This declassified satellite image of Chernobyl, Ukraine was captured on 12 July 1971 by a KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite, during mission 1201.

Each pixel covers about 1 meter on the ground.

The original scene is held by the USGS EarthExplorer archive (entity ID D3C1201-400383F018).

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