Colombo, Sri Lanka
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About this satellite image

This declassified satellite image of Colombo, Sri Lanka was captured on 29 April 1965 by a KH-7 GAMBIT spy satellite, during mission 4017.

Each pixel covers about 82 centimeters on the ground.

The original scene is held by the USGS EarthExplorer archive (entity ID DZB00401700007H018001).

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