Talent-Keyhole is a unique consulting firm that provides clients with timely analysis to answer key military and intelligence questions.
We use overhead imagery from commercial aerial and satellite platforms and declassified imagery from the Cold War to provide comprehensive analysis of critical facilities.
New Analysis: Imagery of Iran's Space Launch Facility. On March 20th, Iran launched a small satellite in orbit on a Safir launch vehicle. Located 230 kilometers ( 145 miles) east of Tehran, Iran has been building a facility capable launching both satellites and ballistic missiles. The facility is located 58 kilometers (36 miles) south east of town of Semnan. The official national designator of this facility is unknown, but it is probably known as the Semnan Launch Center.
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Overview of the Semnan Launch Facility. Image Source: DigitalGlobe - Worldview-1. Image date 9 August 2008 |
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Iran launched the Safir-2 rocket placing the Omid (Hope) into orbit. The firing circle measurs 65 meters in diameter. The umbilicle tower is visible in the center. To the right is the probable liquid fuel store house. Image source: DigitalGlobe |
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Analysis: North Korea Builds Missile and Space launch Facility. Please go to Jane's Defence Weekly for full story.North Korea is in the final stages of completing a new missile and space launch facility. Located on the west coast of North Korea several kilometers southwest of the village of Tongch’ang-dong, the base has been under construction for the past 8 years and will be capable of launching the both the Taepodong 2 ballistic missile and the Taepodong 2 Space Launch Vehicle. The facility also has a rocket engine test stand, which is capable of supporting test firings of all known North Korean rocket motors. |
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Pongdong-ni Launch Facility. From 2005 thru 2008 North Korea continues construction of the launch pad. Image Source: Left GeoEye/WIA. Center and Right images -DigitalGlobe
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Annotation of the Space Launch Facility
Pongdong-ni Launch Facility. Image Source: DigitalGlobe - Worldview-1
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Static Engine Test Stand
Pongdong-ni Engine Test Facility. Progress continues on a static engine test stand capable of supporting North Korea's ballistic missile program. Image Source: Left GeoEye/WIA. Center and Right images - DigitalGlobe
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Talent-Keyhole provides imagery analysis on targets including: |
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Airfields
Tu-160 Blackjack bombers at Engles Air Base, Russia. Image Source: GeoEye
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Naval Bases
A Typhoon Class SSBN at Nerpichya Submarine Base, Russia. Image Source: GeoEye
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Ground Force Facilities
Towed Artillery Pieces, Syrian Motorized Rifle Garrison, South of Homs. Image Source: DigitalGlobe
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Missile Facilities
DF-5 (CSS-4) ICBM Launch Site, Jiuquan Misile Test Center, China. Image Source: GeoEye
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Underground Facilities
Undeground Facility Entrance, Alternate National Military Command
Center, North of Pyongyang, North Korea. Image Source: DigitalGlobe
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Nuclear Weapons Facilities
Pakistan's plutonium production reactor at Khushab. Image Source: DigitalGlobe
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We find WMD-related facilities in countries suspected of Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Missile proliferation.
We provide analytical support to the news media and investigative reporters to help them find satellite imagery of areas of interest within the constraints of the news cycle. |
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Enemy combatant interrogations took place in this abandoned brick
factory north of Kabul, Afghanistan. A CIA field facility was later
constructed. Image Source: Space Imaging Middle East
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We operate in an all-source open source environment using the internet, and special online data sets as well as hard to get declassified documents from the US Intelligence Community.
We are experienced in using declassified imagery from a variety of collection platforms including: |
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KH-4 Corona Imagery
Dimona Nuclear Reactor, Negev Desert, Israel
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KH-7 Gambit Imagery
Tu-95 Bear bombers, Dolon air base, Russia
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U-2 Imagery
Tomsk nuclear reactor under construction 1957, Russia
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A-12 Oxcart Imagery
Aircraft tunnel entrances, Pukchang Airfield, North Korea
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