This declassified satellite image shows Tehran, Iran. It was captured on 21 June 1979 by the KH-9 HEXAGON mapping camera, as part of mission 1215.

The ground sample distance listed for this scene is 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 DZB1215-500446L003001.

SpaceFromSpace processed and georeferenced this scan so it can be explored on an interactive map.

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