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January 1962

The Discoverer XXXVII mission (CORONA mission 9030) is the last publicly declared mission of this program, officially scientific in nature. In reality, they are CORONA spy satellites, which will continue until 1972 for a total of 142 missions, all classified simply as Air Force launches. By 1962, the cover-up is blown: 34 launches, one every few weeks for an unspecified scientific program, are too many…