This declassified satellite image shows Vorkuta, Russia. It was captured on 7 July 1961 by a KH-2 CORONA reconnaissance satellite, as part of mission 9019.

The ground sample distance listed for this scene is 4.3 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 DS009019007DV057.

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.