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By John Nolan, Staff Writer Updated 4:58 PM Friday, December 9, 2011

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Newly declassified satellites that the United States used for Cold War photo-spying on adversaries are being prepared by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to go on public display in late January.

The National Reconnaissance Office, which worked for decades with the Air Force in the program to track the activities of the Soviet Union and other adversaries, has transferred the KH-7 Gambit, KH-8 Gambit 3 and KH-9 Hexagon satellites to the museum. The programs were in operation in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s.

A private ceremony to commemorate the operational history of the satellites is planned at the museum in late January. After that, the satellites will be put on public display. The satellites used cameras which recorded images on film that was dropped to Earth by parachute.

For more information, contact the museum staff at (937) 255-3286.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or jnolan@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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