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US Reveals Program Used To Spy On Commies From Space
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) recently quietly declassified a Cold War-era satellite program used to spy on the Soviet Union’s military communication signals. JUMPSEAT, was the U.S.’ first-generation, highly…
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About Jumpseat
Jumpseat, also known as AFP-711 is reportedly a code name for a class of SIGINT reconnaissance satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office for the United States Air Force in the 1970s and 1980s. The program is classified, and much of the information in the open is speculative.
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