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Deputy for Satellite Operations 

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Mr. 

Backup: Colonel Kenneth R. Duncan 

Duty Subjects: 

As Deputy for Satellite Operations ,-/Eij-NRO Staff, is responsible to the 

Director .19, NRO Staff, for providing: 

a. All-(TS) NRP intelligence gathering projects with payload collection 

requirements as promulgeted by the USIB. 

b. Thele)-DNRO with interpretation. et USIB intelligence collection -

requirements and analyses of-(-75}NRP collection efforts on which he may formulate and evolve the 4-76) NRP. 

c. On-orbit control of Ole NRP payloads within available operational 

capabilities and as mitigated by intelligence and weather factors. 

d. Such other services as may be directed by Director. 4S} NRO 

Staff. 

Action Items: 

a. SS-4 is the principal working interface between the NRO and 

the intelligence community, as represented by the committee and working group 

structure of the USIB. 

b. Conducts analyses at satellite intelligence collection requirement* 

and priorities and compares collection requirements with planned collection capa4 

bilfty. Presents these audio. to Director, 49) NRO Staff, to serve as a bubo of 

4S) NRO program planning to meet these requirements. 

c. Combines climatology analyses with photographic collection requirements analyses and recommends photographic satellite mission schedules 

to the Director,10}NRO Staff. 

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d. Combinee SWINT collection requirements analyses and 

recommends SOW satellite mission schedules to the Director,16).NRO 

Staff. 

a. Keeps the COMOR and its subsidiary working group structure 

informed on the intelligence collection capabilities of satellite reconnaissance 

systems in order to provide and maintain the understanding necessary for them 

to specify overall collection requirements and priorities. Technical information required to support SS-4 briefings to COMOR will be provided by SS-6 and 

other staff elements. as required. 

f. Supervises preparation of Reports Control Manuals to be used 

for each satellite reconzudssance project and forwarde to Director,- NRO 

Staff, for approval. 

g. After completion of pad run and initiation of Lama count, 

determines launch date changes for target weather or intelligence reasons. 

within options permitted by pad and system availability and technical status, 

as defined by SS-6. 

h. Satellite Mission Responsibilities: 

(1) Pre-Launcb.: 

(a) Specifies desired target coverage. 

(b) Approves orbit. 

(c) Specifies desired an-orbit target program options. 

(d) Approves target program for each photographic mission. 

(a) Approves read-in/read-out program for =NT satellite 

(1) Specifies desired launch time. 

(2) Fast-taunts h: 

(a) Makes all on-orbit selection of photographic target 

options , based an target weather or intelligence factors. 

(b) Makes and directs all tasking plans for read-in/read-out 

operations at SIGINT systems, based on power status and intelligence factors. 

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(c) For photographic systems which have completed the 

developmental phase and have been declared operational, changes the mission 

dizration, within the limits permitted by the technical health and design capability 

of the system, based on target weather or intelligence reasons. 

(3) Post-Mission: 

(a) Participates in poet-mission critiques to improve 

procedures and coordination. 

I, Recommends to the Director,18)-NRO Staff change* in collection 

capability which would be desirable, with supporting analyses relating the proposed improved collection capaidlity to UM collection requirements. 

J. Serves as the responsible-0-14RO Staff element for emergency 

action due to re-entry of a satellite reconnaissance vehicle in a location likely 

to provoke undesirable reaction or disclosure. 

k. Supervises the operation of the special communications capability 

utilized by the-(6)-NRO Staff. 

1. Is responsible for control and accountability of incoming and 

outgoingliMmessages destriction of classified material for l3D-944, and 

for publication and control of operations Reports Control Manuals. 

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