This declassified satellite image shows Egypt. It was captured on 17 May 1962 by a KH-5 ARGON reconnaissance satellite, as part of mission 9034A.

The ground sample distance listed for this scene is 28 m. That is the size of one pixel on the ground, not the smallest object that can be picked out in the image.

The source scene is held in the USGS EarthExplorer archive under entity ID DS09034A024MC055.

SpaceFromSpace processed and georeferenced this scan so it can be explored on an interactive map. The georeferencing for this scene was automated, so its position may be less exact than a manually aligned scene.

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