Casa Grande, Arizona: Corona Satellite Calibration Target
Stand in the center of a desert bulls-eye and pretend to be photographed by a 1960s space spy camera.
- Address:
- Montgomery Rd, Casa Grande, AZ
- Directions:
- I-8 exit 167. Drive north on Montgomery Rd for a half-mile. Just before you reach the first crossroads, you'll pass under some power lines. The target is there, just off the right shoulder of the road.
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The Corona Satellite Calibration Target is about 20 feet off the road, on the right side. No signs, but you'll see the concrete. It's bigger than I expected and worth the walk from the road. Watch your step, lots of snake holes.
[Courtney Perez, 01/22/2024]
The Corona spy satellite system was launched throughout the 1960s as part of a program designed for the United States to peer into the Soviet Union, China, and any other enemy or ally that might come under suspicion.
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The target is out in the desert, large enough to be visible from a 1960s space spy camera, and conveniently just off an interstate exit.