This declassified satellite image of Chernobyl, Ukraine was captured on 6 January 1974 by a KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite, during mission 1207.

Each pixel covers about 1.4 meters on the ground.

The original scene is held by the USGS EarthExplorer archive (entity ID D3C1207-300378F029).

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