Aquacade (satellite)
| Country of origin | United States |
|---|---|
| Operator | National Reconnaissance Office Central Intelligence Agency National Security Agency |
| Applications | Espionage |
| Specifications | |
| Launch mass | 700 kilograms (1,500 lb) |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Production | |
| Built | 4 |
| Launched | 4 |
| Maiden launch | 19 June 1970 |
| Last launch | 7 April 1978 |
Aquacade, previously designated Rhyolite, was a class of SIGINT spy satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office for the United States Central Intelligence Agency. The National Security Agency (NSA) was also reportedly involved. The program, also known by SIGAD AFP-720 and SIGAD AFP-472, respectively, is still classified. During the same period, the Canyon SIGINT satellites were in use with an apparently somewhat different set of capabilities.