PAM MOW

SUSJECTs Progress of Reconnatesasee Developmat Projecte (Project 92C

!MUM =Ms coon (D m) rrej•et nt 630-12.77.4171.42 RD

Dim? OP MR Mt POWS MD 1211 uraLLIGISCR AO=

6 keit 1961

'o eats are Isrojeet is is ~pones to areAptreasst stated by'

the United States Intelligence Dowd, document 33-6/5 dated 5 July 1960,

subjects Istallipnoe 21sqvIrestato for Satellite Recheatessnee Dysteem

of which SAMS is III bille3a are desired ground resolutions are tveaty

(20) test for search type niseicas five (5) feet for target deseriptica,

and cot (3.) toot for techaleal seat/its. Repetitive coverage is desired

and the frogman. of coverage YtL2 be seedicated camas the stnce.ot-the-art

(raliehility); the istellidence attention; arailability of 'carloads;

boosters, etc.; sad cost.

T Vehicles 211011/AGIOUl Spas booster coshinatica.

(a) Pisa Dienes 'Wesel 2.5 ainutes to 'ens dos rasps Salaam*

is-alocaylished by-a progressed autopilot.

(0 Coast 'milli: Pouormar tar 2.4 113=1ms to VON 4•11111 rotes.

(a) Second OC s loaned 2 abuttals to =On dons rump. Outdone.*

saccapliehed 17 refine nos.

(i) Reorientations The slew espenipmad woad 1. turmoil 180°

to opersticesalpolis- orbit) by gas reaction lets.

(e) (berationals Oileital life is one to four dips. Photography

of the areas of interest is programed. Ilia capacity is 724600 feet of

run•fthe or sufficient fi3a to ;awl& appronlastely 255,000 linear miles

of photographic caverns.

(f)ems The space vehicle is co.-oriented to orbit in order

to alias retsobrss ebs to eject the cepsale teen tie hens is a reverse

sal doeneard Rattails. A samba* sysUa is deployed to allow for ea

air as or sea ressovery.

3. Panatioss Covert satellite ghotogrephic reacesalasanos of the Soviet

Me& and other deated areas.

k. of Pietivi 3 The ;meat spites is capable of accosplishing the

aeareb-t zee a nisei= (.orm. 40 feet isenssi aessolutica).
feet at ( ) Pee Titles cam (Dzecovant)

: 5. eparatiatat Ilearironessts Orbital altitude Is 250400 santieel Was. reenmaissonse glisten is limited to Ay (au nes le we better) geed weather eanditioes.

fi;entreattizel letvironmati litAliseties of tie soles is depadrat at t

eiporaral. dal ner be obtained !bra aeries of shots or varg be rewired Ow oath set wary shot, do its on the politteal sitostias et the tine. Sate.Ultes ore lees Mar to be sfbstsd hi

folitisas eassiderstiose that would attest other reconnelessess system.

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:#41=Veres The emus ainsisionst areapai Is seder tie

(a) Corona The heels soars has a fle•iseh focal UNA lanai uses vide sod eiperstos is a penernda

asks %skin pictures amass the Ilse of Aid* (350 ails* vide). as eaeossafol reeoveri (this ewers • film only) Ms been seeseplisbed. Omni sesoistics of the obtained was egifec Itelty toot..

DO Coronet Prim (C°)t this is the as sreeratiat saws sod is enrrestly bolsi Mrs. The arm is bestow/2y the sear sr the arisisslo molt ter etzusteral isirevenerts sod geseral. Insitesering eleas-te. Ors seipsele (this more • titan say) bee bees essoessfally seearered. The sere ipsalla greyed seselutaos VW Wafted; egpreelastely forty test.

(s) Ca s !Ida sawn yes o ireilust

• lispreisseet • of s prese tor s Ceram Male Mao (r e) enuValre *lab the ME Corporadiat Mt developed 

Mt as seissinesse antra.

(d)fijkfis A ore pisornsie era then Igraine tiro ens spess eesse the Co e+ neon Ce° iseseler• airs a f2 3a plasm% revolving optima and ran straitens& asterial. tiLin peth Saeozgerefts sir twists ter terming the ells at Arno* rollers. Ste !Mal length of the JAY is trantiy-foor Sashes held the lees

elpersture le 0.5. The latter lenriAs the use of sew Mae grata Was.

The essseted wood reselattes is saironinstely MI fast.

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rodt Sheet (Continued) *Q. Titus tA()

9. Meows TM C. angoras vIll be nitill thre. Zme 1881. Operattasel

reridata ter the r• u Ju1 1961. This vill ellm 1W utillantSan

of the slam finer ands tiles during the period of soot itemble ligesther

awl slam mile. .Teerteee mem km been Inendiede Three of the yesomies

have been suomestel. rota to • same aeltmation, Ma was not obtained

true me of the Monad uvulae.

s2•752 &laver ails* of photeimphy bore been obtained

far • total of )44288,412 square miles. Anste1y 317476 stem atlas

a Us memo me ye mimes (Iota/ UM equals 7,325 823

square allee).

Thula infornstlon se

elosi sower.

• A proposal tor a mvergent atm insteliation of C". ameras is

aonsidsration tbr a CI-1962 ibllowon program. It 211 ham tram

eisrlenee that the neellest stermeopieoll, resegnimble grad' wallas

is a teeter of about 1/2 to 3/ mallar then t mailest amoeu3ar17

resolved distance. Therefore, the marts,' gram& resolution itir this

tne of Sastallstien Is 1St !bet. All growl resolublen aims peevicamly

anted relate to ob)set moinition. Ikreoluties realm far object

Idantltiostiat is erwaLty two tines that reselred for mealtime Is

this 414.• objects twelve feet on s side viii be reecapdsed objenrts

teentiwtmor Soot an side Will be idestifiede

eurrent lammh oehodeIs is es Mamas

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9ozia 11o6 4wk ; 6 a

MI 11: C grim b 8 Ilur

C prim 754- 6 Joto

9019A 1109 &-3 I Sues 1961

9080 1120 C grim aeli 1961

9021 1111 C triple prim • Mir 1961

90 1211 A.4 a47 3861 124 • lt13 C Mali prim

1114 Api &IPA 1961

754 Avast 1961

90135A n £4 Seitenber 1961

90116 C trials sprint Outdoor 1961

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901T 1117 C tr1421. Prim 734 amber 1961

9011I 1128 C triple prim . °Mbar 39641

930 1139 c triple yrim Nember WA

903* no C rine 734 Navarber 1961

If the ohm setrodada le brit, them 411 be tee mesiaed C° emu" (ao

vehisles) ant three swessiaed C" eansrese

se 6 espies.

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hat Seim (Castisdee ) !raj. sitiee ccaoigazeoweees)

W. Peebles Amass ms lash of a ems aeoeptei datistitlea of seselation

 of the Ids to be dam tem • has estpliestati the ND evaluatica geeeese.

eerniaties of elm% ea eau aye at various desist auselation

levels (fill obtained tens apse is eat Meta. Aa sesurate end detailed

onsigais at Ma *Meet Ms rpm la rewired Is weer to detentine

*at spites teaalutions rill be revised Oar spotlit/ Jobe in the future.

Is ardor to estdbliali • ammo zetesenee, the foliating abort is weds

Imo of IND fats Dacia CND)

iteealutdea ft,t Criteria Stsobetiaa _ Catebflitt mid Status 

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No

Information currently available on E-6 camera does not indicate

significant improvement over the E-5 and Stero C"'. it is possible that

more effort should be placed upon development of a system with design

resolution of 4 to 2. 0 feet.

In order to insure Mut alLefforts (R&D operational, economic

political, etc.) are properly laced, it is recommended that a detailed

analysis of all over-flight (emphasis on space) film be conducted. The analysis

should distends. the ihIlasingp

(a1 INNS Inibmatlea or intolligeose did we obtain that um not alssair babes (a11:0118 i6tQ, &Umbra, albartties, emats, neue.stelia,

ete.)6 •

Mt of 6 copies.

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nut Sten (Coot Waal) ?raj s 032014(IISCOVIIKIM)

(b) Wham lelitamatica eas be obtained teas Thotagreyby that emu*

be obtained by other fortbodat low significant is this istanuettat

la term of stated. regulreorrtal

(e) &woe of ecrrelation that mists between photo angel-

. ligesae sod laforustlat obtained tram other sources (to isalude the •

theta& atoulteaeoue wet Rasta after, irtc.)?

(4) 'ms eastributian that sada Iwo of infosustion smokes to

pbotainspny. (Soto tells you vbst mod Weise it is, !Ishii' tells

lama whale Is soder tine root%

sloe degree that density ladiestars• leal este of champ

indleatara era be utilised Is lies of Wpm reaoluticee. at orations

sill blear meatatian ismer!

aignIflaset damps In var Ann that sere assampliaben as Ur

result of new laforeation canalise& by ideotographie.reeoaneissnsse only.

(g) lased an everything that Is lama row awl eolleatian eagebila

Mos is being deteznine the relative value of made tar's of salleetics,

masslos* oporodriate priorities* frequency of 'overage eon resolettlos.