Lacrosse / Onyx

1988 (first)ClassifiedReconnaissance

LocationSpace (LEO)

Year1988 (first)

SizeClassified

TypeReconnaissance

About Lacrosse / Onyx

US military radar reconnaissance satellites. Can image targets through clouds and darkness. Use synthetic aperture radar. Exact capabilities are classified. Believed to have resolution under 1 m. Replaced by the Topaz/FIA Radar program.

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