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A. Mk:CT/VS" OF PROJECT =COVERT 

Beginning us late 1951 and esteading into 1959. a series of.

satellites sill be launched from tire new Pacific Missile Rana at ;Amp

ander.lacrt. California. These satellites will be powered by the Thor

missile with a ue • hsri: sierry upper stage known as the apu ;:antes..

As a 1 %• 70; no. is. An :ers.i.:r. respect's. a fallou•on vehicle progrd-u

to the •a:.s cu.:Am-awe.

The FroJec: 1s divided into two distinct phases:

1. :•te first two flights will orbit 330 pante telemetry payloads

Into 5:0 male arb:te with orhltssl litres of perhaps 10 days. These first

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possibly the i.nisrctic.

Z. arepasding upon success obtained by the first 5.7 flights.

additional launchings of the Llbs:Cvif.e.1 series will take place during

orbits !Navin,/ 14-43 boor orbital lives with Aliened recovery by aircraft

or naval %•••bei. upcon eicuat ;ay cm. or souther of the available ground

stations. The.. flarkts will compries a series of biomedical eseperisnent

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No tollOw•en program will be finalised prior to the successful consPledoe

et at least live flights. Data derived tram the program will be appUed to

revelry sad recoverable satellite space programs a the DOD and NASA..

a. PUBLIC AtiliOUNCIMENTS: 

1. nur objective et this latermatier plea is to laws that the

,various lassechlage la Protect DISCOVERY receive sews &rostrum! related

to their actual arlseleas. Public releases on die project will be strictly

controlled to Issues such %restraint. ba particular. Sae flights must

be disassociated with say U.S. receaselsonace program ter which they

have no capability.

Z. la recogattlak of the lect that the fleet two DISCOVERY lassnr.hings

have missions dletinedy separate treat those at the reambilag lanachlage

the series. this pubik late:mattes plass aside Iran as initial general

relation (Tab A), applies to the fleet too lataackiage only. Yellowing

successtul eamplettee at the first two Wombs. or of the component sad

range test program. • conpreheasive public Lotormatien plea to apply Se

the tellow•en reentry and recoverable satellite launches for biomedical

experiments will be issued by DOD/ARPA. WW1 release at this *mead

plea. no tollow•on announcements reletiag to the trienstellcal DISCOVERY

project will be issued. lseasnce et the oversell plea Is not being

accomplished at this time because at the requirement that each a plea

will /watt results at Use fleet two lounchings. Until release by DOD/AR PA.

the fellow•ea program, other than the ARPA release at Tab A, will be

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er publk brief age beyond tbe release sad qsestiess la Tab A will be

mad. until alter the first satellite laeachlag has takes place.

The actual lama& el the first DISCOVERY satellite vehicle

should be treated la accord/ace with precederes established herein.

should the vehicle tail vied* site el the launchisti area or

prior to achieve:ant el conditions *WA nal& lead PAO te believe the

payload wee la orbit. the statement provided la Tab s &odd be made by

the Centsaader, Pte. Mite ether releases should be suede.

Medd Se vehicle tell le place the satellite be orbit. bet

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reveletkos se the payload. the staten sst attached la Tab i will be made

by the Cemseader. PM. At the Shoe el Ms :crease. last &este may

else be ands imitable to tie public esecesslois the smell eaviremosat

el the MLR sad Its aeseelatedoseeideg setae*.

4.-.. The press cesterarce will be Masted by the Director. AIWA. lee will ambit as

gessueresseet withla the limits el Tab Cs Palls stetemtests by these

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detertabeed. Perticifellog this peso eaderease wal be the Directeve

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objectives ad the lawichisg. the booster sad payloadutilised, the

erseudaatiass brvolved, sad the PM sad its associated tracking stades*.

Ne isdicatles will be gives of haute ocimatales oar will the facts relating

to the seamed phase be elaborated loss. Austral' of telemetry sad other

data ',Maned from isstrumestatles el the vehicle :say be released as

appropriate. laterested armies will develop sad submit all proposed

releases sad tact sheets ts DOD/ARPA where they will be approved prior to nos

lemance.

S. Public release adbdermatien es the loosching of the seceod

DISCOVERY vehicle is December of lUr 3sowary1959 should be Is

accordsace with the procedures established herein dor the lama of the

first vehicle. However, is view el the tact that Isew sitaation will pertain

nosier as public islormatiss statesman are cesc•rsed. Tabs D and E

be substituted Mr Tabs $ awl C.. roltPortividT.

The press ceaderesse at PSI.R le be initiated by the statement is

Tab E will cessions to doe teas et this statement. The same saddest' will

pertain ter fact shoots teas booed at FUR and DOD. lhastalagtem. laths

avast el • successful hmash.

Ne talermatien will be gives at debar. ochedelm or about die second

pbam ad the DISCOVERY preject.

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Older the direction of the Advanced Research Projects Agency.

the Air Force Lsoncled the first of the "DISCOVERY" vehicles for kn.!

purposes at hours today from the AMR at Camp Vandenherz.

California. The vehicle 1 its tiretteet launch. (exploded on the latur.ki

Lolled alter seconds of powered flight and destro • cc. itself.

exploded after secoode of powered flight. veered off course

alter eocoada el powered flight and was destroyed. failed to

orbit the satellite although the lamed' appeared perfect).

The launchiag as Weeded net only as an initial teat of the am

IMC.C.41 LILY vehicle bid ale* to test as* tracking. telemetry. and rang

safety facilities of the MAR. (The flight of the vehicle was aucceentully

%ellen stored and tracked by the facilities of the range milli

faller*. until consosonicatiass with the satellite were lost miautes

after lanach). Data is 'being analysed to determiner cause of (malfunction.

falluril to orbit the satellite).

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to place the payload la • volaree polar orbit.

The Make. MAR. a period disks.., sea Sued klaa a

nearly circular ISO nail* mitt ash le eupected te have a We el about

2-11 weeks. The payload cauleise • power seoply a4 emmonadeatione red

telemetry equipment say. No selaltille ensoerhaeals are laelaisd becomes

a the sou* at killermsl telsmetry easpemeate seeded tsr tem parpases.

The objective or this lass% %IL Mahe Is !coded. ma conglieke

emcees Me elm* bees achieved es be* coeiete. fleet. the ZNISCOVICAT

leuethies vehicle feactiesed peatectly Is this ftnslWet tlight. leered. the

satellite IS sest teaddas, IMO fasselbst tellemotry, sad nage aide!?

facilities at the PMA and its easeciiited trackbra astweck. TbIa aetweck

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ceased techniques. Me 'obit Is &salved frame the lecation et Camp

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Mr tore e launched a sacs DU; CCV IZLY test vOlti.clo at %.,

today het,. the Pacific hfieelle Range at Camp Vandenberg. CalitoroLs.

le Its rtLerkd teat launch. the vehicle lenploded the 

ItUriCh pad, failed

otter _encode at "red night sad destroyed itself. exploded

rater seconds of powered fUght, ve4irod off COurS0 after

Sercu; s a! rorwe r ti night sad %as ZPstr oven . tailed to ek-bl! the eateint•

athrxt:•::-L Li`o hwich *PPeared P•ri•et). As vitt, the brat isvachLag day ie

aveni it was itanaded oat only as an adatlenal test of the LAS C:CIV 1:111'

shade hot also as a farther test at truckles, telemetry and range

misty Lt:Cltter of the PM*. (The flight of the vehicle was eiarcesefully

teleractetred mad tracked by the &Wales Of die ramie until sauna failc z e ,

commAnicattens with the satellite were Julautes after

it Is biting analysed so cletersulas cause of (the ineltssictien.

failure to Grblt tie satellite).

Tic ift:Ual *amuck Of the MGOVERY vehicle took place ea lite:.

1933, azei: resid:ed ia (failure as the t

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ca•n;ACtS Success as the booster placed a 500 need teat ;myioal

tub e nesrly circular polar atilt).

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Liadar the directleali Aim Advanced Research PrAlecta Agency,

at hwira today at the new Pacific Wee& Nampo the Aix Force

litundied • SOO pound earth astellite seine the new DISCOVERY vehicle

to place ea inetruroanted wield in a unique polar orbit. (This success

coeure atter the initial attempt t. launch a similar satellite on Nov,

115/. 17410 niarka the esteend encemelel lattech al a 500 pound earth satellite ..r

the DLICC V zitY booster system arldtbk a p.vtod at two months). The satellite,

2.cvias • period cif miscues wee placed into a nearly circular 304 mut

orbit aad is reported to haves We el about two year.. Thz payload contains

C power *apply end cononnedcatiene and telemetry equipment iei:ellar to those

contained in the first DISCOVERY astelliase). As with the first UL COV 01.1

leenchings, the objective at this latest satellite was toroidal and (again)

caplets sures80 has already been achieved en both counts. First, the

=COIF Lill leunebiag vddeIe hisetkimed perfectly In the vehicle's ..coed

successive test flight, and we ate satisfied that it has detatmetratatl

application for future U.S. spate programa. Second. the satellite was

:Al:eche-1 ifiA an add!tiestal test of the tracking talon•try ars: range iiatotr

facilitlea al the N. and its emaciated truckles Delwin*. This network.

1. kik @Satiate In Alaska. Hawaii and the Aatarctic. (again) lunetioas4l ara is

fur.etlealni as pLn nnol. This is the werld'a *mood satellite wit% a polar orbit.

roc tact that Ira have agate attained a nearly ctrodar alt it la a great

compliment to the wet* that has beets doe. en the part al the U.E.

trguainationn M tb• deveiapingett of guidance sad costirol techniques.

DFFICM ME UNIX