This declassified satellite image of Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan was captured on 7 November 1972 by a KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite, during mission 1204.

Each pixel covers about 98 centimeters on the ground.

The original scene is held by the USGS EarthExplorer archive (entity ID D3C1204-300329F006).

Learn more about the HEXAGON programme on the Satellite Programs page.