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MEMORANDUM T MIL 1.00142

k scear lath yes, tensest arm* Mr. Ihnsvilk this

memorestbum Is a seenneary at the IMO* Dommestamme Program

and its corn* states. • swat schedule is attached.

The C011011A.MORAL 24" keel Iona stereo seareit omen

is operations& Thirteen at__Wilds have starred motorist - low

Siplottatiss with Ingram reseletios at as to *Me test. A sae

percestage at the material hos memsered seseadiss dew to sem

bet ad • portion at the arterial Me noddies reesing q to Wady het. The system skis Wisdom • 1.11ineh keel leVis grassing

camera mad $5 MI Millar Gassers emit to air se the are at the

paaarandc recesnakemee photogneby.

la May at MU the CODIMIA-1 emdipreties should be available for test. The caRome4 is itimeical with the COSCIIA-M

system wept that the vehicle is meddled to have two eompkte

recovery spiking. The eperatiosel plan fee this oaten is to operate

ter Seer days and than resew the first esemnit. The vehicle mey

then be placed is an theetive mole end reastivated at my time op to

shoot 20 days (ding is orbital decay parameters). Alter reactivation a three-day missien sod asimeneeni recovery at Oa mead

comae will complete the mem iite at the vehicle.

The CORC1A4 is deadest an the threst-assisted Ther-Agena

cestigaratim, However, is the west this booster is ad Immediate

seceel, a standard COBOMA-M system cast* item in the same

configuration as cams* exists.

As at Ii December 1962, 1 issued termination bstrectices

the 722 system. This system was designed to obtain axis eoverage at eight to ten feet resolution with a $11" local length psmoramie stereo

system. This adios was precliceled ea recovery vehicle prableses,

and I am sow coasidering the passiblitty at ma =perinea ming a

Thor-Alan vehicle mad the proms recovery capsule system to ands

data as the peritoneums at the payload and the facreeme Is istelitgolee

=toot lehereat Is the better moieties system.

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The 1.111111111D system is a II" Mal both paserarale spates

with optima steles sepablitip desligesd M reemesimosse dmese.

tarots. Tids system is scheicled M Mast not fa Pitmen UN&

lo essepletely depended is mean el the Ussitommisted ThorApse veiIsle. head *mask cesehales tests have Wafted 110 teal

lists/sus at Jar esdraut Ithish is mpdvalsed to *est live lint remels•

has which is Um duets pod.

The ARGON geodetic sad main system has bad two seasess- •

Sal tests. ~her Meats el this melon axe deterred mill see year.

I am sow oassideriag a "mesa ter a New vedette and iambi •

system with greater capabilities.

Project 417 is a small weather astellite Is sipped et the

satellite photograseie resemaissame program The first ameemidel

Isaiah was acco. lI.hd 2$ August Nit As of 5 December, MOO

plebs'ss had bees mashed of wide,' 50% were linable. Tide satellite

will probably eostisse Is provide amid lalormalias three* mid- . Pomo DM The and vehicle is ready foe lam& whoa the mind

sow Is orbit ceases to Mega..

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is. SW blialtem area Project 31I auteiss both digits& ad auks minds. There are eloht

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systems meet* wee the TherA-gese ad later will ese the threst•

assisted Ther-Agers whoa it is inralbede to prodde Imps Illaticues

There has bees • major abet made to provide the aucclimet

tledbility vitida the physical oesstralats cd the overall system, sad

au imports* aspect d this abet has bees to rewire as isterehme•

ability of payloads tint could be rod as the Ther boosted systems.

Curses* there Mikes the possibility at 245 days to istarchoge the . COMMA, ABOON, LANYARD sod CO2011/14 parked aksysteas.

It is pleased that there will be 'cos the able' psykeds available so

that the lama rate cat be increased over the *mud schedule to oq

particular mar& s is ales possible to repine the actin Apse eat

payload so that a alml litanies:* payload s be sobstiteted kw a •

phaegrapide payload sad vice versa, subject to the availability at • •.• MINT cadigured Agars is a ilfght raft obis,.

Lt Amu* ad 1963 said every ether math thereater we have

. • -• programmed a C011(21A4 vehicle to be available which will sot seces-.

 • sari* be tunes is those maths. The papaw is to provkle a reldivelp

quick- readies csiabUity which will slim recesodessace flights to be

executed rapidly is lain anergesey eitustioas. Ore Waft pads will,

however, reands as frost csaistalsios a artaised rate of more this

three Thor-Ageara per mouth.

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