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as oe days prior to launcp~ 0~?. a11 err1ergen¢y basi$; if a nl;;W 

sion profile is desired ea:dy on day, it can be accomplishe1 

,~:vitl1· at r·.nost a 0110-d.&y sli1). i1:i 12t:n.::.11 scl1e 

&re p;rd~gt1'""a1 ... .1.J.1:.J.ed s.fter trle veh5.clc: is o~: c~r,}Jit 

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at R-1 for app:c"OX·i:::(lately 20 C:ay.:: ii' des ···2 

G.l;,.J\![EIT syste:cn 

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wh:ch can 0.:;; cov2r•2!d i11 sucli 

Car.nera operations 

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one 12.unch desir2ci. vrittin c.. ::> J.5--dci,y l'"'iod (l:C:trnal 

~-·oJ ec:·c initially utiliz.cd tvvo u;;.ch pads at ?oi:-:t .i~1"" ~·2llo; 

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8-l.O i~Do1xths· to sl1~i~·e ~aun·ch fa·c·ility v1ith other 

o:z:.~2ms; I'16\i\feyer) thc1"Se a1~e :-io plar1s at present to c~o so 

• ·r> \~·:i.e\7/ o::.· the .!. st ·GP ... MBIT- ~ in t!ie S~r.o.mer~ Of 19 66, and the 

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Tl:e avail~bility of G_,_ti,MBIT systems solely· for crisis, manage.., 

n1e:1t purposes will be quite cl for th.e next :fifteen rnonths. A 

maxinJ.un1 of 15 sys ms is expected to available for l,aunch betwee 

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coverage of the $ino-Soviet :Bio¢. sv,cqes.$ recorc 

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