The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office has decided to give two spare optical spy satellites to NASA for research.
These two satellites are currently in storage in Rochester, N.Y. and lack sensors. They have 2.4-meter mirrors which are similar to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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