This declassified satellite image shows Chennai, India. It was captured on 9 October 1965 by a KH-4A CORONA reconnaissance satellite, as part of mission 1025.

The ground sample distance listed for this scene is 3 m. That is the size of one pixel on the ground, not the smallest object that can be picked out in the image.

This image is a mosaic combined from 4 source scenes held in the USGS EarthExplorer archive (entity IDs DS1025-1055DA137, DS1025-1055DA138, DS1025-1055DA139, DS1025-1055DA140).

SpaceFromSpace processed and georeferenced this scan so it can be explored on an interactive map.

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