This declassified satellite image shows Long Beach, California. It was captured on 10 August 1966 by a KH-4A CORONA reconnaissance satellite, as part of mission 1036.

The ground sample distance listed for this scene is 2.4 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 DS1036-1016DA017.

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.