311110111110111 POR: Director, liatiosal ascannsismance Office

SO/J101: Distribution ot 11066 Technical Data

DIVISSNOB:

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T.l2OL'.63/D

lk North 1963

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The reference is a request tras190 far angle formats

distribraongemoadkres, timing, and definiticas pertaining to Lohnieal ,1113

data and ephemerldiestobsed and distributed by 1710 far esdb

Dm6 eission. Mrs 11111111 no, has inrces,sny discussed this

ropiest withMITO Personnel.

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Attachment 1 is a sample Thrust of feihnical Data which is -.4

distributed 'by cable approsimately 36 after reocamm. Additional boors

calibration data relative to oriesdation rels0 t orAmpe of panoramic

comers, steller-indea censres vehicle axis and attitude sensors has

been requested end is included if svaildbLe. Appropriate definitions

pertaining to item/ included is this mible are:

Deer:Minna local Length: She distance t yres the =le

lens nodal point to the film surface as measured on the lens

ben& and the data reduced foramen:A condition (agolvalent

!bet' length corrected for eavironment).

Knee Angle: Angle between axes of stellar end indem

mmeras.

0. Yaw %bless 'bare will be a vague yew program to

compensate tar coriolis face for each possible inclination

seem to be used in the 10116 system. Attachment 2 is seat

of yew tables. These Males coesist of latitude in increments

of five degrees and the coormormdingprogrammed yew. floe

mission technical data cable mill include the inclination

angle used ter the mission (Itena). With this information

the programmed yaw !Or any latitude can be determined.

3. • Preliminary /tame 10hemeris oontaining it (A) through Ms

Attachment 3, is distributed in a bound amehine taulation at approxiesti:1y the same time that the film is distributed. Items (X), (Q) and

(I) mey not be included !Or the first mission or tam. As this involves

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a nom procedure there may be ear delay in distribution for the first

mission. If an undue delay occurs, an Orbit Dpiteseris, stainer to that

distributed for the IBA program, providing orbital data at one minute

intervals, vill be distributed approminately six days after recovery.

Attachment le contains definitions at the orbital elements included at the

end of the tabular data for seek revolution in the Melt Ighemeris.

Attachment 5 contains definitions of terms appearing in the Irene

1phsmeris.

is. A Final Trans Ephemeris is distributed approximately ate month

after recovery. This ephemeris contains the it included in the

Preliminary Paws %her ris plus pitch, roll and yaw computed tram the

Stellar photograptcr. Any errors in the time as recorded at the data

block are corrected sal the various items adjusted accordingly.

5. Calibration data relative to the etellar-Indas cameras and .

reseaus is disseminated by WIC upon receipt !rat WIC where the

calibrations are performed..

Lela_

A. C. =DM

Director

Satioral Itotograzitic Interpretation Center

Attachments:

1 - Semple !Waft of Techniaal Data

2 Set of Tee Tables

3 - Contents of Prams TOmmeris

4 - Orbital 'laments

5 - Definition of Terms

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10 +3.37 10 +3.43

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20 +3•19 20 +3.26

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The ozbital elements art snouted at the at at the tabular data far

each womb:tics la the Orbital aphemeris.

REM: The time at the terminal ascending node at the

revolution; eansequently, the two at the initial ascending node

at the succeeding revolution.

LONA AIN 110111: The Longitude coardinata an the node at

the time at the WOW, measured Vsetward tram Greserich.

C. The angle between the orbital plow and the

equatorial plane measured counter-clockwise tram equator to

orbit looking dom to the amending node.

d.' BOOM The eeeentrialee of the ellipse approximating

the orbital path, equals (AINNE.P1111011)/(APONIA t Pte).

muss The time between asemoding nodes of the

aggradmating ellipse.

am: The rate at dime at the period defined in (e).

Pte: The distance tram the °molar at mess at the

earth to the vehicle measured at perigee.

ARE the angle along the orbital path, about the

geometrical neater at the Sough ellipsoid measured tram the

ascending node in the direction at flit to perigee (to the

peritomal direction.

I, AMIE: The distance tram the center at mass of the

earth to the vehicle measured at apogee.

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The mile between the projeetion at the velocity ylector on a

non-rotatieg sphere (about the seater of the nese of the .

earth) and the local eraildien at looliteds. The convention:

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Bloat of 16 frames (3,6 vertical or 8 forward and 8 eft)

8.w

Isis is equivalent to an asinuth eagle and is measared between

the plane of the cebit and the principal plans. It is positive when the camera is rotatei to the left as seen trot move.

9. PITCR

Pitch is arasured is the vertical plane containing the ys,

and it is positive 'when the positive rs is above the

Urinate,' plane (a plane peralla to cos tenipmt to the

earth at the nadir). Note that the pasts ant the "pitch

plane" are silent to the direction of flight only when pre

is zero.

IA. MIL

Roil la measured Ins plane containing the z•luds end is

perpendieuler to the plane of the photograph. It is positive

when the positive z-axis is above the horizontal plane, The

"roll plane" is vertical mar when pitch is zero, and. it is

perpendicular to the flight direction oar when yaw is zero.

WM The tallying rotations will be used to describe the attitude of

the camoras. T • ar pitch, sad roll viii be 4,.1•Otat iesuo

where:

(a) law la primer),

(1) ;Itch is secondew

(c) Roll is tertiary

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