sources incorrectly reported that Misty had malfunctioned and would soon reenter the atmosphere, but the CIA later confirmed it remained operational.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> In its early use, the [[KH-11 Kennen|KH-11]] satellite was mistakenly identified by Soviet analysts as a signals intelligence platform, leading them to reduce concealment efforts during its overpasses.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> A formal threat assessment by the CIAβs Office of Scientific and Weapons Research (OSWR) concluded that Soviet tracking systems were unlikely to detect Misty.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2004-12-14" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Despite its intended stealth, Misty was visually detected by amateur observers within eight months of launch, who tracked it at an altitude of approximately 500β―miles.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> Misty remained in orbit as late as May 1995, though its location and further intelligence contributions thereafter remain unknown.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2004-12-14" />[/td]
[td]Despite its intended stealth, Misty was visually detected by amateur observers within eight months of launch, who tracked it at an altitude of approximately 500β―miles.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2005-05-01" /> Misty remained in orbit as late as May 1995, though its location and further intelligence contributions thereafter remain unknown.<ref name="Richelson NRO 2004-12-14" />[/td]
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