spy satellite

English

Diagram of the KH-9 Hexagon, a typical spy satellite of the late Cold War period.

Noun

spy satellite (plural spy satellites)

1. An artificial space satellite used for reconnaissance or intelligence gathering.

Translations

artificial space satellite used for reconnaissance or intelligence gathering

• Dutch: spionagesatelliet (nl) m
• Finnish: vakoilusatelliitti (fi)
• German: Spionagesatellit (de) m
• Greek: κατασκοπευτικός δορυφόρος m (kataskopeftikós doryfóros)
• Hungarian: kémműhold (hu)
• Russian: спутник-шпион (ru) m (sputnik-špion)