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SUBJECT: Comparative J:vaiuatlon 

1. Reference iamade,io m~a .. e from Office of the UD4~rS.cretary" -

20 March 1963, c:oDcemiDl ~ comparative evaluation of ' the pO.8ibUltlea 

'of an improved search type aate1Ute,recoma.a.l.aance' syatem. -- z. The &~ched draft' r4itport i. submitted per our conversation 11 Apr 63., 

The' committee ia in aoUe! agreement on the recouimendatlou; various ' 

membera may want to .u .... t word 01" empbUia chaD.e. to the bo,dy 'of 

the , report. ' , 

,3. i concur in, the recommenc1atiQns and. I'ecommend immecllate approval 

and fuDdin.. With,', relard to ,fun, ~nl, it Is my stroDl,, per ... that within the NRP there are,lower priority elfo~. 'such' a :t 

can be reduced to, prOVide a poition of 't1\e' required' fuude.. ' the 

overall DOD e.ffort there are num.roua ar ... of far 1 ••• 'iDlpoaaace that 

can be consid.",ed fo1.' reduction to p~c1e the r~·tla6er Of the "'.quiI'M, 

funda. • 

4., With toesard to the que.tion you ralaec1 OD the selection of. the ~5" 'ltV. 

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, the story is that this ,is ,the maxhDum .• t.se/.elJlht that .,e. with the 

Gemini aingle, deorbit engine. While a 60" ltV ie eerialDly fe..alble. it 

would, reqUire' a 'neW enam- deVelopment with attenc1aDt 10 •• of time &nci. ' 

merea.e in CQst or alte~ve1y .. c1ueteriDl of GemiDl .apne. with ' 

compUcationa aDd. lo.s of re1iabllltr~ 'A apectJ:Um of .l ••• we",. ~mi"ecL 

On baiance 'the committe. le1i 45" waa the b.et choice an4 I COJlCU.' ' 

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Major Oenerai" US~ 

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to Evaluate Potential Systems for an Improved Seazrch 

Type Satellite RecoDDal.sance System 

Director of Special Projects 

·1. The Ad Hoc Group e.tablished by your m_oranG\IDl (T.ab A') -.;. 

has met and completed its dellberatiolls on the ·fonowing task: 

a. General •. 

. Study and evaluate alternate courses of action to obtain· .' .... I '~ • ....' 

, a collection system. providing: 

(.1) Large area coveral~. 

(Zl Ground re.olution of 6·ft at 2: 1 cODt2:a.t. 

(3,-·All stereo.collie covera,e. 

(4)· On-orbit c~mm&D.clprosramD1in8to peftnit z:n8 x tmum. 

~exibllity to sel~ct· area for coverag.8 ·after launch •. 

b. Specific. 

Study, evaluate and m~ recommendations .c0D.8iderlnl the 

merits of three courses- of action: 

(I) Initiate development of aD. LMSC /ITEK propOsed ,1'0 •• 

coverage system. . 

(2) Reactivate 698 l3J' Program. or ·a modification thereof. 

(3) Hold· a compe~-!tiol1 to select a DeW contraCtor team to 

. satisfy the USIBgro8 8 coverage requireme~. 

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2., Conclueions reached we re: 

a •. T~ee course. of action are feaSible to provide a colle.etion 

system for FY 1965., . Theae ·are: 

(1) Minimum improvements to Corona,M. 

(Z) Reactivate 698 BJProject. , 

. (3) Develop and procure scale-up of Corona M to MZ. 

b. No other possibilities exist to .a~i.fy the ,new. resolution 

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r~uirement on the deeu;ed ec:hedule. ~ f~ ';ONb -:.," 

. 3. The Ad Hoc Group l'ecominends: . . .. . 

. J a.. Reactivate the 698 BJ' Project to 1'DI!t et the earliest. p~e.ible 

schedule with a dual MK-5A thirty three inch (3311) recoveJ-Y syat.em . . 

to fly l~ altitude'mi •• lona. Continue to u •• '98 BJ' prop"ammera •. · 

J b. Initiate developzi.ent Of.~ .cale-up of C01'oDa. 14 to MZ ~. , . . 

proposed by LMSC/ITEK for a'dual MIt-a forty five~ch'(45") 

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recovery :vehicle. T~e MZ la to be mt~r~hanleabl.e for either .TATI 

.f.,ena D 01' Atlas/A,ena. D. 

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J c. Initiate. the ,development ,of the 1dK-8 for~ five Inch (4511) t/ I 

recovery vehicle for uae with either 698' BJ or Wz to proyide more 

,1'088 coverage per ~i8sion. 

d. Decide to continue 698 'BJ or MZ based upon ;oe8ulta of' 

698 BJ flight performance and product improvem.ent program. in' 

comparison with development test of the MZ • 
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FORMATION OF THE AD HOC ,GROUP 

1. The requirexae nt for the Ad Ho'c ~~oup w~s esta.bli.hed . 

by a :rnes.ag., dated ZO Ma.rch 19~3, from the Office of'the 

'Onder Secretary to the ,CIA and sAFSP. The Ad Hoc' Group was . --

. appointed by tb~ Director of Special Projects. in a memor~\1Dl 

to Colonel Berg, c:1ated Zl March 1963, 8ubJect:Comp&ri8011 

Study. ,Copies of the me.sage and the. memorandum are 

attached to this TAB a8 ,E~iblts A-l and A-Z. 

2.' The membel"ship of the Ad Hoc Group is set forth m'the " . 

apPoi~ng memorandum. O:rg~zat10D.8 re~res.Dted in its 

membership who were active in the proceedi1ll8 were CIA. 

SAFSP. Aerospace. SAFSS, and NPIC. The Ad Hoc Group' 

held its first meetinl on 25 March 1963 aDd met, in conti11Uoua. 

se.sioD., completing its final action OD 10 AprU 1963. All of 

the meetiqa were held: ,at the B.e8e~~ch and Developm.ent Center, 

" aDd formal minute. ~ere pre~ared which are a".,Uable for 

'exaziuzaation upon request •. 

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·CIA FOB DR. sCOVILIE; SAFSP FOR, GEl GBEER 

,TRIS MESSAGE m· '!WO PARrS. SDBJEC': IS IMPROVED S&:ABCIl ft'PI SA'rB~ BECODAISSAICE 

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PUT . I. DImO DESIBES., ~ST COMPABA'fiVE EV'~0lt OF 1D POssmILD'IEs 

. FOR' m:vEJ:DPMEIT OF .AN DlPROVBD BEARe! T!PE SATELLDB' BlCODAISSABa&: SYSmI CAPABm 

OF lARGE A.-o:mA 'COVERAGE WrrB GBOURD I BBSOImIOI OF 6 FBB'l' FOR ~ C!OI'l.'RAS': OJ' 2: 1.', ' . . '.' . 

ACCOImINGI;r, BE DIREC'lS ~ FOLIDWllfG ACTIOK: 

A. GEN, G:REER IS 'm EBl'ABLISH·A ~ AD BOc GBOUP ~ DcmD:CALt;r 

co.~ PDSODEL .AB]) SUPERVISE THEm COKDUc:J! OF Alf A~'1ZD BV'AmATmtf 

'.. • OF·.PO'.rD'!IAL SY~ ,WJD:CI CAJT HEB'.l! mxs CIIlIEBAL RBQtJIRIICII'l!. 

DDIV'IDUAIS 'l'O SERVE· AS HEMBERS OF THIS GROtlP. ' 

c. 'mIS EVAWATIOI IS'TO mCLUDE··THE lTEIC PROPOSAL IQfCJ.JN AS 11-2 AID . '. 

,AIL APPLl:CABIE VAB~OBS'OP THE 698lsJ (EO) ~. 

. . D. ALL ASPECTS OF 'l!lIE EV.AUJATION ABE '!O BE CABBDJ) om OR A CCIIMOB 

:BASIS TO PERMl'l' READ!' COKPARISOltS BE'.lWDIf OP'!IOD. .. 

E. 'mE ~SIS SllOlJU) INCLUDE COS'M 'l'O DEVEIDP AS WELL AS COS~· 

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MEMO.RANPOM FOR CqLONEL BERG 

SUBJECT: Compari8o~, Study 

1. I am appoiriting a,n~d Hoc group to study and'evaluate the 

merits of three courses of action: ~ , 

,a,'. Initiate development of a. LMSC/ITEK proposed gross. 

coverage 8ystem ba,edon the TAT. . 

b. Reinstate'the BJ program or 80me modification thereOf. 

c. Hold acompeUtion to select a new contracto:r team to 

satisfy the U~ aroas coverage ~.quir.ment. · . 

2. The groaa coverage requirement,to b. satisfied has b.en 

de:£bieci a.s: 

a. Large area cover_gee ' 

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h. Ground resolution of 6 feet at 2: 1 cozit:rast. 

c. All stereo. 

<;1. On orbit command' programming to permit 'maximum 

, nexib~lity to select area. for coverage after la~ch. 

3.' The comparative analysis should include development coata, 

average costs per mi~8ion, and an dver~all coat effectiveness 

evaluation of each system considered. All aspects of the evaluation are to be ca.rried out, on a common basi. to pe~itready.' .' 

comparisons between options. The analysis· shoUld also comment 

on weliht budget, growth potential and 'compatibility with othezo 

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C~lon~l King -Chal:rman, Colonel B.~, .' Altei-Date 0" 

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weeks. LMSC/ITEK aDd EKC/GE maybe cODtactea or called 

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PREPARATION' 

As ·preliminary to any evaluationactioD, the Ad Hoc Group 

spent several days reviewillgavailable iDformation coneenUn •. 

the subject under consideration. In brief, these ~ormationpthezjng actions included: 

B~efing on th'e comparison-of the 698BJ &Dd M Systams. 

Presentation by l"WSC· OD the M System. 

Briefing on coznparati1re capabUitles of. available 

boosters • 

. Presentation by the De:puty Director for 'AdvanCe 

~~ns. SAFSP, on new thin1d.l1l in th~ field. 

Presentation by ITEK/ LMSC on' the Mz .• · 

~riefing by E ~I GEon the 698BJ aDd modifications 

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BACKGROUND 

1. The National'Recozmai88&llce ProlI:aJIi (NRP). is responsive 

oDlyi/to the ~equire~e~t. stated by the U~t~d States Intelligence ' 

Board (USIB). Tne current USIB requirement ·(as modified by 

the National Security CouncU prior to establiahmentof the NItO) 

for ieneral search ,is for 10 loot ~e801ution with ,:coverage beml 

provided stereoscopically. The re.ol~tioD i. that defined J.D .. ' 

MIL-STD-15O at Z: 1 contrast ratio. Thee.~jsctwa. 

, initiated in November 1960 to, satisfy this ~.quir.meJlt~ The 

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CoroJ)& Project was then. approximating th.·USlB requirement , 

of 20 foot re801ution ~ .~ perc~nt of the time •. ·. 

Z. The Corona. Project •. throup produc~ improvement, became 

a 'stereoscopic system in early 1962 providing reeoluti~nl ot 

·approximately.l3 feet for 15'0 of the usable .take throughout CY -- . 

1962' (total mis.ion performance). lz.!. response to DNRo query 

of July 1962. ~eDeputy Director. National. Photo,rapic Interpretation Center (NPIC) stated that there was no inter-est in a . '. \ 

diffe:L-ent syetem unless it oifereq a substantiallmprovemeDt 

over the Coronaeyst~m. In the e~luation of the Corona system 

at thaUime. ~apoteDtia1 re.o~ution of east_Which could 

be acbi~ved by 698BJ' was not estimated to provide a. significantly, 

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. , great improvement in take over that of CoroDa )4, to justify 

'its continuation, ~thoulh lt ,had a '.reater ,gl'owth potential 

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and more 'covenJe per miasion. When thia ~a couplttd'with 

the la'ck ofauceess and the budgetary conaleierationa, the, 698BJ' 

• ~aa terminated in November 1962'. ' 

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,3. At the instigation of the NllO Staff for a careful review, 

a propos_ed restatement .. of ,~I 1'~qui1'ement for atereoscopic, 

S foot ~e801ution has'be~n forward..d:by the l)irecto1', ~C,' 

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to"DNRO. 'through USIB'(CoDlar). -I~ isan~cipate~ that USIB 

will validate this new requirementto'DNllO. The General Search 

Satellite lleco1U1&i.sane~ sched~e is approved aDd. fUDded with 

sufficient number of launches to p~ovide the frequency of 

coverage ~esired by' USIB (ComaI') '~ough June'19M. Thi8 

coverage will ,not m.eet the new resolution reqUirement. This 

new requirement and, tb~ necessity to' provide 1"~ra1 ~earch 

coverage for FY ,196~, dictate. tba~ action be taken b:a:m.ediately 

to provide this capability. 

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CAMEM SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS 

1. Ground, Measurements 

The Committee received reasonably c~naiaterit data 

for lens/film measured dynamic resolution for the M aDdBJ' 

~amera ',systems. 'While a:':ere 'are dilferenc •• in measurement 

techniques, there ia J)O reaaon to. attribu~e Ireater accuracy 

to one or the other ·of the test procedures. It was :lelt, howeval', 

that the m.eaaure%.nenta included at least t~n'lines per mlllimeter 

of de,radatio~ i'Dtrod~c,ed 'by the te~t s.tup~ The data giv:en in 

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the ·foU~g Table reflects the grouzid-zne~8ured perfor.m.a.nce' 

of theae sy.~m8 at 2:1 contrast •. 

R· !l 

at 100 NM at 12.0 NM 

LPM ~ft) (:tt) 

. 1·v r., 135 7.3 .9.,0 

l!fO 5.9 7.2 

.Subjecti~e analysis of M produc~by NPIC iDelicate_ that 

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flight les·s than 15% of the time for M. This degradationls cau.ed 

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'-c. nlumill&tiol1; atmosphere, etc. 

'd. ' P~oce88inl. etc. 

e. The~len~romneD.t. 

The amounts contributed by, b~ through'd. should be 

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roughly the 8ame for ~D.Y' of the sY8tem8 considered. Vehicle ~ 

motion, OD.. the' otheZ'~and, ~ay be 8eri~ualy dIected by payl~ad ". 

operation. Telemetry from BJ flights indicates that these effect a "~ ,..c.1 t 

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.. a.re. negligible for that system., No data waa available. OD. ~e'.l 

' .' • I /rbi- . effect of N: p&yload operation - vehicle motioD.. 'tr()~ 

In addition,' the' active cont1"o1 of the1"m&l ~vi:rcmm.eDt by 

BJ' should proVide bnproved resolution over the pas.ive W a,.atezn. , ~.' (7 

Therefore', it might be expected that 80me improvement in 

perc~Dtal. of u8efu1tak~ might be achi.aved. by B.T, :£Urthe~ -

wideDiD, ~e -reaolut!on diffe:re~c~ ah~ in the Tabl\ above. I " 

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3. System I%nprovements ~c .-;:' ~ 9foc.tr. ':)..7 cL.i 

a. Two systems were proposed. to achieve' the six foot ' 

resolution at 120 Dautical mile altitude: 

(1) A p1"ociuct improveme nt 'Pl'Ol2:~ for BJ'. includiD..I 

reduction' of T - stop. s~plified film handlin,. aDd variable 

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(Z), A scale'-upof M, (24" focal length) to M2,(40") 

including improvements in }Me and synchronization. 

Both systems are judged to be feasible, and both CaD'be 

,available in about 18 months. 

h. The following table shows predicted Iro~d- meariUl:'ed 

re8()lution fo'r improved B~ and fo~ Mz. 

I LPM 

MZ ,140 

hnproved B.1 12.0 

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The ~ resolution is cODsidered optimistic becau.~: 

(1) Problem. in &chien&rease in anplaz 

acuity ove~ M. ' 

'(20) 'Large ,angular tnOlnentum of payload. 

'(With regard to (2) above, 80me of the uncertainty might be 

removed by measurements on future M flights. ) 

The improved BJ' resolution is considered 80mewhat 

conse~tive since it -constitute s only an '8~ inc.reas~ -i~ , 

ang~r acuity over that of the present BJ'.· In addition, the 

contractor has a'history.of resgaint in mald.1ig Claims'for hi. 

. 11"- . .' 

equipment. 

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comparable on a ,round-measured basis. With prC?per lUtD 

measurements On systems' flying durin. the 18 months of ' 

development, an improvement in product-use percentage can ' ~\ 

. C~ ~ l~.I{i-- iJ --"'- 14<J A,(Z ~ be anticipated. " . '. 

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a. There i8 a sipificant differ..nc.e in T-stop for Ma aDd , 

BJ',' and in the correspoDdi2ll'exposUre.Thisbecome'. important, 

at·1o:w sun,anglea. The following Table cODipa~ea,8yatem. for 

a 7° 8Un ~~Ile. ~ 

Pre.ent BJ' ....... 

T-Stop 

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Exposure 

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1/350 

'1/162~ 

The BJ' T-stop can:he achieved'for sy.teths·pre~eDt1y in 

invento~y by straightforward mu1tilayer coating of the reflector, 

surfaces. ~~ rr 

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flight, making the various systema roUghly equivalent with: 

'~egard to low su~ angle conditions,." 

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a. The -M ays~em cannot achieve the ,aix-foot requirement 

for more than about 5~ of the take. Although ,it 11&.s shown 

good growth, it has, probably reached saturation, aDd further· 

improvement is UDlikely. B"r!\'A ' la;j~lt\~ 

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. ,b. The Mz and improved BJ systems are considered 

comparable in theoreti~al reiolution. although the pr~uct-

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. use, percentage, might ~e better for' BJ' ~ Either system cau 

exceed the' six-foot requirement for a percentale of the take 

'in exce.8 of lScto. 

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Attaimnent of the 'required'performance app • .,rs more probable 

within the development time' for the MZ sy·st.~ 'by imm.ediate 

initiation of a BJ flight program mcludinl,cenam' product 

improvemants :r:ath~r-'than iDltlat1D.i a ~ight pro,ram. w1~ a. 

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1. Inherent in the Comznitt.e recommendation to reactivate . . -' 

698BJ ia the cono1usion that an active prod.uct lmp~ov.m.nt 

program throulh ,the recommenciedeight flights could· pr~duce 

an operatioDa,l system comparable in performance to the 

proposed Mz . system. 

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2. In realization of :the ~eigh~ the. time factor exerted on the 

decision to recommerid rea.ctivation~of 698BJ'. the recommendation 

mclUdes·a .philosophy applying to design change 8 to the system as 

·fol10wa: Inco%'porate changes only when there is a dem.ollstrated . 

requirement, holding vehicle C?oDfiguratioDII to blockS. of four 

vehicles. 

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a. Use existing hardware. 

b. ·lleco.ated mirror. to bDprove the lens speed. 

c. Take-up redesign for the Dew re-entry vE!hic1e. 

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a. Programmable alit to perm~t variation of eXposure 

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. c. bnproved dy:aamiC8 for the camera drive to %educe 

, image I!m.ear. 

d. Passive therxDal c,ontrol to reduce envi'Z'omnental 

control requirements and r~duce power demaDds with resultant 

weight reduction. ~.rtA- ~~.~ AT .. ,.I: 

e. Relocation of optical f11te% to permit changing at any 

time up to flight. 

f. Incorporatiqn of Stellar Index UDit to -mprove ,eometry 

for mea8urement. 

Block 3. Flight Dine through -,-

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but should not be committed until 8y~tem ~apabmty i8 d~OJUIt:ra~d. .' 

a. Enlarged film 8upply and lengthened midsection. . This 

would permit DlaXim.um utilization of the 45" R!V capabiHty'in 

a1 _ coDfiguration. . 

h •. Improved lens and light weight optic 8 . to increase .yatem· 

resolution and reduce weightior growth pote~t1a1 •. 

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c. ·Modified film transport to handle relocated aupply'apools and. 

sbnplify fabrication,. ,assembly and checkout of the cameZ'a ~y8tem. 

d. V /H Sensor to im.pro~ image syachroDizaUon and , ..relieve 

system or on-orbit. programming for !Me after demonatration of 

the capability. 

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e. Corrected!MC aeros. 8can an,. to increase average 

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1" 13aaic' to the recomme~&tione of the Committee a1:'e decision 

pOints at w:hich, by review and evaluation, future cour •• 8 of 

action may be resolved. This method pre'aerves a de~irab1e . . 

degree of flexibility in that it retain, the optiona on. feaaible . 

systems meeting tb~ 1965 le11era1 8earCh re~uiremeDt until. 

cqmparison of measurable performance is p~8.ible. 

Z. The recommended course i8 to fix the firatdeciaion point 

~ththe fir8t 8ucce8afui 698BJ,flig~t;. Should the 698BJ' d~moD8t:rat • 

. a aignificantimprovement in quality over the M system, ttl. B.T' 

. should be continued ~ expaDdeCl a.zid. ~e. design lmpro~ ms 

Usted in ~ab:·E:far.;the Dinth flight ahou1cl b. mcorporated. At"" 

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'conclu~ively eXhibits little ~r DO improvement, then'it should. be 

cancelled and Mz development, continued. If it were de 8irable 

to retain the Atlas' AgeDa carpabiUty for MZ, then 80me BJ' 

, flipt.' might be continued to 8uppleme. W' ~overa.~. until Mz 

would l;»e availabl •• 

3. The second decieion point would occur about 1 January 1964 

when resulte of the static lens, teet of Mz woUld pennit 8ome. 

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cant unprovement over ;BJ', then continue Mz. U ,not, 

cancel M2-

4. The third decisioll point OCCU2.-S approximately 15 Ma.y1964 

when Mz d~mic camera results will be avaUable. Should·Mz 

dynamic results still lD.dicate cOllsiderable potential, plan to 

phase out BJ' after Mz flight .ucce •••• and'.valuation.· 

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1. The a~ched fi~~es (Exhibit 0-1) showing the :t-elative 

capabilities of TAT anc!- Atlas D in their present state. serve. ,as 

a reference for the following discussion. ~t should be noted 

that the •• £ISU1"e. ar~, for current TAT/Agena. D periorm&l1ce. 

, a. Mz with a aingle MIt-VIII R./ V can b. put into a 100' , 

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nautical mile 800 c1ire~t orbit with DO weight margin by a TAT/ , ,_., ....... \- Ir ....... 0."" tse. AI, 

AgeDa D., An Mz with ,2. a/.v·s (either MK-V or MIt-VIII) , 

cannot be placed in a near-polar orbit by TAT/Agena D. 

b. A dual camera BJ c~ot be car:t-ied into orbit by a 

TAT/AgeDa D. 

z. Other weipt saving. can be effected by various decrea.es 

in Agena D weight and by dropping the Sergeant boosters OD. 

, the TAT 25 seconds earUer (the inner range safety limits.) , 

These proVide an additional. capability of from ,400 to· 500 pounds 

which enables an ldz/MK-vin to be put into a '90,0 orbit. but 

. , .',' with little weight margiD.A.+ .. ~.. ,'"to"" w", .""\--, ii-. 14 ,<'m:t. 

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3. The most aigDificant modification involve'S using Hybalene 

fuel in the AgeDa. The purported weight capability incr.ase a.t ' 

100 nautic::al mile. provided by ~ybaleDe is 610 pounds. The opinion 

of variou8 autJ10ritiea in the propulsion field i. that this eatbpate 

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an lS-month development program, the following. condition~ 

hold: 

a. Mz/MK-vm can be put into a 120° o.rbit· (100 n.m.). 

b. Mz/Dual MJ(-V can be put into a 1000 orbit with 

.ssentially no weight margin •. 

:. c. 'M2~Dua1 MIC-VIn cannot be put into a 'near-polar orbit. 

4~ . 'As a result of the above considerations, the ~oUowinl 

recozmneu1 ations are made: 

a. Atlas D/Age. D be used'for both' BaT aDd MZ• _ Insure 

that the MZ ~I.ena be cornpatib1e~ with both At1&s and TAT. 

b. The forthcoming "Standard Atlas" be examined to 

in~ure that it meet. the reliability and' performance· staudards" 

. of ·the car~fully inspected aDd tested ~t1a.es which were u.ed~: 

for the iDi~ fi~ .BJ flights.' The option ahouidremain at 8ome· 

later date to institute the quality control procedures used for 

the Me:rcury Atlas 8e:rie., if this prov.ato be" deairable. . . '. . 

c. The possible advantages of an improveci A'~Da IB.P 

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" . compared with TAT/Agena/BTL guidance."" 

d. The pos8ibilities of 1"ed~ce"d tum-a.round time io"r " 

Atlas should be examiDed. 

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C\ilTeDt 33 inch diameter recovery' veJilcle' and .. scaled-up' 

45 lD.ch dlameterrecovery vehicle. 'The relatloD. of the.e , 

two recovery vehicle. to varioWJ film, load. and' boo.ters i., 

covered elaeWhere in the repo~t. (mxh1blt H-l) 

z. SiDee the maximum recoverable film. .10ad with the' lOt-VA , 

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'to 390 pounds for the WK-VIII 45 inch cI1Uneter t It was 

clearly ev1de~t that UDdcSr' any a •• umed. boo.t~1' ~.pab~lty, , , 

,the u.e of the 45 .i1lch diameter vehicle,,,,. preferable from the 

8tandpo1Dt Of tota1recove~ed film 10&4 &Ild:'th&t 'the co.t effec~ . 

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3. The 'que.tion of .izing of the re~o'Ye:ry vehicle ....... examined, 

it heiDi appareDt thAt a DUmber Of dwlce. ~.re &V&i1ab1.~ The, 

reasons for selectm, the MIt-VIII 45lnch diamete:r were: 

,a. It'repre.ents ~e lar,e.t alse'thai can be debooated 

by the GemiDJ.rocket. A lar.ol' .iso 'Vft)wc! require development of a neW 1&1".eZ' retzoo-rocket (12-18 DlontU anel app2'oxior use of multiple retro-rocket. with .erious . 

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b. The 45 inch diameter· i. the lDlallest alme capable 

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c. This siae is convem.entlypacka,ed in the J c~i~atlon 

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'I. To comply with a new USIB r.equh-mnent to provide a' 

standby capability for backup in case o~. mi •• ion faUul".e and 

quicker response for criais situation.; the PALe I ·(Pad 1 

and 2) facUlty is being converted to TATI Agena D to launch the· 

Corona M Program be'ghming Octobel:' 1963. The Btand.-bY 

Corona M Will be accomplished o~ Pad 2 &l).d "' Of la~h 

complex' 75 to be fo~lowec1 by'a stand-by Gambit capability at· 

PALe II (Pad 3 .. and 4). At such time as Gambit' stand-by 

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becomes avaUable, ,it appears .that tho Corona M8ta.nd~bY 

requir~m.el1t would be aU,tv1atea or rec:luced to the point' . . 

where ~e ,four pads at Thor Launch Complex 75 could aatiafy . 

the residual stand-by requirement. 

,2. The reactivation of 698' BJ probably could be accomplished 

(barring catastrophe) at PALe II (Pad 3 and 4) without'.dls-

'ruption to Gambit launch 8chedule' untU the advent .of th~ 

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necessar.y to move 698 BJ to PALC'I (Pad 1 or Z) since 

Gambit requires Z, (possibly 3) Atlas/AleDa D pads to provide the It-7 capability. This would preclude a continued 

698 BJ stand .. by and, reaul~ launch schedule without the 

addit·ion of new Atlas launch pads (new lener~ search system. .. t 

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will probably retain a stand-by requirement siDee i~should 

aipificantly improve the' efficiency of the Gambit tarsetin, 

&s compared to the re.oiution of the Corona U .y.te~.) 

3 •. The common ·element. of the 698 BJ: ~d Gambit systems 

are the Atlas Agena bOosters and these elements ':I-re, and 

wID probably continue to be the pacing it~s on launch 

readme.a..By specific plaimhlg and implementation, it is 

. possible to ·arrive at an inter~eabi1ity permitting the . 

. launch of either systen from a short stand-by status. alle- . 

viatmg the ~equ1re.ment· for new pads. 

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the· capabn~ty to accept iD-fllpt FOunc1 communi. to lzLclude 

tulet areas not PJ-oP'azD:ZDed. prior to launch. 

2. There are ,two system. p:ropo.e4 tbat wowd. meet the bu1c 

a. A pre-laUllch 10ade4 type wlthprovl.lon foZ' modlfylDl .. 

the ..,.ea cover .... thro~'UL m-fliPt loade4 amdllary UDit. 

The b_lc pre-lamu:h loaded. UDlt la cUsltal.. WliDI electZ'oatatlc: 

tape rather tha:a. the aulo. paper· tape system. Both. the command , . . 

aa.4 the tb.e of exeo_loA of tile command. U'. oia. the tape aDd.'t!a8 . , . 

command 18 executed when the clock tbe cohu:l~s -WIth the 

stol'ea tmu. of execution.' . The auxtl faZ'y" ~ ues & fel-rite core 

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memozyto .tore sim.l1a:r commlUld/execUtloD wo:r4a. 

h. The othel' sy.tem. 1a the UDlt \IIIed Ia· the 698 ~ popam.. 

Thia system u. ••• 4elay linea ill wblc:h commands -.4 the~ time 

of .xecutlOD.. ue. storecl and may be campi.tely reloaded. bam. the . 

• round. at any station. pusal... The acldltlim Qf. DeW commazula 

do •• ·not ~ce.S&1"ny requ.lre the complete reloadma of the 

proarammer. It Is DOted that the G p:rolrammeZ' la .. almllaldevice· u.la. the tame pound station equlpments. 

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c. Of the two .ystems, the latter ba8, the 'p'~ater flexibility 

and econom.y 01 film co~umptlon. although there Is some qua.t1on 

as to whether the area ·coverasemis.ion r.qu1r.~ the ,reater 

flexibility. Neverthele 88. the Committee concluded ~t at least 

as long as the BJ' system or 80me deviant thereof is useQ, the 

complete on-orbit loading capabllity which i8 a. pa.rt of that 

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system should be ~sed. The weight, power. and cost differentlaJ.8' 

are not significant in. an .Atlas boosted ,8ystem. 

d. ·It should be noted that there is the possibility of usm, 

the electrostatic tape unit with the dela.y line unit in fhe event 

that a . backup sy:s~ is required because of vulnerabnity (jammlDs) 

, considerations. 

e. " The Committee considered the security aspects ,o~rDinI 

the two systems including the present satisfactory operation of 

the . ~ system utilizing a pre-launc;:h loaded tape. The m.inJmal 

acti~ity required. in preparation chock and orbi~ operation are' 

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. procedures, a .imilarly.at~8factory operati~ of the B.T .ystem 

can be achieved. 

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1. Any .evolving reconnai8sance camera system slioulcl con-

· sider an a~empt to ~termine or recover the accarateangular 

· relationships between cameras and between the camera.s and. the 

vehicle I. ideal mertial. reference system. In attemptizia to 

d.81sn a .yste:m that lends it •• ll to calibration,· there %Day ·well , 

,be mechanical difficulties which might lead to,co8tly d.eelalon •• 

In znaldnS ~decieioD. of UU. natur., it i. worth whp.e to weilh. 

the fact that much 8pecialized hum.an eflori &Dcl' 8ub.equent 

· expenee loe8 into trying to recover th ••• ·~sular r.lationshlpa, 

after the fa~, in order to determ.lne meanf'DsfUL meaeur.meD.ts~ 

·Z. Knowing the dimensions of an object not only as.slsts ill .. ~. 

the identification of the object, but also reflects its operational . . . 

capabUlty, and as such, measurements become part and parcel 

of the photo interpreters di.cipUn~. 

3. A' knoWledle of·the er.rors iDhftl"ent ui the system. make. the 

system an a'"ceurate recording dev~ce •. The degree of accuracy to 

.which the errors are known i8 reflected in the fina1 c1imen8ioll8 

of the object. It i8 therefore hnportant to realize that' taking 

'the pioture and delivering it to the Wiers is ODly part of .the 

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production.chain"(admittecUy the moat im~Z1ant pa~) that . 

eventually evolves into a :report :that can poasibly sway 

government decisions. Because of this c~tlcal fact, it 

i8' recommended' that the achievement of accurate calibration' 

become a serious cOD8i~eratlon. 

4. In general, the fonowl ng calibration Hg.u.f.rament8 Should. 

be considered during .de.ip: 

.. ',&. Determ.ine the a~gu1ar relationships between the optical 

&XeS of aU C8.Dleras used. 

b. ' Determine the &DgUl.&r relationship 'between the optical 

. a~. of th~ cameno.aDcl-the ideal reference ayatem 01 the vehicle. • 

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c. Th!Jre should be a 29 bit biDary biock readout for time 

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order to increase the l"eliabllity of the system ,i. e., there 

should be· horizon c~ezas, and an S/I (St~~.lDd~~ system •. 

There should a1ao be an ,IRS (Ine·rtial ~fereDce System) ·b~ry 

readout on. film or recoverable magnetic 'tape:. 

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that the attitude (Pitch, roll, and yaw) derived from the 5/1 

package can be tran8ferred to those of the maiD system. withoUt . 

thel~s8 .ofthe inherent accuracy of the S/I values; the above i. 

true of all other attitude °sensors. 

. f • .All camera formats should have ~on-symmetrical-fiducia1. 

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and c,?1"rect errol"S due to the dim.ensioDal instability of the film. 

h. There should be tUne pulses on the fonnat of a.ny pan~ra.mic 

,or strip exposure. . 

i. Cameras should be calibzoated for open:tioD&l foca11ength, 

lens ctisto:rtion and position of the principal point of expo8\1:re •. 

j. The stellar camera should cycle at appr.oxiznat.ly the . -*1> 

same frequency &s the pa.noramic: camera. • 

k. The stellar camera 8hould have a··cone aD:gle of approximately 

5. The above caUbrationrecommencia.tiona are described in 

generalte.rms only. There will ~ a time in the future when 

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&. A sufficie~t DUmber of 1aun~hes should be programmed to , . ... ,-- , give a reasonable idea of over-all system performance. 

b. The· launch 8chedule should be, such that it allows for 

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c. The 'number of 'laUnches and' sched~nl should. permit 

frequerxt co~er~le up to the po~t where either imPJ'0v:ed BJ' 01" ,Wz' 

is aelected as the next operatioD&l ,aystem.. 

. 'd. A s1ifficient :nmnbe~ of launChe. should be prog:ra.uuned to , ' 

. allow the currently available four BJ'la to be used up and to eDabi. 

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the improved BJ capability. to be achieved a.s pa.rt of a normal 

product. improvemert program. ' 

e. The munber of ,laUQches sbould be bigh enough to allow at 

least,three o:r four 1lights to be made before (because of lead time 

considerations) it ls' nece8sary to decide on continuing the 698BJ' 

Program, or conve:rt1ng, to M 2• It 8hould also ,allow for the 

possibility of 'compressing the 8chedule aDd increasing the 

number of launchea. 

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recommends that the number of BJ :flights be .eight. first launch' . 

in September/October 1963 with subsequent launches a.t 45-day 

-lDtervaJ.s. This would match the Mi' d~velopment s~edu1e 

. and allow for a possible schedule compre~sion to 35-day 

intervals. Four of the launches would·be ~th the •••• nt!a.Uy· 

unmodified BJ'. Th. next four would include. product impzoovemeDt 

modificatioDs •. Thi. 8chedule i8 attached ·as Exhibit L-l. 

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1. Since all three syste~. UDder ccm.alderation (W, 14Z' and 

.698 BJ'). use the Agena for in-orbit stabilization, the Cozmnlttee . reviewed A,ena perio,:mance to determine whether a six foot 

resolution photographic system could be effectivelyatabni.ed 

2.. StabUization specification for the ~98 BJ' A.ena was 

established as: 

Pitch 

Roll 

Yaw 

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.t.3 <1.01 a/Sec 

t . 35 CI ~ 008 0 ISec 

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within the specification. 

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analysis of image smear values contributed by vehicle 8~bni.at1o~. 

was made. The· ~ysisrevea1s that at. 1/100, expos~e amea:r: values 

in all ·axes remain 1eaa than two feet, (Exhibit M-l-). - -Thes. values 

are· within the sme.ar budget .allocated to ve~cle atabllization for 

either system under consideration assuming no large perturbationa 

are caq.aed by payload operation. It was. concluded that six.foot 

resolution i8 ·achievable using th~ Age~ for 'o~-orbit atabUlBaHon. 

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COST EVALUATIONCONSIDJ:llATIONS 

'1. The costs presellted by the coDtzoactors for the development 

and flight of the Wz aDd B3' camera systems were :revi~ed. 

Generally, -~eir c~8t eatimate~ are conaiclered rea1lstic. The 

differellce ill' govermnent m&Da,ement procedures aDd. phU.080phy 

under which the contractors Mve operated. i. co~sider~ a 

major factor ill eXJ»1aiDinl the- variaDce iD propo.ed. co.t between. 

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the ~o payload.. cOJlaide\"ed. 

2. The <?oroDa. covert development aDd procurement practice. 

wi~ streamli_d teclmlcalrevlew. of destin. te-.t.procedure8, 

tests,' etc. ' .. which mtni~i.e :report. requiJ.·emeDt8 aDdproYlcle 

for techmcal decision through a desigDated 'WorJdq CoDfiJUzoation 

Change Control Board ia beUeved to account for.a ai,Dif1cant 

part of the development coat variance. between system •• , 

See Exhibit N-l. Included in the combined BJ' eatimatea is 

approximatel 11ipt vehlcle for fle14 8upport at the 

launch baae to accompli~h the check-out aDd . lauch preparation . 

for. the system wherea~ the M Z ~ystem coat aUOW&IIC •• ·for 

field support a~e ne,ligible aiDce p1"o,~ conc.pts which have 

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BYB4AN' , - b~eD. eflectlvely applied' in'the CoZOODa PZ'o.ram reqVJ.l'e the ' 

c1elivezoy of & 'flight-ready aystem to the launch ba.e. U the , .... CO,rona develo~ment aDd teat philosophy can be eflectiyely 

, incorporated inio theBJ' ayateJn pro,ram maD&18Dlent, c;o.t. 

may be adju.ted tq a polDt where the 'tWO payload ayatexn. are 

comParable from a cost staDdpoint. 

3,. App~oximately coat for the delivery'of a BJ' flight 

system i. accounted tor in ~e differance in contractor Z'e.~naibUity f~:r providing simila.r items of equipm_t. In the ~ 

syst.m, the pj:.olrammer, batteries, payload telemetry, etc •• 

are p~~vlded with'the AgeDa D a. mi •• ion. peculiazo items aDd 

are costed aa AleDa peculiar. whereas in ~e BJ' system. the.e 

equipments are provided a. part of the payload aDd" are coated 

4. The aigDif~cant difference, from a coat 'atandpoint. in ,the 

two .y.tems as,propO.ed·is the boo~ter'co.t_~or Atlas 

va. r' B. T. L) for a' thrU8t aupne"ed Thor. 

Exhibit N-i i.a compa.~~on of c~.t. to provide a,'boQ8t8r, 

A.eDa D, Alena D mi •• ioD peculiar Dioclificatioll.., launch aDcl: 

.uPportcharle.. The difference o~ in the Alena' D "' 

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whereby- UDd~r the B3c0D.Cept •. ~ome z:nla.ioll peculiar equipment 

ia provided.with the ~yload systemtbat' is proposed in the ~ 

system a8 Agena D p~cuUar, i. e., prolral'nmer, batteries. 

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teleln.try" etc. ' There ia alao a major difference in booster . 

launCh coat. For the most part; booster launchcoata are of a 

fi~ed or 8emi fixed, Dature. Tha.t js, you'must for.caat the 

required launch, c~~bility .ix to twelvemonth. prior ~o launch 

for a .pven laUD.Ch. complex &Dei th.JlIl1&ft to that level.', Thu., - ' 

the major COK. al". iDcurre4 :repJ.-Cll ••• of th. actual. 1l\DDbeZ' of 

launche. attained. The coat to operate aDd. malatain lour pa4!1 

" OD a 30 clay turn arouad ba8i8 II:t PMB. l~ •• timated to ..,. 

Atlas. 

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betWeen boo.tera by determining coat. a •• ociated with placing a 

pound of payload in orbit with the Atlaa, Thor aupe.ecl, &ad 

Thor augmented Hybalene booster. uncieZ' ,variou8 levels of. 

re1iabWty. The aasun:aption waS m&de that the total weipt 

car~n, capabWty of the booster would, be efficiently utWsed 

,aDd that ~ach poUDd of payload woW have equal vaiue. UDder 

these aasumptions, from a coat .tandpoint, a 35'" reUa'ble Aba 

.. i. equivalent to 'a 100" reliable TAT aDd a 55" reliabl. Atla. ia " 

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6. Exhibits N-' aDd N-5 ahow th. cost per poUDd of film , 

~ecovered and cost pel' .qua~e mUe covered aa.umiD8 .qaal, 

reliability for the various proposed .yatema. The chart abowa, 

'that the development of the WK-vm capaule wU1 aipUS.c~t1.y' 

improve ayat.m.coat .fl.etlv.Il..... aaaumlDI th&t. the more :film' 

r.covered, the b.tter &Dd that aU film :r.eov.r.d ia of.qual 

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pr,olram.a. Th. Wz aDd' B.J· systems appear ~ fit in coat ~~ 

in the aame order aa system comp~exity, takiDg b.to cODaid.~aUoa 

the differ~nce in vehicle aDd support'coat'a. 

8. Exhibit N-7 repre.ents a sUmmary,of coata for &ccompUahiq , 

the recomm.~ed dev.lopments as iDdicated. It ,should be not.d 

that the' BJ contractor. propo.ed camera development program. haa 

been :reduced f OD. a' product 

improvement baaia. Thia reduction ia believed. feaaible if the 

Corona mana.ement philoaophy iaadopted. The coat per fli.ht 'after 

development in the BJ I Atlas coDfipratioD. ia e.timated 

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9. "Exhibit N - 8 i~ a pre .el1ta.tioD. of the work ahe.t utili.ed 

10. It was concluded that coat cliff~reDtial 9&. DOt a .igzd.fiC&Dt 

factor in utilising Atla. for both 69~BJ" aD4 Ma"to optimi •• 

per.forina.nce aDd coat eff.ctiven •••• 

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the UDderaigned have J.ooJrac1 1I1to: the a-.1lab111 t7 ot· other aauaea 

an4 the &4Y1sab111ty o-r sen41q·.aut . RrP'. &D4. eatabl18b1Ds a 

ccmpet1tive selection proceclure. 

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llI.rector . &. On ror 

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PlaDa ~Il (SAPSP) 

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the acreeld.Ds o"r all new 14_, proPOa&l8 aD4 a~., orJ.s1-.'t1D8 

both from within and outa14e the Ocmtraamt, brietWl-1;he" eat:l.re .. 

Group on the latest ·coucepta f'ortJ:le.· 1965 per.104.. C&pa1D ac....u, . as a member o-r this SubcOlll1ttee, baa partlclPLte4. further :I.n the 

aPF&1H1 or. pos.lble8O\1rCes. 

b. !'he SuboOJllll1ttee baa al.8O l.ooJce4 into the p:ooeec11Dp of' " 

the ·VAU.Z:l Source Se1ect1on Board. wbioh _t 4ur1Ds tbe ptrl04·Jfarch-

~ 1962.. A1'bhoush the ·V.ALLBr Source Sel.ect101l Bou'cl .. 1Dtereate4 

1~ the pOst 1965 tiM per104# :Lt c114 oooal4er the ~t7 of all 

reccxma:l.8auce. 

of· the potentl8l contnctora 

Speolfta~ 

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were .Aeronutron1c8, Autc.Btrics, BUl. Jack,"' N.oYa, · Oblaaao .A8rial., . E-lC co., J'a1rch114, 1fycon, Itek, Mourer, PerJttD-m.-r aid ROA.. DIe 

VALLEf :Board _ol1clte4 -proposals traa aD4 pr0p08&1.s were aabE.~ 

by the E-JCCo., :ra1rch1.l4, B.rcon, Itek and PerJdn-JDJIer. or aqae . 1JQortaDce 1- the 1'act thai; several. or the otr.I.cers who are .. 1d.pe4 

to tbe :presem; Sl'O\W or who have ... 1.tecl or pa.rt1cl __ ~Il 1t. 

proc~ ~N~: carld:t:::-:tea 0: the ':~GII _~:s CaloMJ. •• CUlt - la, __ 

c. !be SUbaoall.ttee baa alao 4ra1m l1be~ UICD the. ex;per1eaae 

-and caament. ot all at the .uibera ~ the: ptOUl). !hi. atter .. 41scussed exteIl81v8l7 at the meetiq ot the sroup OIl , AIr1l 1963. 

1!ut Cba1rmaD cauvuae4 the srouP to· detena:lJ1e 11' tMre were other 

sources that ah0W.4 'be sa1J.c1tecl,. but DODe were prop»i84 •. 

4. ~ Caaml.ttee baa alae) cona14eN4 that the aol.:1c1ta1i1.em· or 

pr0p08ala baa contractors ha't'1as· DO r8aJ. poteDUa1. td »-rat .. _ 

would b_ wutetu:ll¥ expendve to the coatr&c~. ~, aa4 that " 

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throush overhead allocations. ,..' • ." ~.. ... :. :.... ••• :. II' ~ 

e. It was the consenaUB of the St'0IlP that no 80Ql'Ces. other 

than the contrae.tozo •. 4~a1BD&te4 :tn 'the tol.low:l.DS parasraPha and 

tor the reasOZls..Stated therein# should be sol:Lcited tor prOposals • , 

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system, was canCelled after Uve pa.rt1al.l¥ un8UCcesshl. ahot;a. , 

. Preaent~ ava.Uable. &s J:ia.rdvaze in be:l.q :troll. 'bh1. Prosram a.re 

three boosters, f'9U%".ApDaa &lid. :toUr P8¥l.oa4a. With reinata.temeDt~ 

:f11shts ,coul.4 start v.l.tb1n ~ moath.. ' 

, b., ~ 698BJ hoar_ was cancelled because, at ,the t., it was 

conSidered that with the h1prresolut1011 of the, G/L &»Otting 8J'8tou 

to suppl.ement the resolutIon beins obtained 1n the then operatlcm&l 

)!. gross coverage syst_# it would be :LaadV1aa.ble, partioularq :trcal' 

a' coat ettectiYeDe8. ataadpo:l.ut, to continue OIl w1th the BJ PI'op'am. 

and ,obtain the moderat~ h1sher resolution p.o-- cover .... then , ex.pect~d 0'1 the Or1~ BJ .81iea. 

c. ~ ·cr:l.ter1a .et :forth in the 41reO't1veaeatabl1ah1Ds this 

a4 hoc group ~cate. that hiper r8eolut101l P'Oa8 ·coverap 18 DOlI' 

requ:1.re4. ~ tbe :&T qat_ ,otters wh8.t 18 cODI,PU'at1vel¥ an ... 

:lJame4ia:te capabil1ty- to -at:l.a1)' this need. Wb1le the IN.ant 

requirement 18 Rated. as six toot resol.ution, 1t 18 consldered tbe:t 

the BJ system provides strons possibil1t1es or evo1"f1as 1nto the 

deeired &yst. by product improvement. ' 

4. It woul.d be impract1cal. to ut1l.1ze Other than the aris1D&1 

contractors, i.e., G.E. ancl E-X toreinata.te the term:l.Da.te4 &T 

Program and accompl1ah product :lm.provement conaurr.nt~ with 

prOY141ns f'llsht harc1waretor useful fi1gbta. 

Ja.. !l'he Selection o~ the LMsc/Itek. Team ror the • DevelOJ!9!!Lt . , 

a. The 'back-up aga1nst ~lure ot, the BJ qRem to meet 

requirements i8 the ~ devel.opmeut. . 

b. Eaaent1al4"" the Mr.:, lea ,scale-up of· the hi~ successful. 

II camera qstem" and its Svelopaent will utiUse peraODnel# 

facil1ties aDd procedure. wb1ch have been proven out in cODIl8Ot1.oa. 

with tbe K oamera.· .' 

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