The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites

  -->   Twenty HEXAGON satellites were launched from California between 1971 and 1986, with one failure. HEXAGON was a big photo-reconnaissance satellite, but often carried Program 989 subsatellites that were deployed in orbit. (credit: Peter Hunter) Stars in the sky: The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites from the 1970s to the 21st century by Dwayne A. DayMonday, March 10, 2025 In 1963, the Air Force launched the first “hitchhiker” off the side of a larger sa