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		monocasa on Oct 27, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hubble is back Wasn't hubble itself a refit of a Keyhole 11 beta?

jsjohnst on Oct 29, 2018 [–]

To my knowledge, no. It’s believed the two satellites NRO gave to NASA were KH-11 though.

monocasa on Oct 29, 2018 | [–]

They're past KH-11. KH-11 has the solar panels on side like Hubble. WRIST has the solar panel on the top which blocks solar radiation which is a newer design.

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