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Memoranda* for Colonel Terinnie (C/Op3), subj: Report of Trip LtCol.Frederic C. B. Oder; 18-21 September 1956, 27 Sep 56, Vatch.

1,tr, The/limo-Wooldridge Corporation to LtCol F. e.` E. Oder, subj: R-W Cceipuier Developments, 8 Oct 56.

• 6. LtCol Quenten A. RiePes

OPerational Concept for'n 8 Oct 56.

. Ltr (C/ 3);. • LtCol Frederic .Cc • R. Oder.

 .tom AVE LAckheed:Aircraft

..•Elestapendic.41eatiet-IResennalmeeneea2 -Setteorp • to Lookbeeakv.r craft U3ipantion ..stibl:, _Aka th Advanced

'i ' ; .6 •

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ViP) mit to no, Attd: Major Schlavo, sub)alfni Advanced •

. • . Electronic Ferret Reconnaissance *atm, 12 Oct 56..

tirs OrfrA to WDT, enbj:.. Briefing 'on 'Advanced Dl ..-RenonnpaimiCe System, .12 Oct 36: ectronic ?err et

- •

•

ttr (c/op3), LtCol Frederic c.•

, aft Aircr Corporation B. Oder Urn AFFIrttO Lockheed .: ••:eubj.: Use of L igI li the. V** tt AaPfica4ioTealadques in ROCOIVid88/111Ce elibilyi.ftfilL:.•af..W8 11714, 1

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5' ,Oet 50- , - a.i... ting-,(C/Op3), WDTR 101.-6, 24 Oct 56.

az.. .44Mi...4or. 4;;a1 *ramie :an& ,Get..Ritiand-.01 AirmpOaitint at :71444tchild 41pa)4..aubj..: 4MOeAnsance Onm Osmext..and Inatrnment. :Co n„.•,:za Oct 56..

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22. Memo for 

tor. WDD Management of 43111., ,8 Mar 57.

Colonel. Terhune f'ran Col Frederic C. B. Oder, subj: Proposal

DD Form 613 (C/0p3), RE Project Card, -Sho'rt 2 Apr 57. 'RS? ARS11-

DD Fora 613 (C/Gp3), RIB PrtojectCard 2 10r 5.7- 11 , Short Title: ERSSFARS, 7L,

DD litam 613 (0%31; 'Bre Protat Cart, DatmPoceithing -11118"1-1/6.-'4.46441"91F• likthvatem for

•

. 26. libr ; Brit OM -O. . DC Sitland to MaiGes2 H. R. Estes., Jr, Mat .* • :DC/Weapon System Detchment- #1, BkrARDC, Wright-Patterson APB, usbj: Coordination you . and, 4/8-438k Intalligenci. Data. liaadllog . Panationai '26 AP2'37.

. • .. 27. die -omitted

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rari Imo 

Ca .1 May to MCPSIF,:14r. RoaabOe,e,'.1ubai,:Asipaolta-OZ:4:11eitadellity Study, 57 s' . Itra.tt Itti.atCessaUtt:;=atIlkirk;„ . s •

PNamara:Atha f.or' -Terhuna,: (0403)1 Amu:, ,,.PO44,4ri preparatiOn::: CP1t°1 v • ZA*198.74.3:14;

MCI*. 

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AmbeSeiteM, 3.

1.and: Procesiting SUPPo . .

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Matt, X5 44* 58.

30. . Memo tor-Teptitt Cdr, Wanton Systems, sit COI J. L. Remittmn, Survey of Research and Devalopment In • subj: ' Support of ug,Ip mtplitgeAce and Reconnaissance Flactiotia, 23 

of Jan 58, vii. Incl: Ltr from Office 1G, USAF,. Norton AYE, California, to Mier, ARDC, sae

. KIWI - . ' undated.

• • 114:). .V1; wlYrR to 

Development of USAF Intelgzence and Reconnaissance 

wre; WDOE, VDU and Writio eithitv alarm/ of Research end.

33. Jan 58. Functionair‘.

•

3 ?eit.aHR, ttgfesUo iti.1ps6Tits

•

42. Memoranda* for. Col Terhune4

. R-W Par 

agd Col Frederic C. R. Oda?, auk): ticipation in WS 117L, 14 Feb 58.

43.. Maio foriCeseital.:AalRiever (

eeb C/01)3), WThtia: 484.001 Precis/le C. E. Cider,

.it Pre1tm1n=7 Sviduation of I'M Proesal, i.e7eb 58.

44. Mera°':Thr 4541 1,01140. (CAP3)# lefty agd BrigGen T. subj:

. • Air,14Technidal Intonation Center (AFCIN-4) 

47 Requirmneirte in Support of 1,, PeS50 '.

Memalte .

 Oes *Mend - WIC% MR% Se 00k Stmedi of Ante Pliuntint anietee not Terbiefle, isubi• 26-Miltt:.

46! P Bub J.: Weekly Din7 21 thru• 21 Feb4958r..

.

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..." • . • .
616 WeaPce Breton 12/18 Program States "mePort tc7G1P.3); Atm limith mains

31 Avg 58-

65. memo fqr General lierge ( 0/0P3), SiDGO,

-Aubj: Changes in W8411.71....Schallula4 -se,

14484,F/9Pi),• ill:44943-N. 154516z setp41

(c/cip3),' vim% me :Col J. .

-

Weapon System 117L Program Status RepOrt

Sep 58:

•

r.

••••A.Seibriever'

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t

$4,016

1441.*

• 54.• ifeaPos Spates.

:30 Jun "'"

• Si:. (e/GP3); -920OW 58.

•

56.- tin (dicip3), iiDa;'figgir MajGen-'• B. Sebrfeve'r*;,SUbj: atienal

Planning for ws-mr.., 2 .111.1 • 58.

Mag (c/GP3) AFoOP-ord-R.53126, 1020502 All 58-

Ltrj WDTSR, agd.BrIgOen:0. J. Ititlencl, subj: Preliminary Operational

Concept WS 1174-15 'Jul 58.

59 . meg (c/Gp3). /MGR 7-25-E., 25 Jul 58. •

60_ Planning Docanent (C/Op3), Draft by LtCol Schittler j 28 Jul 58.

61 • tleaPol • l tre•Val rterre-MateMISIP. 1.1,Vert leteP33) 142r Mmbh EadIng 31 Jui 58: .

.

62 Memo for Colonel Curfda (CAW), WDG, •sgd 140aen B. A. Schriever,

aubj: W$-117L R&D Operations at Cooke Air Force Base, 6 Aug 58.

63: /488 (0/GPO), AP0G1t-0561.13i Pininitug
,;..- • ir,CtiltTli,c*Oale+!*

.

7'Peb 59.

•

•

87 Lt,(A)v (swot), egd Najaeq aejçE 1.e,to Cbmdr 10404

subi: Support of Space Program, 13 F

Maikorsndum for thetComman4F1**,

- euttit.: 1 10'-4t12e /ePOrt`. • on . ms

: .

:.ARPA ca•clek No. Amend.No: •

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dafrrs ; .400.::59*?:'' •

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.

ARPA.-Order No. .9.;-58 /mend No. 7, 19 Jan .59. (AWA.Order No;*. 9-58 and

Amendments No 1 to 6 are contained in Document voltaic 1-1-3.)

Liir (C/Qp3), WM, sgd Col Richard D. Curtin for MajGen B. A.

Schriever, tailest C.o.f3 for .-Gtildid MiesileC, .Rq MA!, subj.::

WS IlirL Program, 28 Jan 59. •

i. -• ,

Lt.r • (C/093), WI, Eigd Col Richard D. Curtin for MaaGen B. A.

.„. Schriever, to Cr ANDC, sulbj: WS irri...TrArguw, Jan 59

voiLligase.),,../aragm.m..a,.146%,_aaroz reb..59.

. •

83. DOD Directive No. 5129.1, 10 Feb 59.

Vt. • Ltr (C/C0), nags aid 'Brigkin 0. J.,Ritland, to Asat Con for Guided

Miselles, 14 USAF, subj: WS.:1.171, Proven, 13. Feb 59

'...

:....:...;;;.-- . 85. Lt..t (C/(p3), WDZW, sgd BrigOen-0. J. RItlati4, to. Colmar ARDC,...subj:':.

.

f r '...-1 . -. WS: 11,7L Program, a Feb 59..;'.

 - . . •

.. . . .

,

-

86. Memorandum for the Secretary . of.,...t.hei•Air Force (C/Op3), -ARPA, se

.73:::`....' ... Roy W. Johnson ' / Director, - *kJ: Po'.1.4cF'Relm.t*ng. to the Official:'

-:Identification of Projects DISpOINMNR, ,,p13#33F4.• 894 MIDAS, i2:,7,03 59.

. .

sgd )sjceil B. A.,Eievr

no subtli ;3 Dec.'58.;:-:''

•
' • '

Aircraft' CorPor0-1-04;, •

'Practices; 1rMar 59.

._96 DOD Directive NO. •5105.15 (rce0), 17 Mar 09.

Ltr WDG,• sgd **Gen B. • A..Sclititiver to Ccmar let Missile Division,

subj: Support Retpire18 the Eiernts ► Program, 19 Mar 59.

Ltr •(C/Op3), AFDAT, sgd BrigGen HI A. Boushey,. to Coseir, AFRO, alibi:

Management of Sentry, 25 Mar 59.:.

99. DIP, LBJ to /SG-% subj: Weekly Diary 24 *bro. 26 Mar 59, 26 Mar 59

•

100,. ARPA order NO 9.n,58 Mend No, 9 (OVA 1 Agr 59.

"AL. .: .:tOidsa);It4043/".4.. 3.V.r

102. ARp 31o, 448 Akaend .No. ld (0%3)1 3 *Or .50«

•

•

103. Memorandum. for -:Deputies, Directors .and .chiefs of Compatable,OffiCes,

frau ► F, sgd Maijen Jacob B. Smart; subj.; RespOssibillty for !big* Projects, 6 Air 59: •• Ltr 40/00); lit 4st lila:313i 1kty, .said- Meyer Davia. Wada, .02.40;

sab3: :Support Requirettentii for •41ate.. Sentry Prograa4 ca713 Apt 9.

105. ARIA Order io..9..58, Amend No... 3.1 COCOA, 14 Apr .51• •

106.. Septa .MonthlY Pp:it/tat Prostate. Report (t/Gp1), 8 Msy

*Yr. `Metws,Ato ..4241 ****7 Farce :(0,10p3},.AWA.,

Johnsts suii .• sAPPA Prder NO 9-38 SENTRY ProjectI 25
. ao

(c1ap3), Watt'

No;"

Mai

116: 12, 1 Jul 59

ti-(810123);:

titlgvtiSiat

subjf Transatittal of 18 Jul 59.

Ltr. (13/GP3), WD2MT, egd Col. Richard-D. Curtin, to AMC (MGM, Col.

. Wort/man, subj: ShortTitle: 8RP, 18 Jul .59.

MFR (FASO), sue.. Ltro.1.; Oese;ge H. Metthews, sub j.:: Teleoce between

Colonel .Wikstran and Lt Colofiel Mathews this . offihs,..24-ata 39.

'.Order No. 9-60 Amend: 13,•.30 Jul 59.

'MFR, 1/DG subj: Telephiste Call tras Genera Sehatteasse Emma.

123* Meg. (8/GP3 WD4GriG-31"1"'34-B;. 311800Z Jul 59•

324:. (S/Gp3), AMC, sgd LtGen. H.. A..-Sciarieser,ftat a:m=1 Thomas D.

ecds, DEW'S Aug 

•. ,

Ltr:-,(8/0p3), Dipt sgd .:Gea Curtis E. Legagy-, to Cr, c:6d• ,subj:

Aseigissent of4perational Planning ResponsibiLiOr • Aug, 0.

.126&• 'Meg (C/093), DV 963459; o708214 Aug..59-;

8/Cp3), WWCR, agar CO1 Frederic C. if. (kier fer Magi 8. J.

, to Director,

or. the Month Of J'u.1* 1959v-7 AUg

9 4:WY,if AiXep.431.63506,. ),320191110.14-• - •

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135. Ltr (8/023), ,DSSP4 egd. Col.John F. Batjer, to. SAC (IPL), subj: Assignment of Operit.ional Planning Responsibility 10 Sag 59.

139= mil (s/GP3), IF 965317 from AVM, 101736S.Selit9-

1110. Lt.r (S/0p3), LtGen B. A.', Schriever to Gen Thomas D. White, no subj,

15 • ki? 59 .

,J; ' • w'isecretapr Of .the Air Force,

a Yaw 1963.

. 141. Meg TetGia.);ro-4124CSAC, 11100114174 110431z '59-

,142. -Memorendos or The Ohaltuan, Joint tiers at Staff (011p4), subj:

Co9ralaitiou of Satellite •and-Spase 'Ivehicle Operatione-,3.8-4ieri- 59.

•

(7iariCi); frcel Kt USAF se -San Curti& B.. TM3r V) Caste '

3RDC, subj

Air 'Force Re pol3sibilitiee to Other Rlemonate , of the DOD for Specie

• Agreenient iror Coordinated4eanetine Operation of the Pacific Missile

BanSai 22 -SeP 59.i
(S/Cp3), fin ANDO gpINTI3-23-V.-N, 2;13.74.4 Oc

. .• . • 357. Missio• St.etement 6594th Test ifing-03/(3), NirBIED (ARDC)i 260ct 59.

••

Interoffice Correspondence (C/Cp3), if/My B.. F. Mettler , to MajGen

0.. J. Ritlend, Operating..Coneepts.gor Military Satel lite

Systems, 2 Nov 59..

159. Meg (SiGp3), WDE30-].1-1-E, 3 Nov 39.

3.60. MPH (0/Gp3)e sub j.: SAWS, laDA5 and:it:SCOW:RR Program, 6 Nov 59.

Meg W(3), fla. CINCitAC) DPL u29a, 0600ice NO 59,

Ltr (S/Gp3), AMP (NDPCR); to DireCtor ARPA, sul*: SrAiIOB Orogient

Report,.. 31 oct 59, 9 Not.39..

163. .ARDO Form 33.1, sub j: Advanced RecaerAtiaseace'arstet‘ NoNe59„.:

3S4. 1101100nd* for . the:teeti4e./7 of . the Air :Toro* k3/0p3)., top,keuiti:•

Trasater ol"..thel3ANNO:-*Devilopeent Program to the!Departaeuttpe the.

Air Force, 17 Nov" 59:

Nag (S/Qp3), WD17-11-64,: Npv:59,

Msg (S/CO3), CINCSAC DPI 4985, 0101302 Dee 59.

• ARPA Order No. 9060 iisend--110. 16 (cfcip0% 3 Dee

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favCaldry ARDC to. General. Tbdmas Si Raver,.

21. Dec 59.

CIIICSAC, aubj,- 1 Dec 59. 178. Report (8/Gp3), subj: Principal Problems of Major

. Air Commends,

Mig (B/Gp31, fln Hq USAF,AFDAT 98212, 2121418 Dec 59. •

tam (S/Cip3), tnt Bq USAF to SAC, AFCVC 98219, 2321562 Dec 59.

14- ..14844-(8/00) - rinkenie,S4C, DFLI 5919, 3023002' Dep 59.

182. Meg (2/Cp3), fkm A.W1MD to. AR DC, wreart-32-14-3, bee:5tY•

383. Meg (S/(ip3), fa SAC to CotS, info: ARDC, 02C6, tC .1•32-6o, •

•

164. Meg (4/Gp3), fa ADC to AFBMD, AMPT1161, 042922z Jan 60.

3135. Meg fS/Gp3) fa ARDC;to AFRM11.9 --ICCEM-471:4E• 91142QZ Jan 60,-

286. Meg (C/OP3), he Era trSA>P AFDAT-63);15, 07225314an

187. 

Weapons Board Meeting 604,

Ltr •(S/Gp3), APORQ4113, to Heather* Weaponi•Board, supj: Report of Jar2 6o. •

488 ',fag (S/Gp3), BAC to Colt OOP.? Ve •191-4kareako,

.

.

- Ltr, ATBM1)- (WDZ), to ilDGSra. subj: Welt txf130:6 ` ectrord 23,c.s.,(Baker Cominittee)i• -27 Advieth7.'.-GrouP on 4046Qt.aric? • Ar. 2 Atabs:,,

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,;1:.,-;;;4•477.771•:;i;•,

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a *);•:.)31,,Oleted ..

3; fAF 4 to Cars, thto:

Hg, .usar;:18, 7.97032 .

f SAC NXKE to ..600aAci

3:1• Feb 60.

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Inatral• fOr •816155- .4.

.(0/0P3T/ila Hg,uq4.4.6 211712Z Feb 60.

Ltz: .(5/Ctil), fm WDZ to : ma, inej: Joint.-.FrenCh - U. f.81.44:24.ilitary

Satellite project, 29 Feb 6o.

Current Status Report (8/0p3),. Feb 60.

:Stagua Report - SAMOS (s/oie) ? Mir 6o.

Memorandum for the Secretary of the Air Force (S/Ipp subj:

Intelligence System FAI40126 Parr 60. firitten 7 De4:

Current Status Report (RAO), Apr 6o. . *

204. Ltr, ARDC, agd MajGen Jame& Fergftson to AF)45, subjlt" kt Participap. M

tion, 12 Apr 6o, if/a. Ata: Policy Statement.

Memorandum for Secretary of the Air'Force (stole); sgd Irezbe# F. York,

. subj:SAMOS, MIAS and, zscamalav gaaaaret DeveloPon't P/Vigiene .

and DeVelopmesi/Operatiensl Plana for SAMOS and. t.IIDAS Progress,

20 Apr 60. .•

•

206. Ltr (8/003), Lockheed Aircraft Corporation to AFRO ., subj.: Augmented

Re•EntrY and Recovery X''r.00raPa 19 may 60

i Atlir rr5).2.14tfiu Augmented.

& Recovery preigram.

207. Mag (SiGp3), fm A1MMD to-iWees. WDZI-.41ffet. ak May60. •

, •

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-208. Ltr (8/%3), Iva (AFrekAr ). Sgd ttOen :RogicOe:O. 111.1.sari, .stbj:

. ,tion of InitialiSAMOS- • .1....41*6Q. - . • . .

••••• . • ' •

209 • Meg 12/01)3Yi-gid -WDZY427tr.1

21°- Ltr (WqP3)1 ARDC IBITLIV:110:11404On Jeans Ferguson, a;bs; tiob Of Initial SAWS Zittai <14

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603),.'1"m-Itecklet4' .Aircrilt .

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216 Ltr ), ALVIN to MOM (Gen Smith), subj: Lettecr of Nonconcurrence,

21 arfo atchs.

217 Back-up- Material for Seey Gates irrementatien to the Rresident4S/Gp3),

subj: SAMS, 23 Jun 6o..

218. Ltr (C/Gpl*),. SAC MI101, AC, to Major Spindler, subj: SAM S, 24 Jun 6o.

225 Ltr (S/Gp3),•-.1ta USAF, , Office.of CofSi. Aras,. to Gen lhaeas Parer,

IMCSAp;• sUbj1 samosi-:29: Jun 60. :

- • - • ' •

,

, Ltr (WWI, agcr-Gen Maki& EIV Parer, CinCSAC • to Gen `Thomas D.Nhite,

USAF CatS, no subj, 24 Jun 6o. • • Ltr (OW), Sgol. : Gen-Thoimas 8. Parer, CIACSAC to LtOen Bernard A.

..btratairiC0 '60 13432724 VOW00-

,Ltr (0/493)., )19,115iP, A1PODI to DES/D, int* 60.

•

WS (OW), fm AFDSp-AT, sgd John L. Martin, Jr, subj: SAMOS, 27 Jun 60,

vio Atchs.

'223. DtrIS/a03-)0 sed-C • lisar, .giambrman, Batat140.41-Intelligence• •

Requirement Committee to Secretary, United States *equirements Committee,

subj: Transaittdi of Intelligence Requirements for Satellite Iteconnaissance Ssetess of AfirEch-SASIOS is ma lbeample, sp•oun, 6o0 Atch:

Proposed letter of SOD.

.2244 lementel Bq USAF Guidance to AR, MC and .41V tuncarn,

;. 09.41m:46.
Ltr, WDG to Mr. Herschel -J. Vivian,

and Space Division, no..aubj, 10 Aug

AFB OrDzs)„ to aQ ginI

tiotOi(sor Jae/

r•wDzp- SPaOi

Oh' -Schedule Re:Via/CUB (-13/3)

•

aeakAii toilihead .Missile `

, • • •

10.Aug •60

ance; .

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:- .141Mtee at 404*. Nee:4,11g •a);.1119-PePciona*filMFe.:7::-...

;ei*/*!AmOS• '-'0VOup,-:: 7 Jul :

741./4i3 tb ' •

. . . .. • ,• • 

Ltr, Aimp o : (11041123, f114, •

for PR-61-1114049, 25

233. Ltr (8/093..), sad Can Thomas S. Power, to Can Thomas D. White, CotS,

. : Subj: 8AMO8,..26 ó1 60 •

• 23* . Special Order • tio. 34O. ArSo,27 Jul- 60.

235 . Ltr (S/Gp3), SiC441LICE (DRS, to WDZ, subj.: sips System Improvement,

• 29. nr14

,:fl...t341.* so ito. 562 AFRO 1 miff°. •

.:

•

210. Meg (S/Op3), fa Comdr,Bq ATOM, .to Octbdr 'ARC, Wite648k20, 7 Aug 60.:

2113.; Ltr, 1/DG • to WDZ, -subj: laVID Letter L-35001, v/1 Atclij .Ltr RAND Corp,

44111 60.

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?.v.•• . .• .

';•• 239. • ..Meg .(1316p3),• ARDC,

•••• •• • liDLL .fitig 60. • • •,' ' ..• • *.

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a , -•- ,, , , ......

.,..:-... 23 . Ltr (C/Gp4), WDZto Col Paul J.. Reran,. Chairman,. Solace Selection Board, E-6 SAMS, 30 Jill 6o. 

• 2311..• Meg (S/op3), fm AFatiD to APBMD Field. Office, Patrick APS,VPzg--8-1,2 Aug 60.
Fit 1962 Caaatinicatitar COat" Eattliatit - PX0i1FP ..

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(S/G93); 32 SeP-T07

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.259-. Nmaorandum for the Sedretry of the Ait . .Foroe (-70U0), sub Rocon7.

:- - - nai.isance Satellite .. 4 sg : ..tameg K. Dowiesp Acupg sopk:.

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,;..D1,yettorate 'of. .Bvidget, aubj: BANOS Revised Deveiomebt. 18 Aug 60.*

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Functions of the :Office of Missile end&eatellite Systems, 31 Aug 66.

g52. Secretaay of the Air Force Order No. 116.1, subj: The Director of

the SANS Project, 31 Aug 60.

4253- rores,*--tor tiruch,ilue4 tef to tr: Pt! tixifet. j4 y ar". NettO. tary

254. Orsenisation and Functtant of :the 'Office of le.calle and Satellite

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its share if the enthusiasm idth which this ohallenge is being net.. 'To. leach 'a

group of satellite vehicles and naiatain then in orbits several haw:1146d idles alieve

the earth seems to all of us a great enterprise liedied to the traditions of /Naiad

$sIy'i clipper ships and the Wright Brothers' airplane. .

The prospect of utilising such vehicles for aerial ricomnaissenee has . been 01111 .

of the strongest incentives in their developiente Beginning mt.th early.RABD studies,

the possibilities of television void ferret satellites have been discussed and explored.

At the present tine, three major aystess studies are in progrele under AMC sponsorship.

Bach of these studio. is motivated by the conviction that military intelligence of great

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concerned to reinforce this conviction idth experimental evidence an two cranial

questd.onst

What is the characteristic image detail required for recognition of

important intelligence targets?

that is the image quality obtainable with the different satellite

systems now contemplated? .. • ' •
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, the-adventap. of M laag resolution are of dsetatvs import

rsuiag threat ofzintiii!amtiimatel- hisreirognitiOn, of •tias o.baraerteristit diasissiorairof 2016sVor

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' Heavier. &wads 'd.0 be placed on the technical performance of all components and sacrifices min have to be made in either completeness of cover or fraieonq•of surveillance.

THE RE0311NAI8SAIOS PANEL =COMM Dam= CONCENTRATION OF THE RZOONSAISSANCZ

SATILLITS PORT ON HIGH =SOLUTION INA= MUM 1T1l AT TEN RICOGNITION OF MOND

MIMS WITH ONARACT=18110 wham= or to For OR 1188. to mum= OF PIONS=

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TO WHICH SUCH UST= FarEN nontwor STEPS IN MIME THS PKGIARI HIGH HISOLUTION

GOAL, OR IN DIRECTING THE HUE RESOLUTION sons TO mum MONTS.

The achievement of a high resolution satellite system will be contingent on conponeab inprovements of substantial *spited* in such different fields as attitude

' j coltrol and stabilisation, photosensitive materials, leap storage devicel, and physical

%•• recovery techniques. System' contracts will be most frnitful if they provide financial

latitude for fundamental component improvement memo in areas specified by the systems • cattraotors.

The current system design. studies in this field have been greatly benefited by the

Air Force's prop of giving the coabresters a broad background of information on

military objectives. The Panel wishes to endorse the view that the challenging problems

of satellite resonnaissance will be most effeetively solved if the contractors' objective is not a vehicle of specified performance, nor an image recording system of

Spieified characteristics, but rather a set of intelligence res?lts of high military,

value.

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briefing . at RADO aa the IS 11Th technical inipporb.progran of that

Center. 41..0figgr: ot-the . agenda.la attached. RADO is rvorvoSble for

the Int.31fgm Paraiiitore Talk lit:Ufa; the intalligines ata Rai*

ling Task Unde1 4tbe: old Project M54 • ••••

2. lath a fee exeeptions the RADC support efts um Islam

conceived ena effectively. opereted4 The Center has established an

ARS Special Research Studies Group =der the charivavobiP of Dr. ThincanXecDowillof BOetOn Uid.v.rait for the purpose of *Flatly

relieving and evaluating the center efforts in support of MI*

At the briefing the Research Studies Group was represented by Dr.

McDonald, Mr. later Lefton, Boston University, and lir. limorin

Kate of RAND. Their critique of the RADC presentation ins very

worthwhile and should serve as excellent guidance to the Center.

3. I discussed with Center and Lockheed representatives

OWewiedby/b,. Libby and Nr, Salter resPectivaly their respective

roles in the technical areas involved in regard to 1 1171. I told

thee that it was the position of this office that, 'Object to the *

availability of !Undo and desireability of program, se would continue supporting the center effort as long as it furnished valuable

guidance and inputs to our planning and that of Lockheed. I pointed

out, however, that this aid not relieve Lockheed of the responsibility

of insuring necessary inputs to the qystem development pro lathe

subsystem areas concerned in their role as prime system contractor.

I stated (with RADC agreement) that we would encourage Lockheed

working directly with the RAMO contractors provided that this did not

involve Lockheed redirection of the RAM ocetractor l eeffort. If

Lockheed felt that redirection of effort was necessary this could

only be accomplished by their request through= talker: In answer

to a question fraa Mr. Salter, I stated that we would have no objustice to Lockheed establishingasubcontraotual ralaticsehip with

the Rome contractors any different than the ocuelderaticos involved

in any proposed Lockheed sakmmtractor. lie would, however, want to

be assured that no dupliitatdon of effort between Rolm and Lockheed

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SUBJECT* Use of Light Amplification Techniques in the Visual

Reconnaissance Subsystem of WS 117L

?MU: Air Force Plant Representative

Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

P.O. Box 553.

Burbank, California .

TO: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

Missile Systems Division

ATTN: Mr. J. H. Carter

P.O. Eam 504 .

Sunnyvale, California

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investigated as a possible means of increasing the capability of the

Visual Reconnaissance Subsystem of 16 um.

SIGNED

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• Lt. Colonels USAF • •

Assistant for WS 117L

Technical Operations.

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Colonel Terhune

General Ritland

SUBJECT: Reconnaissance Symposium at Fairchild Camera and

Instrument Corporation

The Reconnaissance Syeposium at Fairchild Camera and

Instrument Corpwationwas attended by Captain Troetechel and •

Captain Conway of the WS 117L office.

The equipment displayed and discussed was photographic

equipment for the BB-58 Weapon System. This included aerial

cameras and ground photographic processing equipment.

3. The aerial cameras shown do not have the resolutions

capability required for MS 117E and are not applicable to the

program. The suitability of the ground processing equipment

would require further investigation which was not possible at

the Symposium. Discussion of WS 117E applications was not

attempted for security reasons.

h. An interesting device shown was an Ultrasonic Light

Modulator which might possibly have some application in video

recording. It was stated that one hour of video information

could be stored an 1000 ft. of 70 me film with this device.

This study has been performed by Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation under Air Force Contract No. 33(039)-9339,

and monitored by WOW at Wright Air Development Center, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio. We are requesting the technical

reports on this study for further investigation.

Lt. Colonel, USAF

Assistant for WS 117L

Technical Operations

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Z9 October 1956

Mr. IL L. Hibbard

Senior Vic. Presideat

Locidteed Aircraft Corp.

P. O. Dm 551

Burbank, California

Dear Hall:

For some time The Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation's Communications Division has bees successfully produciag and delivering certain

electroaic equipmeat for a highly classified mission. This mission

has required from us some rather remarkable developmeats of

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airborne equipment oa an unprecedented time ochedtde. The techniques seeded, were very advanced, so that the project was difficult

both from the standpoint of research and development and production. We are very proud of the work that we have accomplished on

this project. and are naturally very interested in seehig the results

applied to ether projects where applicable. WS 117L appears to

us to be such a project.

As you probably know. R-9/ did not seek systems responsibility

for the 117L project, the major reason being that we wished to

maintain ourselves as eligible for hardware development and productioa. Fen one thing. we felt that we might be is a position to

make an important contributioa to this program hardware-wise

because of the similarity that we thought might mist between what

our Communications Division had already done and what Weapon

System 117L requires.

Unfortunately, until recently the security rules applying to our

work were so restricting that it was net possible for as even to

disclose this work to the key people of your organisation on 117L

(and sot eve* to the key people of WDD). General Maud has been

fully MAIM of sun pre** because be was concerned with it from

the Washington surd before jellabas WDD. Ho is aware of this letter

to yea, and feels that full knewledseability of our work in this area

would be beneficial to you en the 117L project. A recent relaxing

of the security rest:teams has made it possible for us to disclose

this work to the key WDD officials involved in 1171.. Also, at this

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those possibilities, sad that you sod your asseeiades will come over

for a pressatatlea. If you can do so, I would seam* that you choose

some moreieg sad remain to be elm guests at bra".

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isuui preparations *Loh may suggest hostile intent. .1. useful adjunct would also

!gathering of weather intonation over the MR, and the improvement of meteerologioil forecasting for this area of the world.

These considerations imply, therefore, a continuous and camprehenalve monitoring job.

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detection of initial attack. As mentioned above, an effective system will have the

capability of amassing warlike preparations and of causing the activation of Alert

procedures. The lamiediate and positive identification of the first act of war then

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• As will be developed in later portions of this report, the only system 'which appears

to home the capability of accomplishing all these tasks satisfactorily is a suitably

instrumented reconnaissance satellite. Its capabilities and.its potential value sego*

an active program to bring such a reconnaissance system into being at an may date.

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It also appears possible that an interim capability for carrying out the vital

peacamtine reconnalasance funetiens that have been discussed is temilisable with high

'altitude aircraft and balloons. Sash a program would, obviously,be . of . great value. it

• Wills the use of recommaissance satellites poses curtain politicel. questions_, theie

are far less severe-than are: those that are asseeiated. with the:nse; of -relatively' easily intereepted_devices sick as lialleeas or aircraft. The_imPortance-oblation :• ,:eatelli*kaaggests thskpealotdf... Met .

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The most fruitful netheds for the collection of ri peonnaissonce data at the present

time Appear to be phetographie, radar, infrared, and eleettasagnetieteehniques„ and

eanhinations thereof. The usefulness of these methods depends upon a nnOber of factors,

including resolution, coverage, seeurArdrxing acquisition, all-mather operations,

and vulnerability to countermeasures. In addition, sash faster. as sise Weight and

oceplexiti, and installation and maintenance difficulties must be considered.

At the present tine, photography gives the best resolution and is the most 'minable

tool in high altitude reconnaissance. Bowyer, in cannectUmmith the use of film, it

N ' appears highly desirable to loreueMgrWLOZfelepalat of filnathat±art-i

Sensitive to radiation. These are important from the consideration of effectiveness

,- , against cOuntermeasurss. Blurring, due to ground motion, is eliminated by swinging

.) *nag or by continuous strip photography using .a moving film. By thole means and by

special mounts to *Wads* engine vibration, resolutions on the order of 10 LAM*" per

millimeter can be achieved with reconnaissance aircraft. -Among the limitations of this

tool are the needs for adequate weather conditions and adequate light, and the fact that

the photograph must be brought back to base to be useful. Television reconnaissance

techniques are =der investigation to eliminate the last limitation. .Bewonrer, television

is even mom limited as regards lighting conditions, and 'compared to an area photograph

it has very-inadeqnate resolution.

. . -.i • Reconnaissance radar is valuable for radar Charting, for all-weather navigation and

bombing, and:for data collecting lander nonvisual conditions. -Penetration of cloud layers

149.99.40.,. : .,! pet thick and through areas of light rain and snow is possible. -nigh rose-

'. --' ° !_11111 limited to a range of ten miles on either side of the air vehicle, which

large number of paths would have to be traversed to scan the vast ter-7

be Sxamined. The greatest weaknees . ot radar is thematter of securitor

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Satellites that "pirate in circular orbits 300 wiles above the earth's surface

will *ov • about 5 Miles' per second and make 16 revolutions around the earth per

day. -A single satellite in a polar orbit will make four passes per day in the • .

average ever a square area 2000 miles on a side and centered at 50° latitude.

A camera could be counted in a satellite that is attitude stabilised to about

one degree. •With the use of a six-inch focal length and fine grain continuous strip

fib, it should then be possible to obtain a resolution of 100 linos per millimeters

which is equivalent to a 100 to 200-foot resolution on the ground. Hy this method a

satellite can continuously photograph a sane 100 miles vide at a rate of 500 square

miles per second. -Two passes per day during daylight hours would yield photographs of

400,000 square miles per day. -An area of four million square miles would thus take

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 ten days to photograph if no cloud cove• intervened and if there were no overlap of

zones. Multiplying the time by three to compensate for these factors, we arrive at

about a month to asp out the entire area.

During the operation the fill would pass through the camera at about 1/10 of an

inch per second. !ben sufficient exposed fibs was accumulated, the film would be

developed, dried, and stared pending readout. lbadout mad be aasesplished is soon

as caramisation had been established with the grOund statist try seaming the exposed

film with a narrow bean of light, converting the emerging been into electrical impulses, and transmitting this modulation to the ground. •To rqprodnce the pictures

transmitted by the satellite, essentially the reverse process would be carried out

on the ground.

The tine that will be required fora satellite to photograph an area in the

meter described above is roughly independent of the rise of the area. • It will take

about a math, whether it is a pertion . ef. Russia or the combined continents of Asia :

amid . Burepe. -The mount of fits old chaisal however; idn be proportional to the

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Satellites for visual reeennaissanee at higher eltitades are semetines discussed

and higher altitude has same advantage. At higher altitudes, satellites have greater

coverage of the pound and are harder to destroyy mew action. A third advantage

is that a system of intereamenieating satellites for instantaneous global coverage

can be asemaplished with fewer satellites at higher altitudes.

higher altitude, however, has disadvantages such as a longer commnication link •

with the ground station and less payload for a given propulsion system. In addition,

if one desires resolution approaching the details discussed in the preeeeding paragrarhs, significantly higher altitude suffers a very serious disadvantage in that the

requirement for a camera of longer .focal length mat. be associated with better attitude ki stabilisation. It turns out that the restoring torque duo to gravity, which is relied

• upon for attitude stabilisation, varies inversely with the third power of the .distance

from the center of the earth. A satellite with an sight-hour period at an altitude of

about 7500 miles would therefore have about 3/27 of the restoring torque that would be

experiameed by a satellite at an altitude of 300 miles. Similarly, the se.ealled 24-

hour satellite *doh has the advantage of staying above the sane portion of the earth

indefinitely would' have a restoring torque ameinting to about 3/200 Of that experienced

by a 300-mile altitude satellite. • reqmorienee at the lower altitede .may, homier, serve

to develop the Umbilical ekills that will be required to ries4 to higher orbits.

An ION guilts teas of megawatts of infrared radiation during boost, and it can •

therefore be detested readily at distances of thousands of miles in the absence of

water vapor: When Over any part of Ihissia, a satellite in a 1000-mile orbit would be

able to seas all of the country simultaneously with instant signaling of 10 launch

observations to a statist in Greenland. A single satellite could detest lainch points

to approximately 59 nibs, count the =Aber of Nall and give a rough idea' Of the

.direallgierin _whisk the attack is, being Launched. .App-lestmately:a:desen satellites.

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capabilities. •

The techniques that have been described are all within the state-of-therart or modest extensions of it. All of them are secure in the •sense that there would be no

waw for an enemy to know that resonnaissance activities were being carried on.

Radar is not considered to be a useful technique In; satellite platfore for two

reasons. First, a large amount of power wool.* be required. Seeasd, adequate resolution

does not appear to be feasible at the present time. IA addition, of coarse,. radar •

soamdng would be observed by the enemy and would be subject to jamming.

In the discussion so far, it has been assumed that the information in the satellite

will be camumicated to the ground by elm:trout. readout. This is necessary if the rewired information is to reach our intalligesoe centers as soon as possible. Under

certain circimuitances, however, it soy be desirable to consider physical recovery of

information by such means as ejection of a re-entry capsule. This procedure is not •

impossible,. but does present a wigniticant development effort. It might be necessary,

however, to resort to this technique if snow' jamming of oar ground stations made it

difficult or impossible to acquire the needed information. Similarly, if one wanted

to acquire information at too great a rats for readout, physpal recliner, might be

desirable. For example, there might be a need to asp the entire U.S.S.R. and China plus all Iron Curtain countries within one month. In this eye the best procedure

might be to photograph the *ale area and eject the film in a re-entry capsule when

the job is done.

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cesaunnois AND RtaSKENDATIONS 

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deeeloputent *town include that

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of the WS.117L

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in preparation :tte.a.4611; systiek test

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ceatitioas Min during Wandler '960

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f488. (a) Ma` -Imtminigeope Data Bendliag ea Design earl Developmeat,

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(b) Operational latelligeMce Data gailing (Lirberme), Project #4061.

(a) Dispersal Dias Data Randling, 'Project #5537.

(d) Mistlear Reconnaissenee Technical Proeessi.mg Control,

Project #456.

(9) Electronic Data Processing, Project #5532.

. (f) Rapid Reaction Data Handling, Project #5533.

latelLigesoe L4ba'..i cli. stion, Project 4591.

Qualitative Personnel Requirements, Project fr730.

0 (3) The development program as meted excludes whole portions of the

standard operational intelligence system, snob as the intelligence estimating

fummtions within the D/I, lqMY and ATIC, and the target material production

work at 10IC and Bq SW; and deem not inalwde development wk far or further

study of the apesial or vertical aysteit. • It nevertheloas does carer many of the

calmon functions such-as photo, radar and burrowed laterwetirtien techniques

and equipaenta, ceding.and indexing .ohms, decommt and graphic storage

.facilities and devices, displays, computation and data reductiem equipment and

diesmadnation eqmd.pmemmts and proewlurixi, .whiiih may, in one form me another, be

applisable- in pert to the other areas...It ii important to sote,that the

oriamtatiou of this work takes int° me-44Vat the type of predueVend approximate ,

volume flew that an overseas theatre' 4'Ø—end will predictably seperieuce in

the 1960-1963 time Period*

(4) shading appreimml for the . dewelepuent ef. this system is still sot

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limes are extremely tennis., (Illy-preeemt_.the

Avetaa rests with Bq-ARDO, Diristerste of Systems

has been dmilmigated to the

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likely that tit" Labotttory or

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vliftsrporation doss not now poolian ndoginto

in the intelligence data handling

and/or devalepseat respeasilmilitinwirequired

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m. It is the intent of = (Air Forele) net to have a prig system

contraeterlailml up en in-the-house capability to perforn those areas of work for whieh it is not inherently limited particularly when the lispabilities

already exist in other groups.

3. ali2111142DIS

The theoretical point where devaloraent responsibility should

shift trait collection wage to the data hamdlimg 'Tete' is where in the

development of the aysten an interpretable ph sisal product is reached with

nag tape, developed (uninterpreted) photographic material, wire recoi .dings, etc.

accompanyleg available data for identification and location purposes such as

Further processing, i.e., interpretation, analyeis, storage, display, dimmednations, etc. beams. intimately tied to knowledge and understanding of the a

VMS, their needs, methods, equipment and capabilities. It appears realistic to assume

i that these design :nd development reqpiniments would be most efficiently fulfilled

by the groups prineiy reeponsible for the intellionee data handling system.

If Systole 4381, had a full seals pregame approved and underway which

would insure the.data handling capability and intelligence feedback required to

etficienthy employ the ARS, this theoretical point in the 11S 117L program would

be en the graved !Gnawing the electrunio and photographic processing. which

traneforns the received signal into photographic term for the-Usual System, and

records the received signals from the Ferret- and Infra-red Systems on magnetie

tape.

e. In view of the realistic fasters intreducid, the IS 117L program •

requires an Intelligence Data Handling System ever and above the present 438L

Systie . dewelepeent plans, because of its petentiaL of providing: the major -

00111lition alitribution to all wars and' the complete 110k of an adequate

r equipment, lacindqwes 

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and either..0ggetineor.planned

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folf-the. work Vithin this Intellienoe

antr.oft tapes •tiO:

tion either. by:

A b direeted suboentraot; er.

(2) Oa an assoelate prim oaatracter basis.

a. to view of the need for close cooperation and the ailiitr

betiMin this work and the 438L System design and development, a MAI contractor

evaluation group should be established to select the sub or associate contractor.

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Assistant. for 111$ 117L

Technical Operations

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. the """ same as the dieft you a• pproved tit • lei -the exemption.

of paragraph 5 b ithiph was revised to =earn to . General Seihriever i sixaloy stataiient of 5 North 57 as contained in the attaehed (InclOsure

.2) 11111*andint for the Record.

ails the course of action proposed in the letter as the

desire of General Schriever does not agree with the reaommendation

of this attics as contained in esw staff shyly, 20 February 57,

'Intelligence Data Handling System Support for 1W Irmo (Inclosure

3) it is a workable solution.

It is my estimate that a net additional four (4) officers

and two (2) seoretaries will be required to perform& the nib. additional

MD responsibilities proposed in paragraph 51 of Inolosure

SYntaa 4381. as presently constituted is a r.tycomplicated system

with a number of bits and pieces plus plans and comaitments in-many.

areas such as Ellie and 113AFE.

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Policy between-113 1171,

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MI. IIIIQUI1.1112/11 AtIblalt JUNIPICA/1011 -' • - . ,

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The Visual Reconneissence Subsystem (WS 1171.) described in the Development

Plan is designed to fulfill. the military requirement outlined in General, Operating Requirements 80 (8A-20) dated 11 March 1955 and Systems •Requiremint' . 5 dated

17 October :1955.. The development of DS 117L wit* directed by Development in..

rectiire 85 &4(1'3. ' August 1956 and System Development Directive No . 1171: dated •

7 :August' .1956. 

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itated as 

Ca* 1. • , r;.ot other) h caveraga.o • • satellite nations, for ' ift.aiies. purpose. -The;.

intelligence- infOriosti • with daily reconiatesenci ;

igh resolution the In consideration of the requirenent. 

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out for trIMIlikiSSLOII of 

.raw data into a useable pho raw data to a ground station .and.reconstitution. of:the • .4 tog

raphic form. This subsystem will function at an orbiting altitude of apiiroximately 300 nautical miles and will resolve objects of approximately 20 foot dimensions with a location accuracy of 1/10 mile. 21b. ech

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tion:will auploy conventional eierialzehotographi tech

- niques;with*...special features of automatic chemical .proceitsing and te1evision

. , typo rdiko,roadfrout in the eirry vehicles. Also being ...conlidered•are electro-, . • .: • • statiC: tape and high resolution television with magnetic' tepe-staxage• •The

- .-latter items need development in the 

. state of the eit:before.i.hei/could be . • .:: included- in the vehicle payload: The major difficelties •.. to be overcome. include:

."

the hazard; of high level radiation when.:nuclear.power 

: sources; are used the Operation in a gravitationlets. env

ironment .(3) the lack Of actual onvirenmentai infOrmation at the operating altitude (4). -the deirelopment'of • ,ez ,...., .-.

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eliable components cap _. able.. of Operating liziettended_fo.r"lent.periods: of t1 .i',.lonatterstilnotteersied-proceasing of photogiephie .

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. This task .eoveri the -..develoPmeeit of-cameras it* lermist for. the -,..

tographic record; :of the target area. A strip:type camera .nsing 70 am s',.-- film Will be developed for the Pioneer and Adiranced Vehicles. The camera will

" have a

n:image Motion compenaation drive which can be 

c ..... orrected by signals from

the vehicle.prograamer or the ground station. Accurate slow speed . film drive

achanisms that can be. command corrected Will have to be developed. or

will also be 

made for comman ding foci* adjustments to correct for 

*error introches due to ascent vib

ration or uncompeniated temperatere effects. The • ' 

4

lenses which Will "probably be" Used are a 6•Inch tees! length

.

 leap- for the Pioneer Vehicle and a 36 inch lens far the Advanced. 8thspeedy will ..be f/2.8 or faster aid' the lenses will. 

resolve-over 100 lines per milliMater at a

.2 to . 1.

• target contrast.: Automatic exposure...Control will be 

included.:in. order to.

.prOvide'optilium e

xposure for auccimum.resOlution. Advantage will be taken of the

expected Vehicle seabilitY to obtain extremely high resolution in: flightwith

an e

xposure time of approximately 1/100 second on slow speed film.

VehiCle

attitude informatiot Shall W

I recOrded to aesiat'inobtaining locition 

accuracy to

1 mile in the P

ioneer Vehicle and 1/2 mile in the Advanced 

- - Vehicle. . • .• , •

.

•

- - . • (C) The.develOpment aPiro • ach

•

will be to provide a.'graduat increase in

capability and flexibility. The ith a 6 inch focal fingth lens and Will ' • Th camera for 'the Pioneer Vehicle Will be equipped the

in' thiirertiCal Position.

. The Advanced Vehicle coosii. Will' wok: a. 36 :rack leis and trilV.be steerable to

pre

selected roll atis angles for detailed .eOverige of specific- target.irege. s. 7 ma 

mats' at iik• lens speed if f/3.3 6 inch focal length lane' iipreseitlyable to sleet the: resolution require-

. end is :being iredesignsd to provide approxismeetly •

t hi' same capability at f/2 .-. The . 36: inch ineal length lens is in the...design .

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•-• stages and is expected. to 

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meet the resolutiOn. riciutternenta.

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out will be . able : to:. precool Iautomatically iiheia the *paged film

lePecity. o the prOcessOr. ot te.Proceseitit coMMInd fro. the 'Vehicle • plogrinniaer.vhei it is desired to:read:out the acquired data as soon as possible.

Techniques and equipment a1st be developed to permit- long time unattended

Operation in e .gravitationlesit environment and meaiii .siust be provided gor:.: •

accurate tempareture .control. The experimental iteic will process the

around the outside of .a drum. The file 'will be United in a rubber sandwich

around thefts. and viii be clampeCat each end. Solutions Will be.injected

into the chamber and rollers -moving along the blanket 'willprovide' 

(c) Full advantage will be taken of the use of insulation to assist

T . . in maintaining an -average temperature in the processor. The propels itself ..

: • will be designed for :an average temperature than can best be maintained with

insnlittionEMeappliesental temperature control. An sit:perinea' tal rubber blanket

processor has been built and is being tested and evaluated.. -Information.' obtained

in these tests viii assist in 'arriving at the propel design to go into the

. vehicle.

• ,• .

,

;0). Task No. 39814

•

Automatic Dati Readout

Equipment

. ss...-lionitheed Aircraft Cesp.

Systeis: Division

AT 04(647)-97

Eistien 'Kodak' CO.

Apparatus and;.Optinal:Divi,

Mr .:4amas.

wciaur •

Contra/5 No.i.

Sub Contract.or:

Technical Advisor:

.' , ".! .77.44.1..tr4r

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(b) The ohjsctiv..4f.this task is to develop a.means:'

scanning pictorial dae 'recorded ' on photographic negatives in a idt elli. L eliicle ..

...;ic:.. . A scanning light beiskvill convert the pictorial information Lnto2ectrfcai

.- Signals which. can be ilystentetic:ali3r.: .transmitted over dataCconnvinta4ie L.,..f.,Ink

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Itastusa Kodak Co.

psxatus and optical Div.

,',2•1PeC"na te bs.PargOrPect.: *.' isaifie.:SritiOn:compenlitien in the r'.0cul for the

film through the camera procsssor,, and rOadOUt. (4) : OPE.: •

oaAkigoa

lens • (1) indexing of the

= tion of the . camerav processor ,and 'readout in -receiVed

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, ..light . ..baam both* -paaiiid jthroughJ40'.4i - and tra iszthsseasasureaentSas-,an,-,

electrical insiltifito ir'-iideos,. datii':ti . ".' IsiOa .. Thiiitasewilttincli*

.:-..;the . equipment'requireti . -to accept iaitiWctions :from ith4.-4:iiii trat'qiiiiiiiiient _ and

'....- Perform . the ' functions 'according . to linsdk:.1.astraCtioui;:tha.equiPilant to provide .

. • the . necessary synchronising,.. blanking, and Other: control functions ..requited for

'. -,,• reconstitution of the pictorial Aiformatrosi"at , thi:graio4-atation.-: This item

Mill be capable of reading out detail iimi -sieell is 100'•hoto line's . per- millimeter

On the film with a minimum losi of inforMation. ..."...--.:'. ,:''' .*..- :•::*:.-......- • .; . • . . • • •

- • •. ••• • • • ••

(c). The initial approach includes development of a special high

resolution line scan cathode ray tube to provide tbe scanning light source,

development of suitable film transport, optical and mechanical scanning component&

to meet, the resolution and other requirements and the design. and fabrication of 0

the necessary supporting components such as synchronising generators, photomultiplier circuitry and video amplifiers. . :

(4) Task No. 39815

(a). Contractor:

•

• Controls •

••

Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

.-.,..:-..;,'.,Nissile.Systems Division

Contract No.:

Sub Contractor:

Technical Advisor hr. Robert Strasser

'• This . task :covets the development of Control- and transport'.

sabohoilitira for the functioning of the components • and....the?handling of the film

in the vehicle. The controls _will be able: to oiesata.... the,airbtarie subsystem

.: from the.; signals, received from .the Wehielik.progranner,

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`7•:.L04644 Aircraft burp.

Missile Ifs teas Division

41 '0647) '97 

(Q.-. The initial" consists : of 'design,:jabrIcat •

-4-`z-0;:=7.444;.nuous:; 35 sla: strip pies ''PhibecoSraPk•-* line Ocei.1*40•4440:4i.:044

us video data .a.cittheds: ray o bubs PL1iiprocsssinwill:kalerforMiCby

continuous motion picture Lila procusiugechniqusa. Technics

for. :.sonOrding-,,of t.leviaion5progr.ma on Iii.'

" tests ;y

-

• Sub Contractor: Eastman Xodak Co. •

..-Technical Advisors: • S () Mr. JUIN. Ruckaby

Apparatus and Optical Div.

•• • ' . •- •

. • • ,

1LU1,WADC.

- ..•

(2) Kr. StlAnd Dunker

vcraD, -WADC

• (b) The Objective of this task is to develop mesits .. for recording the

video output of the Visual Data Link receiver in a fora compatible with subsequent operations of the VS 117L Data Processing Subsiatem. Vie end Product

will be a video-photo recording and film _processing device which is capable of

being integrated into the Visual Reconnaissance Subsyitims. II:is equipment

will consist of cameras suitable for photographing the video data fros"' the .

output of the Visual Data Link receiver as presented by a cathode- ray picture

tube or other light transducer and the equipment required to process the exposed .

Lila and dolly* the developed film as the input to the-VS 1171. Data 'Processing

Subsystem. This equipment shalI - include: the compolite irideo signal:decoding.

equipment, scanning equipment, control equipment, and other associated,:equip='

...,TMent as required to make an operational recording and processing device. This

: •'1teia Will be capable Of accommodating the total information basidaidth of the

••• visual data link and will „deliver the primary : film record tO the Data processing

Subsystems with a Minimum time delay and With ic;aininum loss of reconnaissance-. • tufOrmation. -
. • •

•

•

Reconaeis Hence an

kNo. -39821 i•

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..".Aif.Force -Cambridge Zee'.

.. Center, 'At.bsphericAnaLyis.

..-• •-

:F,lorida State University •

•

Ai96ós 173 .

•

Ne*verd.Cellege (Blue Hill..

'Observatory)

Al 19(604) -i589

Dr. V. R. Widger

CND, AFCRC

S,Contract

= Contractor:

tract No.:

Technical Advisor:

(b) The .objective of this task is to determine the requirements for -

meteroligical data collected from a satellite. This will include suOh-factors

as (1) minimum and optimum areas of coverage to provide useable information,

(2) resolution and photographic scale required for analysis purposes (3) methods

for obtaining horizontal cloud velocities and the accuracy required (4) the

periodic rate at which coverage must be obtained. .

(c). Available cloud pictures obtiined from aircraft, _balloons, and

rockets; and standard synoptic weather data will be studied to deterraine the . .

requirements that must be met by the data from the satellite vehicle. This task

will be terminated when the effort under the present contracts has been transferred 'to AFCRC Atmospheric Analysis Laboratory. 

. . • 4.,

... • .

21d. Other Information

All work involving long focal., length lenses, camera

films and processes for aerial photography above 30;000 feet may be considered

collateral activities. - However, : the: xplustial anitionmental conditions are not

atet,-by.preseut/y,avaiLeb/t .equitment,L,...Furtharisore,.

has not been called :00S. to meet .the:exacting demands of Zecoveri44eChlio:: oor.a

of information in aerial reconnaissance .missiOns.

In Ordoir .:to:, prOiride-..an 'Alternate to conventional photOgripHic.ileettiiiiic

.

.

read-out : /LysteM'and;kposeibly to provide a system less,vulneralippe to nuclear
• :,

luse4of a satellite .0 0 r.

-Atand4COIPOrtitien....-

4re ' *Aircraft. Cerporation,„Dadio...derl,ra 402P';'''''t

of hierite,.. and Glinu L. Martin Aircraft •Company.... The .design . stinli01 TndIcated'i,'

three possible approaches to the -reconnaissance problems . se0V14e, phiptoereihic.

approach proposed by the Lockheed Aircraft Orierian was sal acted. Thk,.

, approach as outlined in this document follows closely the oiiginaViiiapoiel.-

. . - . _ . . - • 4.; '

.

. .

.

•

, • .

.

- . .

Design mud development work will be continued to produce the experimental

model, of the 'components. These wilrbe..tasted and *valuated for performance

and compatibility. lamination obtained here will be incorporated into 'din

design of the prototype mode/s.- •

The research and- development effort on other visual reconnaissance methods

is being conducted atWright.Air Development Center .(MI.RW) under Project 4123 ..."

IV Reconnaiimance techniques. and 6219 Special Sensors. These project* cover

the developments on electrostatic tape, high 'resolution television with' nagnstic •

tape storage, cud light amplification. These developments hill be considered

for inclusion in the Visual Reconnaissance Vehicle when the.st.ate of the art

has advanced to a, point where the equipments and techniques could meet the

requirements of W3 117L; •

21g. References 

I. .

.

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• The approach to the problem was determined by feasibility studies conducted by the Rand Corporation and design itiedies 

of America. craft Corporation, Glenn L Martin Aircraft Company, and The Radio Corporation conducted by Lockheed Air- Ev approach p aluation of the design studies resulted in the choice of the roposed by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.

c. .Solution

* .

. The Visual Reconnaissance 

'Subsystem will provide Photographip coverage r..‘ of preselected areas of. the USSR and satellite natimui on a deily.-basis from the orbiting VS 117L vehicles. The vehicles will orbit at a 300 nautical mile

. altitude at a v

elocity of 25,000 feet per second. The-functions involved will "-)-be:

. • .

.

:.• •

. •

•

•

.

1. Programmed photographic recording of the nelected target areas

The development will p

roceed through three versions of the Visual subsystems -", each with increased capability. These leubsystems- are visualised as follows: •

'nisi... Pioneer new:. ---.•

Processing and storage of the recorded data*

•

. .

. Readout and transmi

satott4of the raw data to-trot:ad intercept s?' i

tations on a commend iiguai frnm the 'Station

4. Ground proc

. 

essing-'of .th data into a useable feint. :1

f. • • The aim of 

capa tiii!pleinier' 'ValitttieVi. bility. A Photographic .c by 1500 na ameiii71111." utical miles per day.11-"klit.- or

•

',..;#..nnessed while thet:ve4c10;is. • :sin.:

Iatii*t•

'400, PrOvide eariy bSr utiJ.ized to obtain Coverage 

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operating under low level light conditions/. . -.-: •

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aately one year. AnItiplecawaraAnstalliOors - Vi/1 be.individuelky:stearable

to: preselected and 'programed targets. The Use.ollultiple vehicles will.provide

daily coverage*of the desired arees. The-Airveill*nce Shibsystas.will be capable

-of identifying 20 foot . ground objecti . : . Other than photographicisethods•Vill be

Considered for these vehicles including: 'high resolution television with • aegnetic tape storage, electrostatic :photOgraphy, and light auplificatiOn for • 7,
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. . TOTAL:

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0.5

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Tab 1 .,Ageneral .Design .Specification

•

General

A.' ;tattiest of the Problem

An earth• satellite would provide ••.a platform frnaklnBich.,iiithertci

inaccessible portions of the Soviet Bloc nations *cilia'. be mihjected..to surveillanCe of various types. The preblii for ant ferret'.subsystem

deSign equipment which will overcome the severe_envirolimatel, and payload

restrictions and which will obtain such. data•Conceraing -electromagnetic

signals as will.provide the makimum possible inttlligence inforintion.

B. Muoach

The design of a system to obtain electronic reconnaissance information

from a satellite vehicle requireethe sub-divition of the over411 effort into

missions. These missions must then be ordered in priority stiCh • that, in

general, the most useful information will be obtained first.

Equipment design may then be optimized for each mission and Separate

equipment may be designed for each•if necessary., The ordering of missions

should be such that information obtained • from early missions will provide

guidance in the design of equipment and establishment of objectives for later.

missions: In every case, the missions will be predicated upon intelligence

needs and not necessarily upon equipment availability.

•

The general procedure must be as follows:

Define intelligence objective.

Determine which objectives can be best met hyosatellite reconnaissanc.a.

Determine parameters and accuracies required to Meet objectives.

Specify and develop equipment compatible, with the physical environ- . 

aunt that is within the state of the art to reCeive, detect,- enalyze and record • . the measured parameters within the desired accUracy,.such

. .

Antennas.

Receivers

c. Analysis and Recording Systems

" .
Expected Results 

1. Will provide an initial electronic reoonnaiesance system

that is compatible with thephysical'environment 0 - and that will yield useful

intelligence data. 

• 2. Will.datermine where tiki .. state of the art must be, adTanceiXand .

physical liatations overcome) to satisfy all intelligence'

.

 requirements placed

, • on this sub-ioysteme

II. Description

A. Intelligence Requirements'

The reasons for preferrin41111111Pire that, first, it is known that

there are many signal's in this part e'spectrus which can be used as'Calibrating or test signals and in effect-give notice that the whole equipment.

is functioning. Second, there is every reason to believe'that the national

intelligence effort will benefit from-knowing that there are signals i

from geographical areas that are .noi-inaccessible to us. There is no po. n

in using the satellite to record signals frem satellite border areas, or

along the China coast since adequate coverage is giVen by'uther collection

methods.
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Specification. (cont.) •

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B. Antennas

Physical l

vehicle. Suggested antenna 

isd.tations restrict the num bar. of Antennas on any one configurations to iiplesient: the aboVe intelligence requirements are as follows:

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Power.Supplv

•

The only type of power supplies expected to be definitely available and

proven by the time of the Pioneer system will be primary batteries. Weight of.

the best available will be in the order of 1800 pounds for'a capability of 200

watts for 20 days continuous operation. ' Availability of the radio isotope

paver supply with batteries will enable the use of higher power for a longer

operating time -but. will present problems concerned with radiation damage, induced

circuit noise, and heat removal.

D. Receivers

Power consumption keeps receiver sophistication to a minimum. If

certain frequency bands are chosen, TWT (traveling wave tubes) development

to reduce a suitable tube with permanent magnet focusing will be required.

Data Analysis and Recording 

Power consumption and weight considerations demand maximum simplification

of analysis and storage processes to be performed in the satellite. Satellite

analysis should be limited to essentially an encoding process with recorder

or storage requirements being limited to multiple channallAnerrow bandwidth,

e.g., 10 kc/s. Requirements for the data analysis equipment are described

briefly in the task outlines. V•

Telemeterina Equipment 

The telemetering system will make use of present standards and

techniques. No major technical problems exist here and no minim= specifications

are required at this stage of development. •

: • .

0. Physical Environment

. ,

All estimates and calculations have-been made on the basis of exist

ing and predicted knowledge and arC all sUbjectito: modification by projected

[experiments..
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(UNCLASSIFIED . TITLE) DATA PROCESSING SIMSYST121-811GRETFOR ARS WS-117'L

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39. ...,,: . -Raton Interpretation and . •

' Coeputation. '

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Air Relearch & Development

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20. REQUIREMENT AND/OR JUSTIFICATION - •

..

GOR No. 80 (Sts-2C) dated 16 March 1955 and SR No. -5% dated 17 October 1953

establishes the requirement for an . .*tir Fotce Intelligence.Data Handling .:Syst :::.1

capable of accepting - and proCessing visual; ferret and infrared data freal

Satellite reconnaissance vehicles. - Reconnaissance Satellites are expected to

provide a much greater number of "pieCes" ofintelligence .than is being coIlc,:t.:t.

evaluated and analyzed today, or which is anticipated to'be colleated..by.. othdr

systelis in the near. future. .• Thiii great increase in quantity of collected

data will overtax the. present intelligence, data handling. ..System at a, tine.

when .,timelinesi of inforiation• is: of - mounting impOrtance:'.e. A aiti4.•handli41

system most therefore be especially designed and developed aroutititha • Ctiaract;:ristics of this collection system . to 'minimize the time needed to Produce.'ma• ar.iaz..

fill rintelligonce frcim the callectiltd. -raw data. The. requirement it . Can ui.tiingtoly • be best satisfied through the planned .exploitation of autematiOn,. Mechaniz.....tioa.

etietionics miniturization • modern ptOduction type. ticliniquerr.. :-'

... ..• -

. . .. . .,.. .....,

Development .Directiy&An....3.5dated .. 3 • August; .1956, and Syst*.000,4pplaant.

Directive_fiftijt 7;e2... .44.4-ANPlit. 1954,;: direct the:develePlaant'.-!ef•.an ......: . ..' '• • .'-'

Intelligence. Data . precesaine-Subsyetem which is: . .. * '. ' ' . ::1*,.7..-.:.. ".'., . ' • '

. .

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•

(UNCLASSIFIED TITLE) Data Procisesing Subsystem for ARE W8-117L 2 Aka 1957

Froj :1763. .

a. Tailored to the collection characteristics and capabilities

of the reconnaissance satellite,

•

•

b. Designéd to centrally proVide for rapid and efficient Processing

and dissemination'of all satellite collected data in a manner which best ' • 

satisfies user requirements. '

21. Brief and Military- Characteristics 

This projectcovers the design and development of a• completely,

Intelligence Data Processing Subiystem including the equipment, techniques

and procedures to transform rocOrded,-raw, photographic, ferret and infrared

data into useful intelligence. This data' processing subsystem will incorporate

timely intelligence feedback from other intelligence collection systems and

agencies to insure:

•

Best operational employment of the satellite collection capabilities.

OptisiUm extraction of information from the raw data collected.

Data . will be acquired frol the satellite through radio transmission

channels and reception at ground receiving stations. .,The ground receiving

stations will identify, record, and retransmit this information to a central

point, for simplicity termed the ARSIC (Adyance Reconnaissance System Intelligence

Center). The Intelligence Data 'Processing Subsystem located primarily within

the ARSIC will be capable of all functions necessary to transform the recorded

raw data into useful intelligence. The functional areas whICh must be investigated and considered to insure the efficient production and availability

intelligence in the formi, frequencies • and quantities desired by various users

are: processing, screening, interpretationvcollation, e lhluitidn, indexing,.

storage and retrieval, analysis, display, dissimination and preientation. •

4

Development of this subsystem must make maximum use of the Intelligence

Data Processing Subsyitem design concept,.equipment,techniqUes, and procedures

recommended and/or under development in:Suppbrt of System 438L, "USAF

Intelligence Data Handling System". It appears that some Of:these techniques

and eqUipments will meet some of the'needs of - this subsystem•

21b Approach

The WS-117L is being developed on a developmentscheduie'phased. over:&

. period 'of years, and including * 4.trietY. of % configuritions; ,40abilitlei, and

.usefulvohicli life spells. It it planned . tO: defelopi the Data Processing Shh!- .

system on orderly growth basis whiCh.: is Oha*ei to the '0110tion ova,.

AINV'operatio0.1 ability of '1%*..siet0*.;.:' ' •

To:,be:realistice th* design and aefelopment:of .;thesnbli-F4e!fl mast

,

Sounded Open: .

•
•

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.

(UNCLASSIFIED TITLE) 'Data 

 .. •

Processiiik. 3460st:ea. for . ABS

WS-117L 2 April 1957

. . • . . .

. P,roj 1763 . .

.' (I) A definition and/or simulation of the raw data (end product)

of the collection subsystems,

, 4

n‘•

..

(2) An .:analyais of the uses of these defined end product!; i.e. who

.wants what information, for *hat use,. hoe often, and' what form:

•

Each separate .uie of . the data must 'he studied-te: deteraine the processing

.steps involMed -ftomithilnitial receipt of as ialudata thrbugh the production

of a finished output which best satisfies that use. Once the end products

of the collection subsystems are defined, a design fór efficiently processing

the information can be sensibly conceived Simultaneously: research effort

must be initiated to attack technical problems that threaten the development

of vitally needed equipments. Large scale equipment development efforts

will normally follow the completion and be guided by the Oates design framework and the results of the EqUipment Application and Techniques Exploration

Task. Following the equipment development and testing, the components will

be combined, installed, and tested as A system to point out the final modifications and debugging required before it is operatiónally ready.

In order to meet the changing capabilities of the collection systems it

will be necessary to conduct a continuing research and technical development

effort on techniques and procedures for application to the more advanced

facilities. The concept of the initial data handling center is cede relative

simplicity. Limited amounts of mechanisation and automation will be adequate.

to handle efficiently the early data yields of the ABS. This 'viii provide

the capacity for the orderly evaluation and development of more complex

components to meet more stringent requirements as the system grows.

c. Tasks

The areas which will require development effort have been divided

into general functional areas as listed below. As wok. * progresses these

tasks will require expansion to reflect various intelligence functional areas

and/or to relate the development wotk required to the particular sensing technique employed. Operational characteristics, to the degree possible at this 

time, are included in the general design specification of the development plan.

(1) 'Task No. 39856 - Simulation of ABS Data Input

Contractor: Not Yet Determined

Technical Advisor: Mk. F. Kelly, RCWIO, Intelligence Laboratory

RADC, tome, New York

•• . ,

The objective of thintask4e to realistically simulate all types

..:rif....predcted end . _ 

i collection versions of.this.:-.

......eivOti*Theie simulated end produts : shoad include the range of-resolUtion

cover . teietition and quantity 'value . anti- ciPated or possible. . This data is - :.- • I. • • . ...‘i'

•
(UNCLASSIFIED TITLE). Dtta Proces4iCeSubiiitea for. ARS . 10-117L 2 April 1957

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:

.. . fundamental in determining .:• ehe usefulness. of the rew data to the .variety of

potential users, and; conseqiientlythe • requirements foi thi'prOCeiling .

Results of thie ..?hase of'.the- work be the basis for .the

delign of the datallandling,..systesiland -tiie.•:procedures and.

characteristics of the equipment ,t*:•bea .setisfy..the'dita:.processiitg

requirements .: for each subsequent iéconnalasence".vehiclet: • 

Task No. 39857 - Intelligence Data Processing Systeis Design

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Contractor: Not Yet Determined

Technical Advisor: Mr. R. Libby, RCM, Intelligence Laboratory,

Rome, New York

This • task embraces the study work required to produce a design . of . a

Subsystem (including procedures, equipment and technique) to efficiently

transform the collected raw data into useable intelligence. Basic input

data to this design study effort will be supplied in part by the simulation.

task. Possible uses of the collecied product igainitt the intelligence needs

of major elements of the /Jib:nisei:ice community as well as such factors as

operational desirability, technical feasibility, and logistic suppbrtebility

will be considered in arriving at the preferred system design.

Task No. 39858 - Equipment Application and Technique Experimentation

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Contractor: Not Yet Determined

Technical Advisor: lst/Lt. A. Buckland, RCWIO, RADC, Rome, New York.

The objective of this task is to provide a source of technical knowhow for individual application to the variety of functions and processes

included within this subsystem and to single out apparent ehoke points in the

data handling system against which investigative effort should be concentrated.

It will provide input to the systems design group concerning the feasibility

of techniques and equipments which exist or can . be developed . and made available •

for systems integration. The output of this task will be reports and technical

data to form the basis for: • •

.. • . (a) .Selection and **Aification of existing Commti4cal:aid'in;

development' . equipient: - • :••

(b) the performance characteristici and specifications Of the

development items required, inclUding the optimum technical am:544.
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The objective.of thii task ia to,ectively develop thost :hardwere items'

which are not • Commercially availabte . Or•lifileveloikeentg but required • by.41tis.: . • •

subsystem. Included will.bi-modifiestiaus sto.amistiis equipmeet4ben..."

apjtoliriate . to insure their: naxiMUM• appliiability., Guidance on • 'the *toile . to • •

be developed and .theii fUnctional• .eieCifleati9ns1411 staff graw:tke'rystems .

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Contractor: Not Yet Determined

Technical Advisor: Mr. R. Libby, RCWI, Intelligence Laboratory,

. RADC, Rome, New York

The objeCtivo of this task is the accomplishment of the ove;e11

contractor systems management functions to insure its operational availability,

prescribed . performance, and its working integration with the other parts of

the intelligence system. It will include but not be limited to: the systems

engineering, complete installation and equipping of the ARSIC, and the combined

test of all individual items which Comprise this subsystem under Simulated

and operational uses. Command Post-Exercises (CPX) using produCts:01 the

simulation program as well as test run data from the functional test Of the

visual, ferret, and infrared subsystems for input data will be accomplished

to checkout and modify the individual component and overall subsystem procedures;

operation, and performance.

Task No. 39855 - Intelligence Parameters and Data Processing

Subsystem Criteria Studies

Contractors: Planning Research Corporation

10966 LaCoste Avenue -4

Los Angeles, California

Aero Services Corporation

210 East Courtland Street

Philadelphia, PennsylVieie

Physical . Research Laboratory, Boston

707 Coamonweeltbavenua,

Boston, Dissachusetti . , •

Ohio State University

Colulbus, Ohio

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Broadview Research and Development

• 1127 Chula lista Avenue

California

Task Engineer:

MIr.Trank Telly, RCWIO

Intelligence Laboratory

RADC, Rome, New York'

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Task Technical Advisors:

Major W. B. Callanan, RCWIR

1/Lt. L. R. Rockland, RCWOO

1/Lt. R. B. Moss, RCWIO

Mr. A. L. Downing, RCWIP

Intelligence Laboratory

RADC, Rome, New York

Objective:

Tbis task will provide analytical data as an input to the WS-117L

Planning function to determine intelligence requirements and design criteria.

It is aimed at determining , the opthium detail, volume, and accuracy of the.

"sightings" to be made by the reconnaissance sensing equipments, by spelling

out the information requirements of the users and translating theie into

meaningful quantitative terms and specifications. Effort will also be

devoted to those areas relating the human behavioral characteristics to the

intelligence processing and analysis functions. This study will include the

exploration of possible applications of machine techniqiiis for the automation

of the "non-judgment" work areas vithin these functions.

(7) Task. No. 39861 - Personnel, Training and Human Engineerine Support

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Contractor: Initially an In-Rouse. Effort. Eventaul contractor

not yet determined.

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. • Teak:Engineer: Dr. P. Bersh; IRCSR, Avian Factors Laboratory,

RADC„ % Rome,'New York

The objective of this task is . to provide all necessary human engiteeriir

support for the Data-Processing Subeyatel. This task will devel4 criteria

and specifications fOr•training teiNnl.quie. equipsuat, and stmulatars.

will` includi--the production of: Qualitative Requirements -Information

'covering all analysis, iiitgOretstion,.Operatot. and maintenance Ibbs

required for.the opeiatione/ eigoymeRtA this , subsystem:' Processibki

Subsystem :is extremely complex ;;and.;' hence; the . design of equipment and the

integration of componentr',:into la ' = _, units must.;be "accomplished in'a canner

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(b) reduction in the required Was' and complexity of training

. (c) more timely.and efficient processing of, infOrmation throUghtnit the. entire. subsystems '

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. • • d. (1) :There will be no development4MOication between thisaubsystem

and systems 43814456, and. 461L, but ratheitonsiderable-iffilie*ilibe.made

to take advantage and exploit the similarities oUthe iroirims fOreismitine

trade-off of the attained equipments and techniques... will

be made completely 'compatible with systeia4.381,, and whenOperational, these

moistens will le mutually supporting and complimentary in nature.

(2) -The operational employment of this systemulli.requirethat the

number of photographic interpreters and intelligence specialist trainees be

increased, and the new techniques restating' from this developsent .May require

modification and expansion of the existing training programs.

a. Background History

The concept for using a satellite vehicle as a platform for

redonnaissance equipment can be considered' as the natural . outgroWthof the

requirement for obtaining intelligence information of- a potential.entry

whose area and security preclude its effective collection • by ordinary

aerial reconnaissance or other. means. The need for timely and tontinuous •

intelligence information to assess a potential enemy's capabilities and

probable intent has become. more critical as the advancement of technology

has given them offensive weapons with intercontinental range and greater

destructive primers. The impetus which motivated the military establishment

to foster work on new methods for collection of intelligence information

came from the realization that current reliable pre-hostilities intelligence

is required to insure proper direction of National' Planning in:development of

effective counter-force weapons and counter-force strategy. The results

of the numerous studies conducted since 1946 it the direction.of the Department of Defense concluded that a Sitellitelntelligence . Bystem was feasible

and- would satisfy to a great extent the requirement for intelligence

information to aid the national planners in Making . .decisiois pertaining to,

counter-force strategy and development of effective measures against.Poseible

attack.• •. •

. The . cOicept Otthe. Advanced 'Reconnaissance Systearlita'resuit.of

studies conducted atthe RAND CorporatiOn.- As studY. -completed im1947:

together with similar investigations by'ether contractors• that

a satellite vehicle was...feasibleaz .a reconnaissance vehicle' bUOtOt as' a

weapon carrier: In 1950,thellesearch and DevelopUent Bd4rd veited-satellite

"custody in the Air Force, and RANWwas directed to.lexplore its:P(16014

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Recommendations for an expanded study of reconnaissance applications

were made to the Air Staff in late. 1950 and a formal . report (R40-217) followed

in April 1931. Feasibility studies. for critical.subsystem.inititteci . at that

time weia- televiston (RCA), attitude control (North Americaa

nuclear auxiliar power units (Beadix Aviatioi; Vrederick'Plader,.AllicChalmeri;

and Vitro Corporation). ' • _I'

ReCommendations for the ARS development were made by RAND in November

1953. and these were followed by the final report (Rand-262) in February 1954.

The Air Force requirement was writtem[Amsust 1954. Requests for proposal for.

systems studies were made March 1955, and . the studies leSding to this developvont plan began in June 1955 and were completed in June'1956.

The present concept of operation of the Satellite Intelligence Center

was evolved as a Combined effort of the Intelligence Laboratory, RADC, and

the various Air Force commands. .Ae the development of the system proaresses, the

concept of operations may be re-evaluated in light of changing requirements

with modifications anticipated.

Future Plans 

The extent of future plans is outlined in Tab 1, General Design

Specifications. Revisions to the basic plan will be accomplished.throughout

the development cycle to insure timely and valid decisions.

References •

1. RAND Corporation Report R-217, April 1951.

. 2. RAND Corporation Report R-262, February 1954..

Systems Requirement No. 5 dated 27 November 1954, revised

17 October 1955.

GOR No. 80 (SA-2C) dated 16 March 1955.

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DD Form 613, entitled "Advance Reconnaissance System: Project

No. 1115", dated 19 April 1955, RCS: DD-R6D/A/119.

Project 1115, Task 15000-(Mnel) ilntelligence4arametets•Study

fOr Advanced Reconnaissance System."'

. 7. PrOject 1115, Task 150C1 (Una) "Study of Intelligence Processing .-

Methods for Advanced ReconSaissance.Systimi:0

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4, .RADC Dominant entitledlOncl)'"intelligenceRequirelientvas.

DeVilOped:.for,the 1960-65 TimeTeriod," . .4Sted 140ne.I.955.,ContrOl:

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Control Er. T55-18539.

afloat.' for advaacadiaconnaissaaca System 1115 . ," dated /1 OCtober 1955,

9. AMC Document entitled (Uncl) "Technical Intelligence Consider:.

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-ACIC Document entitled (Uncl) "Study ag Position Information

Needs, 1!• dated 1 April 1955, control Er. D5-6000=1.

Document entitled (Uncl) "United States Air Force Indications Plan"

(Short title - USAFIP),, dated 16 November 1955, prepared by the Directorate'

of Intelligence, HQ. USAF, WashingtOn, D. C.,. Control Er. ER. NI-5986.

(Collection Plan covering strategic Warning Indicators).

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12. System Requirement No. 13 dated 14 January 1955; amendment No. 1

dated 10 August 1956.

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System 438L, Project 4586 and all associated tech and project

reports. •

Tasks:

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45888 - Operational Intelligence Data Processing Equipment

45823 - Weather Data Automatic Reader

45828 - Reconnaissance Systems Integration

45830 - Automatic.ISDA ProcestOr

45831- Automatic Target Analyzer

System 438L, Project 4588 and all associated task and project

reports.

Tasks:

45889 r Intelligence Data Handling System Design Task

45890 - Machine Fact Correlation for Intelligence Analysis

45893 - Indexing Intelligence Documents for Automatic Machine Retrieval

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System 438L, Project 4591 and all associated task and project

reporti.

Tasks

45910 - Basic Minicard Equipient

45911 - Minicard COnversion.Equipmeet

45912,.7; Lens Components -

45913 Min/card Camera 41,Eilergeilor Aerial photographs.

45914 r RemotelTeleviever for: Minicard Display'

45916 -- VieWer TroceesovW64993 , • 612 • . .
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45960 - * . Rapid Intelligence Data Handling SYlitesiDesign

4510-T-Military Tel . autograph.DeVelo nt-•

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Project4597. andell associated task andproject.rePorti

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45331°- Cominnication Intercept System Design.

Project 4504 and all associated task and project. reports

Tasks

45940 f IntelligenceClassigcation and Indexing Techniques

45941 - Intelligence Coding-Techniques

45820 - Intelligence Data Pretentation Techniques

45822 - IntelligencaData Retention and Retrieval Techniques

Project 4599 and all associated task and project reports

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45861 - Photo Interpretation Mechanisation

Project 5500 and all associated task and project reports

Tasks •

reports.

45910 - Radar Target Data Processor

45902 - Infrared Target Characteristics and Utilisation

45903 - Infrared Data Analysis

20. System 4381., Project 5532 and all associated task and project

Tasks

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45925- Major Blini Processing Central

45926 • ROM Data Processing

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reports..

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Major, USAF

Project Engineer

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45962 ..- Magnetic Tape Duplicator/Transmitter Development:

45963 - Geographic Indexing, Searching and Plotting

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DATA PROCESSING SUBSYSTEM FM ARS, WS117L

General Design

1, General

Statement of the PrOhlem

The primary problem involves the .establishment and implemen-.

tation of a realistic program to:insure the timely design and development of an

efficient Intelligence Data Processing Subsystee. This, subsystee must possess

the capability of transforming the variety and steadily increasing volume

of raw data collected by the WS-117L, as programmed in the combined operational

and development schedule, into meaningful intelligence which . satisfies user

requirements. The fundamental objective and requirement expressed by GOR No.

80(SM-2C) dated 16 March 1955 and SR No. 5 dated 17 October 1955 is to develop

the WE-117L to be of maximum value to the U.S. Intelligence Community and key:

decision making agencies and individuals. The WS-117L Will be an addition to

the operating USAF Intelligence Collection System. It will have the unique

capability of providing a substantially continuous "look" at those areas and

things which are of primary and critical importance to the Department of

Defense and other key government 'agencies, such as the Department of State.

It is anticipated that the constant high rate, high volume collection

capability of the WS-117L will greatly exceed the standard data handling

capabilities of the intelligence organization. The planned USAF intelligence

organisation and structure will therefore requite systemitized augmentation

with equipment, techniques, procedures, and people to effectively utilize this

newly collected product. The timing and development of this subsystem must

mate with the ARS development and operation and must be compatible with,

support, and receive feedback from the other elements of the intelligence

system.

The fact that the WS-117L will provida4 the capability of

obtaining intelligence information of areas heretofore inaccessible to other,

collection methods makes it mandatory t obtain maxim= operational utility

of the system during the development phase. Hence, there is a requirement

for essentially three versions of the Intelligence Data Processing Subsystem ,

phased timewise to match, the developmental growth and capability. of the

collection system. The problem is to insure sufficient capacity within

the Data Processing Subsystem during its developsent to efficiently utilize

the increasing volume of data collected by the various development versions

of the satellite vehicle.

b. Approach

(1) The approach as set forth in the subsystem plan is based

on an evolutionary, concept to:

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(b) Encourage ajatterClit!aukial developMent growth .

toward improved .vereions'based on the:ralatibpship of operational expert-mtge..

and firm knowledge . OUthe . product defining 'needs

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(o),..„. state of the .art .development •'defining . .possible •

improvements in information yield (quantity. ancf.'efficleiCy.

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(2) It is intended that this subsystem development be phased to

match the realistic operatioaal demands and requirements for the WS-117L product,

and to be compatible with the volume and type of system calection capabilities

for each subsequent version of the reconnaissance vehicle. It will therefore be

required to serially:

Engage in studiesrand work leading to a data handling

system design and simultaneousfy conduct technique research oriented towards

the requirements for the initial and interim operating systems.

Initiate the required equipment development programs

and perform required engineering to install and test the system while concurrently conducting research on techniques and procedures for applications

to the more advanced facilities.

c. Solution

(1) The philosophy underlying the developnent of the Data

Processing Subsystem is based on conclusions arrived at through studies

accomplished since 1946 by the'United States Air Force and various scientific

organizations. These conclusions are summarized as:follows:

(a) Intelligence information of vital importance to the

nation can be obtained by a Satellite Intelligence Systai.

(b) A Satellite Intelligence System is'technically

feasible and is practical for development at this time.

(2) The success of the overall progravis dependent upon the

following factors which epply s specifiailly .to . the Data Processintiksbsysteii:

(a) Continual cooperation and coordination between the;

United States Air Pori.* and industry throughoet the :develoilient of the WS.A.17L

Weapon System.

(b). The timely occurrence ofrdecisions• thrpughnutthe

system develaeinnt. toiesure schedullagAt'effort.temoilet:the operitiOnal-detes

astablishidlar:the'ES1171. Weapon • • - -:.• • • '— •

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'Date.' Processing , for ARS, WS1171: (cont.)

(a) Equipment Development. •

Datt Processing System Integration and Test

Personnel Training end Human Engineering Saeport.

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.(0 The integration of personnel,techniquei,:prOcedures

and equipment through a growth program. concept where the 'Osten is transformed

froxLthembre simple to the compleihe:growth will be in the directiOnv.Of

increasing the capacity-oUthe Date Processing Subeystem.to handle.higher

quarity'and. greater'quantity of mora'diVerie data & J.e,, , yiebil.,lerret and

infrared, accuratelrend • rapidly: "' • •

The WS-117L unique featUre which:offere-a continuous..

surveillance capability while enjoying high relative invagerability

over presently inaccessible areas must be_exploited; It ShoUldbe initially '

viewed as a revolutionary extension of aerial reconnaissance, with its collected

products immediately processed, evaluated and supplemented by pertinent "

collected data from all appropriated sources.

In order to design a Data Processing Subsystem to support

a collection system as unique as the ARE, all of the eventual uses of the

data must be known. Each separate use of the ARE data must be studied in

order to discover all of the processing steps involved from the receipt of

the input ARE information to the production of a finished output which satisfies

that use. Once the uses of ARS dita are determined, a subsystem design framework can be worked out. Simultaneously research effort can be started to

attack technical problems that threaten the successful development of required

equipment. With the subsystem design framework completed, equipment developments can be started aided by the results of the foregoing research. Individual

equipment testing will precede the installation and final integration to test

and operate the subsystem.

The Data Processing Sub-System design has, been divided into a

series of tasks. The division is based on time phasing rather than function,

and as it is planned, the overall systems development will progress from the

first to the last. The general tasks areas are as follows:

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Intelligence Parameters and Data Handling Criteita.Snalies

Simulation of ARS Data Input

Subsystem Design.

Equipment Application and Technique Exploration
pita PrOcessing. Subsystem forixi,114/7L.CsoMt.)

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(5) Simulation of ARS-collected product.. In order to specify . .

the uses of the .:41., data, a simulatiOS;progrps must be:carrieCout. -Photo..

graphic output et simulated ARS,,:resOlition . aid A quantity taken st ARS repetition

frequencies must. be obtained and POrret.and'Infrared collection .

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outputs will also be accurately , simulateR.

VOrking . groups consistin•li

prospective Intelligente . users and thejObsystes &signers will collective1y

determine the usefulness .of theditai4ndAlut/ine CbOrequirements for; .' the I .

PreneoninS involved. These results will be used le.a:itabysteiit design phase,

which will determine the procedures and 4aratteristics of the eqmipment

needed to satisfy the processing requiiiment.

(a) Photograihic cover will . be produced of the following

types of targets at accurately simulated ARS scale VS resolution, commensurate

with the various planned ABS coMfiguratiois. This requirement will involve

high altitude flights with short focal length cameras of known areas, which ,

have both seasonal and non-seasonal changes, and slow change versus anticipated

rapid change in construction, movement, etc.

11) Missile Test Centers

Urban Areas

Airfields

(4) Industrial Areas

(5)' ARC Sites

(b) Repetitive photgraphic cover of the above selected

target areas will be produced at normal . small serial reconnaissance scales,

approximately 1/10,000, so that the photo interpretation Can be'made on .a

weekto-week basis, unencumbered by exceedingly small stAles.* This. effort

will provide basic photo cover upon which P.I. studies Should be made to

determine the full effect such•repetitivi cover his ostiperating procedures,.

information extraction techniques and to uncover the data.processing problems

involved in handling this inforiation. .

*This. photocovershould • beflOwn . ,:on a Schedule :2-3 tiess/week-. daytime-, ..4. •

(random time .aeleCtionY- a: aupply.: build uP..of noMeboUld tie. %.deta.' . expanded to include' repetiti4enight!cover of . .the — - same areas for comparisoin :.

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'Liberator/ Methods will be developed to degrade 7 4'

conventional aerial photgraphs to that they are respretenteitive of the

ABS scales, resolution and zontrair, These photographs should be the

best representation' of ABS photography that can be obtained without making

high altitude flight tests.: .;. The purpose Of developing such degrading -

methods is to provide simulation data as soon as possible to minimize the

delay involved in obtaining' ABS type - flight test date. • '

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Close work with members of the intelligence

community and other agencies noted below Will be required to determine the

possible users of the simulated photography 'obtained in (a) and (b). The

results of this investigation will provide ft:admit:kid data paramount to • the efficient design of the Data Processing Subsystem:

(I) ACIC

D/I Rq USAF

Weapon System Offices (Weapon Guidance Input)

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Estimates will be made of the quality of ground received data required to

satisfy requirements of the users (with the aid of further simulation) to

provide meaningful goals and objectives to the collection subsystem

developments as well as providing criteria concerning volume, flew pattern,

analysis techniques, dissemination nets, etc., for the data handling

subsystem designs. Simulation of the data input producers; by the ferret

and infrared configurations of the ABS , must also be made. For any

given ferret sensor and ground environment, the quantity' aid form of the

data will be calculated and simulated. In conjunction with Appropriate

intelligence organizations this simulated ferret' data will be examined to

determine its possible utility. Electronic intelligence and communications

intelligence data, quality. and volume estimates needed to satisfy use requirements will be made to provide guidance to sensor developments and criteria

for design of the improved Data Processing Subsyitem.

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(6) Subsystem Design. The Data Processing Subsystem will be

designed to provide for the efficient handling of the data collected by the

various configurations of the ABS vehicles: • The data obtained from the

simulation program will be a basic . input 'to this . subsyttent design and will

provide the means of realistically determining *user needs.. •Equipmant

developments will • le undertaken for all of the 'Zizeponenke'ef. the subsystem
beta Processing Subsystem for Alt 0.6141.171'r (cunt.)

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as specified by. this design..• The sublystondesign'phase will be a continuous

effort, and using simulated data of improwdversions-of the' ARS,Juture

requirements and growth of the. Data.Processing. Subsystem will be studies..

In this'way, the early subsydies can be designed with general:awareness.

. of-future system requirements,, and hence, sh4Uld provid • a . f.Omeweik. for improvements. The problem of centraliied , vsAicentraIieed detA-PF990eing.

.coit, the technological and oierational impliintione , of-gr:ound . t&vound •

transmission of data between ground interdepesteti64areJIMAtiPeef,

realistic delay time, as well as user. requitements unit be_exakined'and

incorporated in the initial subsystem design studies. A continualinvestigation of existing, anticipatea, and new ARS requirements, tOgether

with ARDC technical developmenii and .applicable commercial deVeloplents

will be programmed during the major portion of the cycle.

(7) The Equipment Application and Technique Experimentation

Task, and the Equipment Development Task will . be accomplished as outlined in

the project plan. There are no specific items noted at this time since it is

intended to base hardware developments on a firm knowledge of the potential

input to the photo interpretation group (and hence utility) and on a well

designed system basis.

(8) Data Processing SUbsystem Integration and Test. This

work will be done in two phases:

(a) research investigation leading to the preparation of

detail design specifications for fabrication purposes for the installation

and equipping of the ARSIC for purpose* of research and development test of

the subsystem under simulated and operational use;

(b) complete installation of subsystem equipment necessary ,

to efficiently handle the pioneer-type visual reconnaissance data is desired

by 1 March 1960. A.

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During the intervening 6 months period, between that date and the 1st high,

latitude scheduled launch, CPX-type operations using products of the simulation program for input data will be accomplished to check out and modify .

the individual component and overall systenprocedures and performance.. This

installation will consist of equipmeni conforming to . the best commercial •

engineering practices and where practicable equipment conforming to applicable

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(a) This work wiWinclude but tot be* United tor.

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1. Procurement specifications data for all equipment

items necessary for operation of the ARSIC ' (excluding items in the Al inventory).
Data Processing Subsystem for A2414.0471.-(cont..)

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4 • • A. Facility requirement estimates and plans necessary

for implementations of the ARS data handling spibsystem on a research and development operational' test basis. Thole will inciuds..but not be : timited to, the

following Obis excludes facility COStlaut includes equipment lay Out. .., • •

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restrictions):

Space

Accessory equipment

Air conditioning equipment

Power

Communications channel

Security (physical and communication requirements)

3. Nomenclature description data for each component

equipment and major equipment group of the subsystem. 'These descriptions will

contain a functional description of the item and will be submittedfas soon•as

the essential mechanical And electrical characteristics for desCriptive purposes

are determined.

Proposed operational procedures for effective

operation of the subsystem and integration of its output with the elements of

the 438L System. These will include definitive data flow charts, file-up

grading procedures, and special computer programs, in such detail that personnel

trained in operation of the eqdipment per se and capable" of performing existing

photo interpretation processes could implement the subsystem on a trial basis.

Operational procedures evolved while optimizing the efficiency of this subsystem

will correspond to existing organizations and procedures insofar as possible.

Estimates (cost and-manpower) for contractual •

technical services for the subsystem (facilities provided) in order to operate

it on a one year research and development operational test basis. This will

include` servites for error ali .reliability check outs. . • -

Estimates of consumable material required for

operation of the subsystem on a one year research and devel*pmect operational

test basis (tape, ribbons, films, processing inaterials,-etc.):

Completion of a detailed ABS data processing testing

program to be accomplished in the 6 month CPX test phase, which program is

designed to check out .system p e liability, .saturation: points,

saturation behavior, etc .

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Time Sequence of Development: , -

AS previously stated, the Data Processing. Subsystem must

provide. for the orderly transformation of the raw dAta collected by the

reconnaissance satellites into meaningful intelligence. The requirement for

rapid pioiiiiing of intelligence infOrmation is acute, and the problems ' Of speed.

are of higher priority than ever before. Storage and recall components which

encompass large storage capacity iirsmall Space must provide intelligence

information in a very short search time basis for all users..

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The development of the subsystem will be: from the simple

requirements of handling the gross pioneer product to the more complex requirements of handling the larger detailed visual product as well as Products of the -

ferret and infrared collection media. The general scheduling of the systems and

their brief description follows:

Initial Subsystem - October 1960 - The basic subsystem

configuration. must be chosen to achieve the minimum modification to•xisting

Air Force data handling systems now in R&D. This subsystem must be of unitized

design, so that later developments , in component processing equipment (based on

the improved collection techniques by later versions of the satellite) may be .

incorporated without altering the "basic" subsystem concept. This in filet may

be composed of many persons with easily developed assists to the information

extraction process rather than automatic equipment. This system must have the

capability of meeting the moderate functional requirements necessary to support

the initial reconnaissance capabilities during this period and be compatible

with other elements of the Operating Intelligence Data Handling System.

Interim Subsystem - October 1961 - The subsystem configuration must be firmed up during FY-60. Packaging of domponents, including

necessary modifications to commerical and/or military components developed under

the initial subsystem must be completed during the latterOkrt of FY60, and

complete subsystem tests must be accomplished in tile to insure a data reduction

facility capable of handling the advanced photographic and ferret versions.of

the satellite. Again, the processed output must be compatible with the Operating

Intelligence Data Handling System. The volume of ARS collected data will be

approximately three (3) times that of the initial systma.

(c) Final Subsystem - July 1963 - This . subsystem will

consist of operational versions of data processing equipment; -techniquei

and proeedures not now recognized, but resulting.froa the legicaVdevelopment o

the previous two subsyStems. Much of the final equipment , will cotse about as

a result of solutions to subsystem ovsrational problems eicouptereJ in the

initial and interim subsystems. The primafy outputs of the. system will be all

source evaluated ABS. semi-finished and/or finished intelligence which will be
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A. Contract Awarded

I. Fabrication of develoHe punt -model.started (Prototype flight article)

Development model fabrication completed (Prototype flight article)

End of contractor compliance testing of development model:(Acceptance test)

0. around Test,starts

P. Integration with first flight (Completion of ground test).

E. COmpletion of functional testing of development model to demonstrate

capability (After flight test approval)

J. Preparation of procurement data (End)

K. Production engineering (End)

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Mndling Functions

ROO/. General-IL Ma Estee

Asst. Deputy Cw..aanderitleapon System

Detachtent illy ?Jo. it.ROO

Uright.?ettorson Air Force Bases Ohio

. 1. An area of considerable potential overlap in Ito Intel.

ligenco data handling field could exist in the implementation of

/MC Systei Dequirownt No, 5 itlicli • estelairaea tho Vi -117L

“Advzsoed Reeernaiseence ::•ntent' and ARfle 87sten Requirement Wo.

33 whieb establishes Bynum 084; "USAF Intelligence tote Randleins Systems', *ftrosenec or both kfthese-System acquire:lento as •

preasntly donstitutod without complete snd contioaal =turd_

ordination, awareness and undcrsLanding of the work proerees and

technical decisions zade could easily waste technical manpower and

industrial roLo• roetl eirealyin Short buRply.

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2. rilr. resxtcttvo voti.ita :.;anscomor.t and teohn'ical au:Arvinocry groups should therefore cocoa coaplately fazAiliar pith both

programs. Contirs2 ►d effort elryaid ha made to of timely liaison •

and insure that the result° obtained ill NatiMiti progrome are

ly corpatibl:,. It would io tna rviximu action •

required under the cireuzistnnces to 1.0..1.'ZO the zatina.ta Air Force goals. 2 .&:/ri.3. 1957 14.3..:t27.1• Zyttfaiii 7.0veir.9mant

Flan and Pro cots Nos. l7$9 through 1763 Inautivos are iherafora

subnd.tted for your detailed review. Those docpments should provide

a oloar understanding of the WS••1UL Program aaope, timing arid

requiremsnts, and the eimilerity of the data handling portion doscribed In ['reject No..1763 with SY4 3 02 4384 ro.oPonelbilitiee.

3. To initiate teid eXt07X1 this prograiaooOrdination effort.

it. to requested that your hoaciquarterz prepare'. arsd • submit, to • Western Development Division detailed coamants sad reocassendations

Conocsnings

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-- Biectronic reconnaissance using ground, shipborne or conventional airborne stations is seriously.limited in penetration beyond Ale borders of" the

Soviet Bloc. The Advanced Reconnaistence . System will, proVide a satellite

vehicle from which electronic intelligence information say be obtained from

signal sources located well within the borders of the Soviet Bloc. AlthOugh

the peculiar environmental conditiOns and operational circumstances will affect

the quantity and quality of the : signal data obtained, it is expected that alple

inte.11igence will be derived to justify. the effort. . .

The development of an electronic reconnaissance subsistent is ,necessary

becanse existing systems are not repable ,'Of operating unittended .fin the eniiionmantal conditions which will prevail in the . satellite nor are they capable'of

performing the desired functioni for'.the volume of traffic

' * The intelligence provided by eisét ' ic reconnaissance :•1,1Yet#:from

a satellite vehicle fa experted te"eugt n s:an 4 i'KI:the,information 'avaiiiblx -fron ... ..:.

existing sources: Data 'my also be ont.a .,, iiiich.. Will..Previde guidance . in the

direetion of other intelligence .gat4SOOS: ,fiorte, , This . subsYs tem 'Will ' proiiict*i

knowledge :of Soviet101-;t4ri:441:4**.107.dila y, : 411,1**- *4e;! 1: 1.4y""s.:;"° /ii.!1!:!4*-‘,,tit-kl ittei %_,• :Xi ,' to d : -• 4,•'. : .1 .' Tv 4, 1 4. ,:. ;
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2 April i.g

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It will Also provide indications of Soidet military and technolOgical progress.

21,a. • Brief and Military Characteristics 

The Electronic Reconnaissance Sabeystemwill be capable of deteating .

-measuring and processing electromagnetic signals emanatinghimareas of

interest.

The equipment will gather information describiiithe signal parameters

and location of unknown emitters._ Each flight will attempt to accomplish a

Predetermined intelligence mission. Information received by theIerret subsystem

will be stored for subsequent re-transmission to.the ground data link. Ground

analysis and data reduction will be performed with the received data.

b. Approach 

'Ferret equipment will be designed . to satisfy . requirements based upon

considerations of the electronic intelligence objectives of the United States

that may be satisfied by a satellite reconnaissance system. Design and.

development of the pioneer equipment can be initiated immediately in order to

obtain some intelligence data as soon as possible. Study must proceed

simultaneously to establish the intelligence requirements for later missions

and to develop the specialized equipment needed. In all cases, the equipment

will be designed to satisfy certain specific intelligence-gathering missions.

Initial configurations of the equipment will gather data of primary

intelligence importance available to a satellite reconnaissance system. The

equipment will be capable of identifying the Presence of known signals and

unknown signals within each of several frequency bands. Accuracy of information

concerning frequency and ground location may be sacrificed to optimize intercept

probability.

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Later configurations of the equipment will be tailor-made to perform

specific intelligence missions. Improved. accuracy will be provided for measurements such as ground location and signal parameters. -

The physical environment will present several major problems to be.

overcome. These effects include shock, vibration; cosmic and nuclear radiation, meteorite collision, micrometeorite errosion; and low.pressure. .Ober

problems include: (I) obtaining al:Ong-life power source;(2) providing equipsent with high reliability in unattended operation, (3).designing antennas which

have. the desired beammidtk, gain and size characteristics,

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(4) dcetermining the

optimum settings for signal thresholds, ban*sidths, etc.; aid (5)-meeting

payload restrictions.;-
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(1)11CLASSITIID TITLE) . SUBSYSTEM F, 118147L • • • • Proj..1760

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c. Subsystem Tasks 

(1) (a) Task 39822. PioneerFerret Reconsaissance SquipWent.

(b), Contractor, Lockheed AirOrift,COrpnrati*.

Sdb;CentraCtor: Not Determined

:Task Advisor: Lt W. Irani TACIK,-WADC

Objective. The Pioneer configuration dill gather basic

• •. • intelligence data about two types of signals:.

. 1. Known signals - Signals whose basic parameters

match certain known patterns. •

2. New signals - Signals whose basic parameters deviate

significantly from known patterns.

Appreach. Knowledge of the characteristiCs of various

Soviet signals will be used to design 'a portion of the equipment for 'maximum

probability of intercepting known gigue's. Sufficient accuracy most be

maintained in measuring the basic signal parameters to permit sortingia

known signals from unknown signals. Equipmeit will meet the requirement

of determining the approximate geographical locations of known signal types.

and determining the existence of new signals in certain bands where emitters

are suspected.

Other portions Of the equipmeuvill use broadband antennas

and receivers to permit the monitoring of selected bands where activity is

*presently unknown. Only the presence of signal activity within each of several

broad bands, and perhaps a rough measureof Certain parameters Will be indicated.

Accuracy of information concerning frequency and grounetocation will be •

sacrificed to optitize intercept probability.'

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(=CLASSY/MD TITLE) SUBSYSTEM F, ' Proj

The preliminary analysis of the signal which. is, to be

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accomplished aboard the satellite will require circuitry whiCh is well within

the istate-of-the-art. Each frequencY' band ot.•interest allotted a

recorder channel. Time also. will be recorded in .synchronism with the siguil

information. Recorded data will be . such at".to-permike 10' ICC bandwidth for

each recorder channel. Measurelenta beiaade of . the following Perametere:

Playback and transmission of the data to the ground will

be accomplished by a telemeter link. The telemetry output on the ground will

be stored on magnetic tape for subsequent analysis and reduction.

Ferret subsystem functional control will be provided by an

interval-indicating programmer which will be re-sat by command from the ground

after each transmission period.

(f) Test and evaluation. Of prime importance to the success

of the project is the specification and implimentation of rigorous environmental

and operational testing for all components and assemblies. All portions of

the system will be evaluated both individually and as an integral part of the

complete system. ..

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(2) (a) Task 39823.. Advanced Ferret Reconnaissance Equipment

-(b) Contractor. Lockheed Aircraft Corporatibn

Sub-contractor: Not yet determined

Task Advisor: Lt. W. Iran, WCLR, WADC

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(c) . Objective. The Advanced configuration will be designed to

overcome some of the limitations„ of the Pioneer equipment. The Advance Configuration will be capable of determining ,with greater accuracies such cletails

as ground location and signal parameteis.

(d) Approach. .Pirameters and accuracies will be es•ablished.by

rorrelating state-of-the-art ...tichnfAcenwith the curreiiintilligence know

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lodge and desires. Based on the :results of the Pioneer.evalnation_reconnais- , .

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(e) Characteristics. 'The Advanced configuration will b. composed

of two types of receiving equipment. :Th04irsi.type viii. accomplish

purpose of obtaihing more aCcuratelytheldio:fteseency:and other electrical

properties of the Signal. a frequency-scanniig'reCeiver

capable of permitting:ManAlysie . tn.withka 

a - fe*per cent...The'sainnetype

will accomplishAmproved . loditionel:accUricy: . It viii consist of fixed,

tuned receivers of lissited-bindwicithtepible : of utiliftingloore4OPhisticated.

direction-finding techniques. -Beth types of receiver equipment Will require

research and development programs which Should be started during 1957.

Data analysis for the Advanced equipment will. bó. similar,

to the Pioneer except that more pulse width categories shall be 'considered.

Amplitude quantizing will be required to . permit'scan patterns to be analyzed

and to permit null detection direction-finding systems to be emplo yed. .

Telemetering, programming, and ground analysis shall be

similar to that employed in the Pioneer configuration.

(3) (a) Task 39824. Surveillance Ferret Reconnaissance Equipment

Contractor. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

Sub-contractor: Not yet determined.

Task Advisor: Lt W. Eras, WCLR, WAN

Objective. To provide answers to specific intelligence

requirements in the radio frequencies of known or suspected enemy activity.

by means of the satellite ferret reconnaissance vehicle. Surveillance equipment will be tailor-made to provide a capability of pedalling specific'

intelligence missions.

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Approach. On the basis of previousiatellite reconnaissance

data and national intelligence objectives', contisiuing refinemenvand

sophistication of equipment and techniquei will be performed. Frequency. coverage and measurement accuracies will be extended as requited:

'Characteristics. The Surveillance equipment .411 utilize

reviously developed ferrete ui t end techni ' a where applicable to the

in long distance scatter propogation links. arematers,and ac ure 

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meat will be determined by intelligence requirements and the current state-of- --

the-art in electronic technilues:

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Telemetering, programming, and ground analysiashould follow

the lines of action ofthe previous , ferret systems where epplicails. Continuing analysis of the equipment capabilities and the inteliigeickOjectiiec

is essential to insure that specific missions can be attained, .and that.:.;

critical development areas-ar , ç.

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Colonel, USAF

Asgt. for WS117L

Work, of a similar nature is current1.1 being ..tarried...on for, groundbased and airborne reconnaissance systems.' &graver, `Ifilerilko.144ctiOis oa•

size, weight, anCoperatI4 eziiirOnsezetiNtz Znieige. to.. tits , •

systeis and preclude usage of not afilecifiiiiIrdalignedlii'e ferret

satellite. 'Divinge of specieliged'eliPabitity-ieetuiri.k. it ii:..planned, tlikt .

the majority of this subsyste eeill beHeveloped by a Suitable .aubcontractor

to Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.

Background History

Studies have been made as long ago as 1967 by Project RAND of the

Douglas Aircraft Co. to determine the problems and feasibility of launching

an earth satellite and the tactical considerations relevant to an earth

satellite. Recent studies of the feasibility of a satellite reconnaissance

system were completed by Lockheed Aircraft Corp., G. L. Martin Co., and

Radio Corporation of America.

Future Plans See Text

S . References 

Quarterly and Final Reports on Contracts:

AF33(600)3104

AF33(616)3105

AF33(616)3106

Project RAND, Douglas Aircraft Co. reports RR-15021 through

RA-15028 and RA-15032.

h. Signature and Coordination Bloat:

'aka4n,a ‹: rc

WILLIAM O. TROBTSCHEL

Captain, USAF.

Project Engineer
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a. Present status of System 143644 i.e., plazuned technical 4escription of the prograst, folding, achedulinz, priority,

stanagetrent procedures and planned method of implementation, degree

of =pawls:ay and management t.esponsibilities delegated to ARDC

Centers etc.

Delincatioit of those specific portd.ons of the WS. . 1171.. work outlined in Project 1763which can be accomplished

=ler the design and deima.opeent of Byes* 4384 includin g in "'-

particular the technical extent at each portion described, atom

pealed by spaoific scheduling end programadng coamittments.

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It. It is recraested that these recommendations be forwarded to

Western Development Division- as seen as possible, einem action has

been suspended on the implesentatien of Project 1763, pending their receipt.

O. J. R1TLAND

Gen., USAF

Vice Commander

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ZSEE PAICIAL REPORT UNDER DATE .-. 3 June 1957

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additional cost. The results of all obtainable Pretiot,wo Atudies which

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a* General DeSindpt.ye,..

• b. Organisation

Operationai; Capabilities

`Utilisation'.

6. CamauniettiOne and Electronics

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PART 1. suismAaY THE STUDY

Corporation bas condUtted a feasibility study of the possibility of obtaining useful •

,. • ." scientific meaiurementi during research and development. training. and opera..

tional readiness flights of the Atlas. Titan, and Thor* ballistic missile'. This • •

part of the report summarises the conclusions of that study, and Parts 2. 3, and 4

present pertinent details of the .study.

1. 1 The Basic Idea and the Policy of Minimum Interference 

Starting about two years from now, a number of IRISM's and ICBM's will be .

flown on training flights and flights to prove out operational readiness (confidence

firings).. A live warhead will not be carried during most of these flights. It has.

been proposed that instead of replacing the warhead entirely by a dtunmf warhead.

the space and weight Made available could be used, at least in part, for instruments

for making scientific measurements of the uppedatmosphere and throughout the

regions of space which can be observed from the missile during its flight.

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Since examining the problem more closely, we have porno to realise that

there are. several places besides the nose cone where space for instruments is

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readily availab/e, and that there are some practical advantages associated with •

utilising these spaces, rather thin trying to pack the instrumentation into the

,:: exact space vacated by the warhead: If the instrumentation package is not placed

• in the nose cone, and if it is deemed desirable that the nose cone should behave

normally during re-entry (so far as deceleration, trajectory, heating, and fusing

*P.: are concerned), thou.& dummy- warhead will lave to be used in the nose cone.

i"--•i~"•-": maximum range is desired. then the (tinnily warhead can be made lighter thank,.

the normal warhead to Oompensaiefor thiliveighi of the instrumentation. On the . ' • .

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.:(1.; other houid, if some range Can be sacrifiCed in the practice flights, the missile

tn.talie-off weight could be allowed to exceed its design iaXtur by the weight of the ' • -

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&permit e full-Weight duMmy warhead to be carried in the nose cone. On

'and Thor, there are suitable locations for instrument packages

g up to severe/ hundred pounds.. No modifications .of:the%midsiie. axe re.,:-.,:,

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. which - - .. d package would include instruments,. power supply, telemetering, •

and whatever else is necessary to carry out the experiment without any tie-in to

missile Dil power or missilecommunications.' •

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Throughout the study, itamo-Wooldridge has operated on the premise that

...- the scientific measurements program should cause minimum interference with the : •

40 [.: effectiveness of training or with the operational readiness capability. Consequently,

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to the missile as well as a minimum of interference with the countdown procedure.

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)stenylpoint of those who are responsible for training and operational readiness. The

first of these is the completely noninterfering test,: wherein the addition of the

instrument package to the missile must cause no change in the handling procedure.

The countdown operation must be completely normal and the trajectory unchanged,

and there must be negligible interference with accuracy, •e-entry conditions, or . measurements in the impact area. It may be assumed that, if these objectives can

be fully realised, the Air Force will permit a significant . fridtion of training And

readiness flights to be used for scientific data collection. •

The second class of scientific experiments are those which involve "disturbed

flights. " Here again the object will be to cause minimummodification of the missile

sail Minimum interference-with the countdown procedure, but in other ways the . • *tip would be abnormal. For .4:ample,- the . missile might be -flown along: t lofted •

4.44ectory in order i,*.ebtain greater altitude.. Or the nose cone Might be replaced (1-:

by iipowered vehicle capable • of bringing a payload of instruments into a satellite

-orbit or evince:1.a .free4Light trajectorY to the moon. Because such "disturbed

: • a! interfere Vaith teitikthat are rio rmally• made is. the t:

are " on in the LiIndii

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ts" might be launched from AFMTC, which is lietter instrumented for teletatrY, '

the only.base with capsule recovery capabilities, and is located more favorably

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launching lunar rocketi and some satellites.

Again We should like to emphasise the importance attached to noninterference

th the countdown procedure during the 6noninterfering flights. " There should be

nil need to have personnel interested in the experiments in the vicinity of the launch-

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big stand during, say, a five-hour period preceding launching. As mentioned above,

Si. experimental instrumentation package should be completely self-contained, in- :

eluding its own power supply. There should be an acceleration-actuated switch which

turns on the power during the boost period, thus eliminating the necessity of turning

on the power as a part of the missile countdown. Similar design philosophy would

be used throughout, so that there need be no contact with the instrumentation

package during the hours immediately preceding launching.

Table 1-1 gives a summary of possible flights for the years 1959 through

June 1961. It aria assumed that about half of the flights are instrumented for

scientific observations, but that only one out of ten is disturbed; thus the table gives

;.; . a summary of the scientific measurements program which might be conducted during

those years.

Only the ICBM's and ICBM's intended for confidence firings have been discussed '

so far; there are a certain number of boosters, however, isliich are intended for

research and development flightis from AFMTC. Generally speaking, these flights

will already be loaded with instrumentation associated with the more immediate

problems of getting the ballistic missile to function reliably or trying to understand

whyit has failed in, sotne.pszticular 'aspect. It is possible, however, that some

sidles may be fired to learn more abisut.a : .. 

specilic degstgu. problem which has been .

source of trouble, but thatthe instrumentation associated with these tests is less

that which can be carried. In thii event it•Misy be•Pessible to make use of

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dditional flights out,Ot ATMTC for the 'scientific measurements. program.
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5. Major M. Brows requested that the attached completed draft be

forwarded directly-Iron this Division to kin via Lt/Ool Ahola to Insure

- Asetrolled and Speditlemelince.it.should. be cosidsedAparr.,--1::

vonuag paper. .

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U7L Prellninart Operational. Concept

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.7 .4ficitutuit* draft of the smill7L rrittainOT OperatiosA

iiidor L gram,. iiirewoo-R,. Ilair Val prepared for Mir

tiny to :inner* your "revlawbetore going: forward. . • .

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2. This eftie. has prspered all bet:SeetleatrfitilmObiefted

coadePt, In a:academe with 94 USAF I s informal request reported in

lionc.T•adm" at Z Way, Attseallwat 12. Sekttion II entitled *Organisation.*

wasijtepared. by 'the Reconnaissance Braeehi Operations Control Division,

DIreetUrate of Operations, DOS/O f Hq USAF, 900P-Mas and a'copy handcarried to IIDTR by liajor R.- Bros of tilt office during a visit on 4

Zone. War Brown reported that thadraft section was informally coordinated by tie office prior to 4 3bne with WO Walsh, Deputy Director of Intelligence* ANO36 and HAIL P. Bsrquist, Director of °par-.

sties, MOP. 'These officers and their staffs favorably endorsed the

eventual assignment of RS 117L to SAC and the immediate assignment of

an IOC to ARDO (Par. B, 4 I, and L). In addition representatives of

SAC were subsequently informed by Bq USAP of this Informal action.

-3. Please be advised that we have followed the action recomeepded in 'yonweerands of 1 Jim which expressed concern about the

timing and arganisaWillevel of introducing the IOC aspect. -However,

the pointsooncerning the nomination of a command organisation and

ARD04.100 role were discussed with the Bq MAP representatives during

their 14.16 Way visit. The *Organisation' section was an outgrowth of

that one meeting with 14/3.2 altheugh,insber of subsequent internal air

staff meetings were held between DiliStirates of DOS/0, during the week

of 20 $711Wy.

44 DOS/0 plans to use the attached rough draft data basis 'for the'

first official draft of the Preliminary Operational Concept which, when

prepared will be circulated throngh. the Air Staffvft 810 endAVEMD,

Bq ABDO, for formal comments and resommendations before the Preliminary .

Operational Concept 'receives formal official sanction..

J. . MILTON

COLONEL, USAF

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Visit i - gy 'MaeAp ace GENERAL DONALD O. 'GRAIL .." ''ColmAnosit, ROME .Ala DEVELOPMENT CENTER

BR ,SAD*Ea 'faiNi*AL DONALD P. GRAUL COMM-ANDEN,

ROME AIR DEVECOPMENT''CENTER, .IFI LL 1111E XI SI T I Re THE AFEAD

.23 SEPTEMBER 1957, figtta gsti 1$ MADE TO. THE LETTER TO

GENERAL GRAUL NI TI ATED 87 %OM DATED 5 SEPTEMBER 1

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ARRANGEMENTS PERTAINING TO GENERAL GRAUL I S VISIT, IT IS

REQUESTED THATYOU PREPARE AN AGENDA AND MONITOR THE ACTUAL

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AVAILABLE ALL DAY 

PLANNING PURPOSES, GENERA L GRAUL IIILL D E • THE 23go IF NECESSARY, HOWE V ER, YOU SHOULD NOT PLAN OW STARTING THE BRIEFING UNTIL • 0'30 DU E TO HIS APPO I NTNENT WI TN GENERAL. SCHR I EVER AT • • • • • , REQUEST YOU

WITH TIMES AND 

SUOMI 7 70 TRiG erricc 9Y 19 ,.SEPTEMBER THE P LANNED AGENDA SPEAKERS INDICATED.:

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REPRESitiTATTYiri CIZARED TS.: BASED UPON . uiscusar*.•

ERR.4DC AND THIS DIVISION 23 SEPTEMBER APPROPRIATE RADC • •

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ragpszsENTATrats INCLUDE: COLONEL BDRBANNA (PRESIDENT), AE4 RARE!

i DAVIS, )21. RICHARD LIBBY (TECBNICAL REPRESENTATIVE). •

2. THE URGENT NEED TO TWICE PRD1E SYS2EM CONTRACTUAL WORK IN

SUBSYSTEM I AND THE nolssza TO MAINTAIN SNXIRITY INTEGRITY OF THIS •

**•‘*. • SENSITIVE PROGRAM REQUIRE THAT A MINIMUM ROPE= OF POSSIBLE SOURCES • •

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COMPATIBLE lam CONDUCTING A FAIR AND WAIF/ IAL C CIAPETIT ION SHOULD

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HE CONSIDERED. THE SID AND REDO TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD

JOINTLY cote= THE LIST CV SOURCES RASED u APPLICABLE CRITERIA, •

ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED FOR THE OFRE-ALL COMPETITIVE SELECTION OF THE

WS 117L PRIME CONTRACTOR SUPPLEMENTED BY SUCH TECHNICAL -CRITERIA AS

* MAY BE DgfERMINED AS i3EING PARTICULARLY APPLICABLE TO SUBSYSTEM I.•

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THE SOURCE LIST SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND APPROVN) BY THE BOARD IVOR

TO SOLICTrATION CO PROPOSAL BY RADC.

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WCOMDR. ROME ADC TO . COMOR.AF BALLISTIC MISSILES DIY ARDC BT . • UNCLAS FROMHRCK.P.47E FOR . COLONEL ODER COMDR RADC HAS SEEN BRIEFED THIS DATE REFERENCE FINDINGS OF SUB SYSTEM I SOURCE SELECTION BOARD GEN CAUL HAS CONCURRED

RECOMMENDATION AND DESIRES IMMEDIATE INITIATION . IN BOARDS

ACTION. IT IS. REQUESTED or PROCUREMENT THAT BNB NOT CONTACT THE SELECTED

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CONTRACTOR UNTIL THIS HQ. ADVISES THAT CONTRACTING OFFICER HAS 

GOTIATIONS WITH THE CONTRACTOR SIGNED H BURHANNA COL USAF INITIATED

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Office of

Tmg. COMM 11 January 1958

SUBJSOft Source Sele.ctloni WS-11T14 Subsystem I

TO: Director of Procurement

Rome Air Development Center

Oriffies Air Force Bases New York

This is to oonfirm my verbal orders of 10 January 1958•

The selection of the Raao4iooldridge Corporation as the

source forte...1M, Subsystem I, in accordance with the findings

of the BMDMADO Source Selection Board/ is approved. You are

directed to initiate immediate procurement action and enter into

negotiations with this contractor.

SIGNED

D. P. ORAUL

Brigadier General, USAF

COmemnder

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30B•Dtdri maeletion %mt. oont7tor:.pvitta. proaska4k

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2. During the 64' 11ovembet. 1957 :meeting period the %aril ablished detailed_ source...evalUatinn.preeedures imalndisgs

sources. a. General criteria for selection of sospetent solicitetion

cospetent'sembers.

.p. Appointment of a worldng graup. composed technically

C. Instructions. to the working group.

Detailed evaluation criteria tor . seliction of contractors.

Time phskaing of the Site lielection Doerd actions. ►

f. ikkgo of general. mlukacanant.plyposil to be submitted.

Aucordance„liith instractio* .redeived . from the

qualified be

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 a .total .138 prolipectiVe. co

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:Solicite with d request for prop=

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Ramo-Woo.11rilge Corporation

Rio . Corporation of America.

::(3) International Business !Whines

Posta= /Coder

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600 koints

4,59 Pat&

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aribtowzia rated,4. 'the lorkLne..group. These weightings wites-.4pplied to

the 11000110d rat aAV - and a total. oint score ter each contractor was

obtained.

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coaRative tors to le4s.follys and uneninounly reconintided the

selection of RAT as the .abst quelija0 source:

Contractor • Total Points floored

R.41 44264

RCA 3293:0 IBM

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b,. Colonel. Burhanas, 0e,clialkwan of .the Bond, briefed 'General

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Major Generell'UDAF

Director of Deadinesaand

Materiel Inspection

Office of the Inspector General

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