D-21 reconnaissance drone
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The D-21 reconnaissance drone was a high-speed, high-altitude, unmanned spy aircraft developed in the 1960s for covert photographic missions over hostile territory, notably designed to cruise at Mach 3+ and extreme altitudes.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet-powered aircraft
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military aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance drone ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicle ⓘ |
| altitudeClass | high-altitude ⓘ |
| category |
high-altitude drone
ⓘ
high-speed drone ⓘ strategic reconnaissance platform ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dataCollectionMethod | film photography ⓘ |
| designedBy | Lockheed engineer Kelly Johnson (program leadership) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
covert overflight of hostile territory
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high-altitude reconnaissance missions ⓘ high-speed reconnaissance missions ⓘ long-range reconnaissance ⓘ operations over politically sensitive regions ⓘ single-use or expendable missions ⓘ |
| designedForAltitude | extreme altitude operations ⓘ |
| designedForSurvivability | penetration of heavily defended airspace ⓘ |
| designedTo | return exposed film for recovery ⓘ |
| designedToAvoid |
enemy air defenses
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interception ⓘ radar-guided defenses ⓘ |
| designedToCruiseAt | Mach 3+ ⓘ |
| designedToOperateOver | hostile territory ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Lockheed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lockheed Skunk Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasCrew | false ⓘ |
| hasPilotOnboard | false ⓘ |
| intendedUse | overflight of denied Soviet and Chinese airspace ⓘ |
| isManned | false ⓘ |
| isSpyAircraft | true ⓘ |
| isUnmanned | true ⓘ |
| missionProfile | autonomous high-speed overflight ⓘ |
| missionType | covert reconnaissance ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | stratosphere ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
photographic intelligence collection
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strategic reconnaissance ⓘ |
| propulsionType | ramjet ⓘ |
| riskProfile | reduce risk to human pilots ⓘ |
| sensorType | photographic camera system ⓘ |
| speedClass |
Mach 3-class
ⓘ
high-supersonic ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | advanced for 1960s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intelligence gathering over denied airspace
ⓘ
strategic photographic missions ⓘ |
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