This declassified satellite image of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was captured on 26 November 1974 by a KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite, during mission 1209.

Each pixel covers about 1.2 meters on the ground.

This image is a mosaic combined from 2 source scenes held by the USGS EarthExplorer archive (entity IDs D3C1209-200190A002, D3C1209-200190A003).

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