Aquacade satellites were a class of SIGINT (signals intelligence) spy satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office for the CIA.
Sources
- Aquacade (satellite) (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/rhyolite.htm (space.skyrocket.de)
- https://designation-systems.net/dusrm/app3/rhyolite.html (designation-systems.net)
- https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Aquacade_(satellite) (military-history.fandom.com)
- https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/cyber-vault-intelligence/2015-03-20/cia-and-signals-intelligence (nsarchive.gwu.edu)
- https://nautilus.org/napsnet/napsnet-special-reports/the-sigint-satellites-of-pine-gap-conception-development-and-in-orbit-2/ (nautilus.org)
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