21.   But Sputnik, though an enduring, humiliating symbol of Russian superiority in space, was not a spy satellite.

22.   But Western experts widely regard them as spy satellites with military aims.

23.   By contrast, images from current spy satellites are said to have an resolution down to inches.

24.   By definition, the vision of spy satellites is far more penetrating than civilian ones, though MEDEA scientists are barred from discussing such differences.

25.   By the time Glenn flew, U.S. spy satellites had crisscrossed the Soviet Union and found the missile gap was a myth.

26.   Companies that once made spy satellites for U.S. spy agencies began making equipment for cellular networks that served China or Russia.

27.   Does it need all the spy satellites it now has?

28.   During the cold war, the Rochester, N.Y.-based company designed and manufactured electronic imaging chips for use in spy satellites.

29.   Evidence also is being collected from sophisticated U.S. spy satellites, aerial reconnaissance and sporadic contacts via mobile and satellite telephone connections to residents still in Kosovo.

30.   Former employees describe the agency as a small management organization issuing billions of dollars of classified contracts to the companies that build spy satellites and their components.