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In fact, the NRO donated two Hubble-like KH-11s in 2012, on the condition that they not be used to observe Earth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_National_Reconnaissance_O...

One of them forms the base of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Grace_Roman_Space_Telesc....

The person or persons, at the NRO or whatever other clandestine agency, who championed this donation, over what must have been very considerable hand-wringing about the consequences of giving this technology to civilians, are very fine people.

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