This declassified satellite image shows Tiksi, Russia. It was captured on 31 July 1963 by a KH-6 LANYARD reconnaissance satellite, as part of mission 8003.

The ground sample distance listed for this scene is 82 cm. 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 DS008003003DV008.

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

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