INDEX

SUBJECT MATTER

GOR For Reconnaissance Satellite System dtd

15 March 1955 Revised 26 Sep 58

(ARDC) System Requirement No. 5 dtd 17 Oct 55

(ARDC) System Development Directive - Advanced

Reconnaissance System dtd 17 Aug 56

(ARPA) ARPA Order No. 9-58 dtd 30 June 58

w/ amendments no. 1 dtd 17 July 59, amendment

no. 6 dtd 11 Dec 58, amendment no. 7 dtd 19 Jan 59,

amendment no. 8 dtd 16 Feb 59, amendment no. 9

dtd 1 April 59 w/1 atch, amendment no. 10 dtd

3 April 59, amendment no. 11 dtd 14 April 59,

amendment no. 15 dtd 8 Oct 59.

(ARPA) Order No. 48-59 dtd 16 Dec 58 with

amendments no. 1 dtd 16 Feb 59, amendment no. 2

dtd 24 March 59, amendment no. 3 dtd 1 April 59

w/1 atch, amendment no. 7 dtd 8 Oct 59.

ARPA Order No. 38-59 dtd 5 Nov .58 with amendments

no. 3 dtd 16 April 59, amendment no. 2 dtd:-.

1 April 59 1411 etch.

ARPA Memo to SAF, Subj: Discoverer-Thor Project

and Sentry Program dtd 5 Dec 58.

ARDC TWX Approval of Sentry Payload Programs

dtd 26 May 59

ARDC TWX OSD Funding for Sentry Program dtd

24 June 59

OSD - TWX to ARDC SAMOS Designated dtd 7 Aug 59

ARDC TWX Sec of Defense Approval of Assignment

to AF of Midas and SAMOS Effective 18 Sept 59.

Memo from Sec of Defense to SAF Subj: Transfer

of the SAMOS Development Program to DAF dtd

17 Nov 59.

Memo from PAC Missile Range to AYBMD dtd 12 Feb 60,

Subj: Joint Tenancy Agreement Between PMR and

AFBMD.
14 ARDC Letter dtd 14 June 60 Subj: AFRMC

Required Copy of revised SAMOS Development

Plan w/1 atch Ltr from AFDSD-AT Subj:

Exploitation of Initial SAMOS Data dtd 1 June 60

15 Memo from Sec of Defense dtd 16 June 60 Subj:

Coordination of Satellite and Space Vehicle

Operation.

16 USIB Approved Intelligence Requirements for'

Satellite Reconnaissance Systems of Which SAMOS

Is An Example dtd 5 July 60.

17 TWX from Hq USAF, refers to 12 July 6o

Development Plan - SAMOS.

18 SAY-Order dtd 11 Aug 60, Designated General Greer

as. Director of SAMOS Project.

19 SAF Order dtd 31 Aug 60, Subj: Establishment of

Office of Missile and Satellite Systems.

20 AFDDC - Ltr dtd 31 Aug 60, Subj: Development

Assumption of AFCCM Functions.

21 SAF Memo to Chief of Staff dtd 31 Aug 60, Subj

Assignment of General Curtin as Director of the

Office of Missile and Satellite Systems.

22 SAF Memo to Chief of Staff USAF dtd 12 Sep 60,.

Subj: Emphasis on National Priority of SAMOS

Program.

23 Sec of Defense Memo to SAF dtd 10 Oct 6o,

Subj: Reconnaissance Satellite Program. Actions

taken by National Security Council.

24 TWX - SAFMS to SAFSP dtd 14 Oct 60. Establishment

of SAFMS in SAF.

25 Yates memo dtd 21 Nov 60, Subj: Policy, Missile

and Space Vehicle Plight Safety. (Test Annex

Coordination w/Range Comdr required)

26 Memo for the Chief of Staff USAF dtd 6 Dec 60,

Subj: Basic Policy Concerning SAMOS.

27 SAF Order, Nr. 116.2, dtd Dec 15, 1960, Subj:

"Organization and Functions of the Air Force

Satellite Photographic Processing laboratory".
Memo for Sec of Army, Navy & Air Force, subj: National Range.

Program Planning and Related Funding Policy, 19 Jan 61.

M/R, subj: Trip Report,/s/. Gen Greer, 16 Feb 61.

SAFSP-61-13 (reproduced copy).

30. M/R, subj: Conversation with Dr. Chmryk, /s/Gen Greer, 21 Feb 61.

SAFSP-61-14.
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DIRICTORATE OP REQUIRSOINTS

OCR. 80

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A RECOMISSANCE SATILLITX NEAP NEM

This GOR supersedes OCR No. 80, dated 15 Mirth 1955, for4St'A etre-.

, -bogie Recontaissanes Satellite Weapon System which should be removed from

the file and destroyed.

lo •PURPOSE. •

This Oeseral Operatiosal Requirement is in support of the Intelligesse

and leconaaissanee Demelopmemt Montag Objeetive 1960.1970, and the National

Intelligens. Objectives of the Usited States. It is desired that development

action following this reluirement result in a satellite weapon system *livable

of providing reconnaissance of the earth. Alit

II, OPERATIONAL MINIM

A. . The operatiosal mission of this weapon rota' is to provide

aerial reconnaissance world wide and/or of preseleeted areas of the earth

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Instantaneous warning of ballistic missile attack.

Collection of intelligneee data to satisfy national intelligens. objectives.

Rapport of U.S. emergency tar plans.

An aid in determining the intentions of a potential enemy

and the status of his warmaking

B. Aerial reconaaissanee will be Terfemsedbyvhotographic, ferret,

infrared, and ether sensor systems as necessary to eolleet data on latent -

genie objectives which will be deeftnated on the basis of priority reeviremente.

mier wrzmIrmes ISTIRATIS.

Enemy capabilities are contained in the "OOR Intelligence Annex." (u)

PRIMLY MIORINENT.

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it is &sexed that satellites be launshed free the eontinental

. limits of the United States and monitored. from orcumid stations in the

Western Esed.sphirre..-40r

S. Ground bused lacciltties 

1. A satellite amputation ant control center is required.

2. Moieties end tracking sites are required to reeeive

collected data from the satellite and to relay command messages to the orbit*

Lag vehieles. Tbe facilities viii be destgeol and bested to ?waive the

data from satellites with minimum delay or degradation tad to masse enemy

interception of or interference with the spear to ground trattsmission.

' 3, A data procession subsystem is required for effective

operational control, and for processing, screening, storing and transmissitnt

to other agencies via the USAF COmmusioatioas Saport System 4961, (00N 229)

to the USO Intelligesee Data 'haling System 4 L Om 149 and 049.1).

1, OPERATIONAL IMPLOT$02412.`

Satellites's:La be eeployed to esquire or eenfirateta eoecarn* ',,,

ing locations, capabilities and vulnerability of manned aid unmanned strike

forces, defense systems, teehmeleileal developments, meteorology, topograpby

and geography. They viii be empLeyed singly or in =Obeys to insure desired

. .,... eoverage of a selected area in a given period of timex The frequency or . -.

density of immerser required vi.U. be determined by eorrelatiom of data acquired

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trams variety of erasers. Separate or combined isonflorations of the 'Mete*

palate, electronic, int:mired, or other eraser* rill be employed to provide

the desired coverage

These sensors viii be employed to esquire broil coverage vithin.•

which areas or stbjects of eritical interest will be indentified, frequent,

er perhaps for brief periods, statinerus owners", on the relative: ebn-..

fined specific objective may be &treated.

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C. Bash satellite say require the capability of in-flight processing

of the data collected and transmission to the appropriate ground reeeiving

stations. -1111-

Ift LIMITATIONS OF PSIS SUMS.

Present reconnaissance systems are limited as follow

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Inaisility to provide ensitiatiests Marveillanise.

vidaotsbutter tao detesetiose1 ifr

Q. Vulnerability to eounterwassuree • 40.)-

VIZ* 011DATIONAL PIRMAANCE. •

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1* The satellite airframe should be designed to insure ma*

patibilily with the kepi carrying espebilito of new boosters.

ad The ProPeeleD Wats* Visualised vill 11/141 the ICBM boosters

for tiese first stags "repulsion ant a mond stag* !MOM te furnish additional

. thrust to sedaleve orbital imeimis • 4111)-- .

A. APtow Subspsttem

1. An imerillogr 1101Y0i subsystem is required in the eateMte

to supply aasstrisal rarer to the various *bigness tempostents frt. :Wit WU"

to Immesh until the east of this satellite's restemaissanse Teem:

components start be sommatible with available ground 4ower sitarist vorm-up,

testing end eitech-out on the Irma stated. 4-04-

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1. This subsystem will be designed to provide guides*, and

4200aret neeseeery to plays UM satellite en the required orbit. -40

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d., A method of self.stabilisation in attitude mist be prow

. vidett Asa this vehicle is on orbit: +07

3.. Appropriate items of ground, suppert equipment mgessary • ,_

servile*, tosis seed calibrate the elements et this sub..system are required* 11,1*

D. fhdia and Inclinations e

1. The altitude. and imelinatian angle of the satellite should

be selective e depending urn the istelligessee requirements of the spesifie

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B. teasel' Facilities 

1. The satellite Intunehing !Minty will aormaily a fined"

permiment type installation.

2.. antellite lanaching faeilities should utilise to the maximum

extents wound support equipments designed for entreat inellistic -ell

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Comunisations Network

A ground...space asimmeniemtions link is required to traosmit

colluted data from the ortiting satellite, sod to trammed* eonsend instriteticei

line the acquisition end tracking station to the satellite.

A point-te.point link is required to relay data from the

acquisition and tracking station to the data proussing center, end to relay

command instructions tram the coatrol oyster to the acquisition and tracking

station,

G. Dat ► Processing "Unities

1. Development of .a suitable date handling subsystem is required

by tide =apes system sad must be available by the tine at potential exists

for the **teal sollection of intelligense infermation.

2, In order to facilitate dissemination of the processed

Intelligente* latermatitte, from the intslligenee =stow to other using age els*,

the data handling entaryetem developed for this weapon system should 'be as

acmgatille as possible with system 6381 /a Intelligence Date Noodling System.

Self-Destruction

Provisions tar self-destruction, to the extent that the

satellite is reamed trues orbit, will be immerporated into each satellite,

Interporattext of this feature should, not delay attainment of an early

operational **lability.

Reconnanes Sew ems resent.*

-1A-r-4 4414, The reconnaissanee sub-systems Requirements are detailed in .

addenda to this General Operatimeal Requirement seeordiag to the following

numbering system.

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GOR NO, 80-2

GOR NO, 30.3

d. Sapping 6 Charting GOR NO, 804

Tilt. =MA& CONSIDNRTIONS•

en Operational olombility at the earliest possible date, -411t

2. Consideration should be given to the use of a nee argeraille

satellite in order to mate,* musinna accuracy,. information eantexitt rolls"

bility of receipt of collected data, and reuse 'here econenteally feasible.

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1* Develeitaint of this system will be en an expedited basis
3. Consideration should be given to the security against enemy

interrogation of the orbiting satellite and the survivability of long life

satellites.

rt. AVAILABILITY*

The earliest versions of this system should be available by mid

1960 and a full, operational evil:ability must be available by 1965.

JANES FERGUSON

Major General., USAF

Director of Requirements

DOS, Develowent

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DEPARTMENT 0? . TEE AIR 'mg .

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

DIRECTORATE OF REQUIREKEMPS

OOR NO, 80-I

DATIlt 26 SEP 19,8 

(8) AN ADDENDUM TO A

OOR FOR

A RECCEINAISSANCE SATELLITE IMFON SYSTEM '

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VII. OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE*

J1 Visual Reeonnaissanee Subsystem

].* General:

a. The -visual subsystem must provide source material for

the production of intelligence intonation (including technical intelligence),

target materials, air navigation, and topographic saps, and weather. data

primarily 'in the form of clout cover.

h. Development of the visual satellite will involve the

progression from lesser to greater resolution as the state-or-the-tut improves

in satellite reconnaissance in order to realise an operational Capability

at the earliest date. TO*

e.- This subsystem may require inflight processing, readoutr,

storage and subsequent trinamission of the collected data to the ground

acquisition 'andtracking station. 'Sufficient storage capacity should be

provided for data collected in robits that are not within readout ranee Of

the acquisition and tracking station.

2.Operational Charaeteristies

(The performance characteristics outlined herein are "ultimates*"

In the interest of providing early availability, a general relaxation 'of

these is acceptable.)

4. Resolution •- Resolution of photographiebrisual images

of low contrast Objects from k0 feet to 5 feet in length on a side is required

for production of most intelligence information, air navigation and target

materials. Resolution of photographic images of low contrast objects one

foot on a side on the ground is required for the production of technical intentgence•

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b. Aeouracr » OhJeets more then 5 feet in length on a side

must be measured to an accuracy within 10% to 20% of their true dimensions

- over 50 to-70% of the total format area. Objeete less than 3 feet in length.

on a side must be measured to au accuracy within 5% of their true dimensions

over 90% of the total format area. Targets must be, located to within it mile

of their true position.

Type of Photography end Fermat - The type of photography

and format must be such that it can le used or eonsected for use in USAF

exploitation equipment. Distortion of the reeorded image must be kept to

a minimum. Based on these criteria, the R&D agency will determine the meet

suitable type and format.

di Flexibility . Offset flexibility necessary to obtain

oblique photography of preselected areas outside of the satellite's path

I. required.

• e.• Ground Support Equipment • Appropriate ground support

equipment must be provided to test, service, and calibrate all elements. of

this subsystem. •

Bomb DemmeAssessment and Cloud observations are

inherent in this system. Equipment and Vechaiques should be developed to

exploit this capability.

JAMES FU= .

. Meier .General, USA,

Director of leqpirements.

DOS, Development
DEPARTMENT OP TRE AIR FORCE

NEADWARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE,

DIRECTORATE WRIQUIREMENTS

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GOB NO. 80-2

DATE 26 SEP 1958

(8) AE ADDENDUM TO A

L. ?OR

A RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITE WEAPON SYSTEM

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VII. OPERATIONAL PERPORMANCE.

!C. Electronic Reemv naiesa=aee Subsystem

l. General

The eeleectronic reconnaissance subsystem must provide

the ability to intercept electromagnetie emissions from potential enemies,

to return the intercepted information Ina seoure manner, to an appropriate

location, and to reeord thiti information in a form suitable for further

,proaessing.

Dove pment of the electronie reconnaissance satellite

will involve maximum equipment progression, utilising etate-of.the-art

equipment 'without inhibitlens of the pest techniques and custom in intercept,

recording, and processing, The Molt advanced equipment Possible suet be

employed as early Ln the program. OA is permiesible within (*rational con

siderations and equipment avniLibility

e. In order for the system to provide maximum intelligemC01

a capability for interception; of elsimunitations (COMINT) Signals is desired

Integration of COMET & EL= ftnetions should, be provided, if feasible.

The combination of both funetions will allow for a more timely and economical

utilization of the weapon system.

2. Operational Chorus ties

The electronic resonnolssance subsystem s d provide

elestronie reeonniassance intercept equipment in the band of frequencies

between 30 mss and 1► kmes in easily substituted modular form.

Emphasis viii be placed on the interception of new

or unusual. s goals for technical intelligence as opposed to Electronic Order

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of Battle. Accuracies should be commensurate with the requirements set

forth in Part I of Volume III of the USA? HURT Objectives and Requirements

List, 4 Dec 1937.

e. The capability of interception of not only pulse type

emissions, but CW, Am, FM and unusual modulations will be provided. The

original modulation should be preserved to the greatest extent possible

prior to demodulation.

The system or systems "weld have the capability of

detecting signals which deviate from the known. On detection of such signals,

provision should be mad* for stop-start receiver scan capability which would

hold and record such signals as long as possible.

It is desired that the direction finding capability

locate emitters to within five miles. However, this development should not

degrade high order technical collection, nor delay an early BOB capability.

f The system should be developed to allow programmi.ng

of the intercept equipments to select.areas of interest versus areas which

are not of concern during any given orbit. This includes the broadening of

areas, if desired, when the satellite is over areas of low signal density.

A capability of storing intereepted data from one orbit

to a'later orbit to facilitate the readout during a later flight over or

near a readout station should be provided..:

A system to continually provide calibration data to the

gioun-space communications subsystem and to the data processing subsystem

should be provided. This calibration data is necessary for the production

of the most reliable intelligence information possible to the ultimate consumer.

3. Appropriate ground support equipment must be provided to

test, service end calibrate all elements of the subsystem.

JAMES mamas

M4jor General, USA?

Director of Requirement'

DOS, Development

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DATE 9 rebruarY 19Y9

Amman TO A

GENERAL OPERATIONAL REQUIEM/INT

GOR No. 80-3, dated 26 Sept 1958 for (SECRET) A RECONNAISSANCE SATELLZTE

WEAPON SYSTEM is amended as follows:

OPERATIONAL PEREORMCE

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Infrared Rego amiseaance Subsystem

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3. Availability

The instantaneous alarm of ICBM attack capability is urgent

and must be avaialble not later tban CY 1961, The remaining infrared

capability is urgent and required as soon as possible, providing it does not

jeopardise the development of the instantaneous alarm capability.

JAMES FERGUSON

Major General, USAF

Director of Requirement*

DCS/Development
DEPARTMENT or ?SEAM FORCE

RUMMERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

DIRECTORATE OF REQUIREMENTS

-SECRETOOR NO:. 8073 

DATE 26 SEP 1938

(S) ANIUMENDUR TO A

OOR FOR

A RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITE WEAPON SYSTEM

vrt. OPIRATI ► PERFORMANCE

Infrared Reco naissanee Subayet

general

Development of the infrared subsystem should proceed

in phases in order to insure the development of a capability to detect

mass ICBM launchings at the earliest possible date. A capability to track

and predict ICBM launch and impact areas is recognised as a more difficult

task in terms of complexity and availability.

This subsystem must provide:

Instanter pus alarm of attack by ICBM's. A

capability to detect a mass attack by air breathing vehicles is desirable,

but not to the detriment of the ICBM attack alarm capability.

ICBM tracking and prediction of launch and impact

areas,

A means to me surer misdi n thrust,' and the number

and duration of thrust steges.

A means to identify static test firings a

operational-launehr-sites. 

e. The system will be employed in sufficient numbers to

insure continuous coverage and transmission of collected data to appropriate

ground processing center/s.

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4. Range - The satellite should be capable of detecting

the launch of an ICBM at such range that will provide the most economical

balance of weight, orbital altitude, number of satellites, and reliability

of detection.

Aecuracy . Trajectory measurements must be sufficiently

accurate to positively determine that the ICBM attack is aimed et the U.S.

or its possessions.

The system must be capable of inflight processing for

immediate transmission to another satellite and/or a ground station * In

addition, a capability for storage of information to facilitate readout

during flight over or near a ground station should be provided.

Reliability and longevity of all components must be

included. This must inelude maximum resistance to enemy jamming and auto.*

matieally cheek and reject "false alarms."

Appropriate ground support equipment must be provided

service and calibrate all elements of this subsystem.

f. This subsystem should be compatible with and provide

detection and surveillance information to the active missile defense system.

3. Availability

This subryitem is requi in 1963.

JAMES moms

WilijOr General, USA?

Director of Requirement*

DCS, Development

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EADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

DIRECTORATE OF REWIRE 1T8

OOR NO.. 80-4

DATE 26 SEP 1958

(s) AN ADDENbUM TO A

OOR FOR

A RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITE WEAPON SYSTEM

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OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE*

Mnpp ng and Cfaarting Su System

General

The photo napping and charting sub-system lost provide

cartographic agencies with photo mapping coverage of the land mass areas of

the world including those areas, which are not presently accessible either

for political or other reasons. The endproduct of this sub-system must

vault in maps end charts (or substitutes) of geodetic accuracy.

Photography produced by this sub-system must be of high

quality with sufficient data recorded on the negative to facilitate reduction

to usable form by cartographic agencies. The developing agency should consider the feasibility of utilising a recoverable sub-system or at least the

film cassette if necessary, to provide the required quality of photography.

2. Operational Characteristics 

Complete coverage of all land mass areas throughout the

world is required. Coverage of non-strategies areas of the world is required

Vrimarthy for use as an aid in affeeting geodetic ties.

A capability to command the sub•system is required.

e. Accuracy requirements: Identifiable points or objects

on the photography must be located to with 1000 feet of their true loestion

in relation to the world geodetic: grid.

d.. The photographic equipment installed in this subsystem

must be designed for this specific application. The camera must have the

following characteristics:

(1) Lens . Selection of the lens will represent the

best balance be e n minimum lens distortion and maximum lens resolution,

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(4) Vertieaa . refuel indicat+ r of maxima as

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Major General, USA?

Direetor of Begniremente

DCS, Development

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DATE: 28 Augu t 1969

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

ORDER

SUBJECT The Office of. Special Projects

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1. The Director of Special Projects and his key personnel

constitute a field extension of the Office of the Secretary of

the Air . Force. Their manpower spaces are provided by my staff.

Additional manpoumr spaces are assigned by my directionlroM

resources available to the Air Force Systems Command..

, 2 The Director is responsible to and reports directly

to_the Secretary of the Air Force, and manages and conducts

designated projects:exclusively in accordance-vith guidance . received from this Office, :TheDirector will perform additional duty as Deputy CoMmander-fot Satellite Programs, Space

and Missile. Systems Organization, AFSC.

. 3. Secretary of the Air Force Order Number 116.1i.dated

411. 1 9, 1962, is hereby superseded.

4. This Order is issued:in accordance with Air Force .

Regulation 11-18,. dated July 18, 1963; subjectt Delegating

or Assigning Statutory Authority,

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Secretary of . the'Air Force'
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ORDER

SUBJECT: Organization and. Functions of the Office of Missile

and Satellite Systems

There is hereby established the Office of Missile and

Satellite Systems in the Office of the Secretary of the Air

Force.

The Director of the Office of Missile and Satellite

Systems is primarily responsible for assisting the Secretary

in discharging his responsibility for the direction, supervision and control of the SAMOS Project. He is responqible

for maintaining liaison with the Office, Secretary of Defense

and other interested Governmental agencies on matters relative

to his assigned responsibilities. He may be assigned additional

duties as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the Air Force.

3. Secretary of the Air Force Order No. 115.1, dated

August 31, 1960, is hereby superseded.

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DATE: August 25, 1964

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

ORDER

• SUBJECT: Organization and Function of the Air Force Special

Projects Production Laboratory

1. There is hereby established the Air Force Special

Projects Production Laboratory (AFSPL) (U) at Westover

Air Force Base, Massachusetts.

2., The Laboratory will be under the command of the

Director of Special Projects,'OSAF, 2400 East El Segundo

Boulevard, El Segundo, California. It will be assigned

organizationally to the 6594th Aerospace Test Wing (AFSC),

Sunnyvale, California. Host base will provide support in

accordance with AFR 11-4.

3. The mission of the AFSPPL will be to conduct the

research and development necessary to provide the best

possible production equipment and techniques in support of.

special projects specified by the Secretary of the Air Force.

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1. Ef:ective 1 August Majc.• E. Greer is

designated as Director of Special acis...t1Lnal

duty as2.:e-_-.)uty Commander for Prcgrams, Space Sy g ins

Division, AFSC, with duty station. at East El Segundo Bc-A: yard,

El Segt::...lo, California.

2.. The Director will or,-;i-.1•tze an a.,ilce to manage designated

space projects. A'r.umber cfriAanpoW j. spaces will be provided by

my staff. Additial manpower spacc-s for the OL:ce will be drawn

from -4'.....Durces ilable to the Air once Systems Command. The

and b.is.-‘,.:•y personnel will c..,-• ..stitutea. field extensio.1

the of of ths?. AirForce.

The Dir;.,;.:or is responsible to and will 7.e,:iort directly to the .

• Secretary of the Air Force, and will manage and conduct designated

projects exclusively in accordance with guidance received from this

office.

ary of the Air ForC4 Order No. 116.1, dated

N. 3, 1961, is hereby su ersedea.

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AIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO "AND

Post Office Box 1395

Baltimore 3, Marylend

No,S

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ARDC SYSTEM

1. DIRECTED ACTION

Submission, upon request to Ifeadcuatters ARDC (western

Development Division) of information necessary for the nreparntion

of a 6y stem Development idan by the following participating centers

is directed:

viright Air Development Center.

Air Force Cambridge Aesearch Center.

Hoi).oman Air Development Center.

home Air Development Ccntix,

Arnold Zngineering Development Center.

Air Force Missile Test Center.

Air Force Personnel and Training Research Center.

2.. GENUAL IFFD:NATION

n. Title: (UNCLASSIFIED) Advanced Reconnaissance System.

b. System No; 1171.

0. Responsible Agency: Headquarters ARDC (Western Development Division) is responsible for preparation of a System Development

Plan based on the requirements contained herein in accordance with

ti ARDCM 80-4, dated 1 July 1955.

d. -Target Dates:

(1) Submission of System Development Plan to Headquarters USAF: 1 April 1956,

This 3R supersedes SR N3 dated 29 November 1954, title, "Advance6

icecnnaissance System."
SR N . 5

(2) Operational time period of this system: Prior to

1965 through 1970 (See par 5a).

e. Participation, Coordination, or Interest:

(1) Air Materiel Comma= -

- (2) Air Proving Ground Command - (P).

(3) Air Training Command .- (P).

Strategic Air Command - (C).

Air Defense Command - (C).

CNO, USN - (I).

C/S, 'USA - (I). (8) CIA (I)

f. Fm1ing Information: Funds for this program are carried

for FY 1956 under BPSN 2-1115.

g. References

(1) GOR No: 80 (SA-2c), dated 16 March 1955.

(2)' DD Form 613, title, "Advanced Reconnaissance System",

Project No. 1115, dated 19 April 1955, RCS:

DD-R&D/A/119.

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3. REQUIRDENT

a. General Philosophy

In order to permit selection of the most effective approach

to an Advanced Reconnaissance System concept which utilizes an earth

satellite as a system platform, it is essential that the existing and

projected state-of-the-art in this field be adequately surveyed, and

a determination made through system design studies by selected contractors, of the technical and economical. magnitude of full system

development effort. From these studies there will be prepared a Development Plan which will be used as a basis for choice of the Advanced.

Reconnaissance System to be developed for the Air Force inventory. It

has been'generally accepted that, with the advent of the very high

yield super weapon; strategic target intelligence requirements for

efficient use of such a weapon.have become far less detailed than

heretofore; but at the same time, the requirement for routine surveillance of an enemy's territory becomes all the more necessary to

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anticipate and circumvent his effective use of the same caliber weapon.

In concept at least, the technical approach to this type of Advanced

Reconnaissance System leads one to the artificial earth satellite

which, with its inherent capability for routine, long duration flight

and its apparent capabilities for the collection of reasonably detailed

information from the surface of the earth, seems to make a satellite

system attractive for strategic and national reconnaissance. ..(70aftnt

b. Objectives of the Advanced Reconnaissance System

As a matter of general guidance, the following may be considered the intelligence objectives for the Advanced Reconnaissance

System:

Continuous reconnaissance (visual, electronic, or

other) coverage of the USSR and satellite nations,

for surveillance purposes, Timeliness of receipt

of the intelligence information is essential, with

daily reconnaissance coverage at high resolution

the ideal. in.consideration of the requirement for

earliest availability of the Advanced Reconnaissance

System, the engineering progression and Air Force

acceptance should be from the lesser to the greater

resolution.'

The resolvable surface dimension detail should be

of the order of 100 feet or smaller. A capability

of resolving detail to the degree that objects approximately 20 ft on ' the side can be positively

identified is the optimum in order to positively

identify enemy weapon launching sites and associated

activity, If this objective can be met, the many

other intelligence requirements of larger surface

dimension would automatically be satisfied.

(3) The volume of intelligence delivered by this

Advanced Reconnaissance System will be staggering.

Therefore, the system, in order to be considered

complete, must include a suitable associated data

handling, recording, reduction, and filing system.

The earliest acceptable system must have provisions

for.automatic data indexing, filing and storage.

Final objective will be for completely automatic

data processing, interpretation, presentation, and

disseminatiOn. All data handling systems conceived

for the Advanced Reconnaissance System will be compatible with data handling equipment in contemporary

use within the intelligence community.

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The accuracy with which points on the earth's surface can be located by the Advanced Reconnaissance

System should be studied. While grosser accuracies

can be acc4ted as interim solutions, the finer

accuracies should be considered as the optimum and

the goal for ultimate complete development.

Thorough investigation of all possible means of

improving the intelligence collection capability

of the Advanced Reconnaissance System; such as the

application of stereo techniques to the analysis

and interpretation of television images.

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Mission

(1) The primary operational mission of the Advanced

Reconnaissance System will be to provide pioneer

and surveillance reconnaissance coverage of the

territories controlled by. the USSR and its allies.

The system must be capable of obtaining:

Routine target, mapping, pioneer terrain,

weather, and photo intelligence data.

Bomb damage assessment of high yield weapon

strikes.

(2) An alternate and co-equal mission forthe Advanced

Reconnaissance System will be to provide and maintain continuous and comprehensive surveillance of

the electronic activities of the USSR as a means

of securing basic Soviet intentions, intelligence,

and capabilities intelligence The electronic

reconnaissance (ferret) system should be capable

of:

(3) Each mission carries a firm requirement for a

suitable data handling and processing capability

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both in the vehicle and on the ground,

d. Physical Characte•istiee

The Advanced Reconnaissance oystem 7:to ee eescribed as

A launching :se whdch eill eee-ist ef all facilities and equipmenteiecessar:, for the proper launching

of the satellite vehicle

A satellite vehicle which will consist of the following sub-systems:

Propulsion sae or stages necessary to boost

the reconnaieeaece pay :,ad tc its orbital

altitude and once at tnis altitude to impart

the velocity requirec to establish the satellite

on its orbit.

Guidance and control equipment to (a) guide the

vehicle from the launching base to its orbit

and j t)) establieh an Naintadn the reconnaissance payload in the correct attitude after it

has been placed on orbit.

Reconnaissance equipment that provides useable

pictorial reconnaissance information for transmission to a ground receiving station. The

alternate mission will require sensing equipment

that is capable of detecting electromagnetic

radiations instead ef physiographic features.

Information storage eeeipment with a capnbility

of routinely storing the information gathered

by the satellite vehicle until it can be trans-

. mitted to a ground receiving station.

Transmitter equipment for transmission of the

collected reconnaissance information, transmission and reception of any other information

that is required to properly operate the satellite and its equipment,

Miscellaneous equipment required for the proper

functioning of the satellite; e.g., a transponder beacon to a,d in the tracking of the

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satellite by a ground receiving station might

conceivably be used.

(g). An auxiliary power supply to provide sufficient

power for all of the satellite's needs.

(h) Provision for self-destruction of the satellite

vehicle upon termination of its operational

usefulness.

(3) The ground receiving station will consist of the

following sub-systems:

Receiving equipment to (a) receive the transmitted reconnaissance information, (b) enable

vehicle tracking, and (c) any other information

transmitted from the satellite.

Transmitter equipment to transmit any required

information to the. satellite.

information storage equipment that will retain

the reconnaissance information transmitted from

the satellite until it is fully used.

Display equipment that will display the reconnaissance information as-it is received and

which can also be used for viewing stored

information.

(e) Other equipment that is required for the hand- .

ling, interpretation and dissemination of the

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reconnaissance data that is received.

4. GUIDANCE

Three parallel system design studies on the "Advanced

Reconnaissance System" are currently being conducted under Task No.

21010, Project No. 1115. The purpose of these studies is to. determine

whether a useful military intelligence system, utilizing an artificial

earth satellite as a carrier, can be foreseen with sufficient definitude to indicate full development at this time. Maximum utilization

of these design studies in preparing the System Development Plan in

tdirected.

In the artificial satellite we see a platform which at

the present time appears to be limited in its military usefulness to

that of making observations or relaying communications. This is a

vehicle system singularly applicable to use as a reconnaissance system.

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The approach to the design of the overall system must be that..of

assuring a taxtramjailizIcy utilt and reliabip= (since early models

of the Advanced Reconnaissance System will undoubtedly be unmanned) of

the Iespnnaissance sub-fp/stern' these factors will determine in turn the

design objectives of the vehicle with its propulsion and guidance subsystems,

c, One of the basic advantages of a satellite is its more-orless unlimited duration of flight. if we were to try to take full

advantage of this flight duration capability, it would be necessary to

achieve flight equipment reliability far in excess of that which is

possible today, There is a point at which a balance can be struck

between efforts aimed at improving the reliability of flight components

of the satellite, and the economy to be realized from the extended

flight duration characteristics of a satellite, The system design

studies directed herein should result in a suggested optimum system

flight time, for which in-flight components should be designed.

In design of the Advanced Reconnaissance System, full

adVhntage must be taken of those components, in existence or under

development for other systems, which have application to a satellitetype vehicle system. Activity resulting from this directive must be

fully coordinated, within ARM, with related system developments to

insure that no unwarranted duplication of study or design effort

exists. Headquarters USAF will undertake necessary inter-service

coordination.

The proposed test program for the Advanced Reconnaissance

System should be oriented so as to maximize the usefulness of the test

vehicles to the scientific community in general, as well as to satisfy

environmental and engineering requirements of the Advanced Reconnaissance System, The System Development Plan should contain provisions

for the fabrication and launching of "research laboratory models" of

the satellite test vehicle, capable of obtaining and transmitting. to

earth valuable scientific data on the space environment and astronomica' bodies. Such vehicles should be pkanned for launching early in

the system test program, with the first "research laboratory model"

launching prior to 1 January 1959, if possible.

fe In addition to the three system design studies referred

to in 4a above, Project No 1115 encompasses state-of-the-art study and

• experimental hardware development in the critical component areas of

the Advanced Reconnaissance System. The current technical program involves thirteen separate tasks, carried out principally by contract.

This program was established to provide state of art inputs to the

system design studies; fullest exploitation of the Project 1115

technical program should be insured in this respect,

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This SR is classified SECRET

IAW AFR 205-1, par 23o.

FFEADQUARP *a +IR tEstARO+ OP/REPI• COMEARD

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SR No. 5

5. OTHER INFORMATION

SECURITY

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;Maintenance of proper security of this program is of

paramount importance. A basic guide to security will be the following: all information which contains or implies a date of operational

availability for the Advanced Reconnaissance System;. as well as

information pertaining to its progress as a .4eapons System will be

classified.) Other aspects of. the Mvanced Aeconnaissande

4stem program, including its exploitation of the satellite, will be

e-Frief er. *(5664R9'•

USE OF SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS

The broad group of the engineering, physical, and geophysical sciences, which is encompassed by a development such as that..

contemplated in the Advanced Reconnaissance System, requires that ARDC

make maximum use of the scientific and technical competence within

the nation. This competence should be recognized and utilized when .

required' in a consultant and Agyava capacity b! the '.Weapons Systems

i'reject Office responsible for the Advanced Reconnaissance System.

Whtirever possible, civilian scientists who can contribute to the ,.

success of thii project should be engaged in the capacity of consultant to ARDC, and the . results of their efforts made available to all

contractors on an equal basis.

c. PRIORITI

Preparation of the System Development Plan directed

herein will be carried out under Priority 1A, Precedence II-3.

(UNCLASSIFIED'

"MUD SlAus tut FORCE.

OFFICIAL. 

JOHN A. CONNOR (.1

Chief, Program Control Div

Directorate of Systems Plans

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Brigadier LiQneral, iljAF

Assistant for Guided Missiles Systems

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ARLC, Attn: '.7-nittf:Y3 to lie,n ci.vrt-:-.:713

mont Plan wLich will rcsult the i.,;S 1177t, .1,A w1cp from this inztLqte initial funding. (31.)3 ::-LET)

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1171,, dated 17 Augut- 1956, .

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AIWANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

WA RC 25, D.C.

ARPAOrder No. 9.60

Amendment No. 2.5

ProjectCode No. 2100

October 8,, 1959

TO: Secretary of the Ada, Pores

Washington 25 D.0

ARPA carder No. 9, dated 1958, es amended, tee

hereby flOrther amended to increase the fUnd availability by

*200 000,000 from *147,600,000 to new total of *167,600,000

under appropriation and account symbol "97E0113.002 Salaries

and Expense!, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department

of Defense." This funding provides for work during the month

of October 1959.

John N. Clark

Roar Ada" USN

Acting Director

Copy tai Commander, AMC
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COPY COPY

ADVANCED REM= PROJECTS AG

WASMNGTON 25, D.C.

A Archer No. 9-58

Amend nt No. 11

April lie „..,3$59

TO: The Secretary of the Air reran

Washington 25,, D.C.

Amendment NO. LO, dated April 3, 1959, to ARPA Order No 9-58

is hereby restated to correct a typowiaphical omission.

"The Development and Funding Plan, dated January 30, 1959,

fOr the SENTEr PRogrem, is hereby approved to the extent it pertaineto payload programs of visual reconnaissance readout, visual re-con*

nassence recovery, and ferret readout.

"FUrther program guidance viii 1011 in

4 of the basic Order."

ordain* 'kith

/$/ J. E. Clark

for Roy V. johns=

Director
RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

WASHINGTON 25 D.C.

1959

TEE AIR POIVIS

8'tBJ3 Classification of ARPA Order NO. 9 • Amendment No LO

This is to advi t that ARPA. Order No. 9-58, Amendment

no. 10A, dated April 3, 1959, should be classified SECRET.

All holders of the above emeadmentAihall to oppropriate

ion t* classify their copies accordingly..

L. P. Oise

Assistant Director

(hdeinistration)
AREA Order No. 9-58

Amendment No 10

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TO The Secretary of the Air

Washington 25, De40

The Development and Amaing Plan, dated January 30, 1959,

tor the SENTRY Program, is hereby niPproved to the extent it

pertains to payload programs of visual readout, vieual

recovery* and ferret readout.

Further program guidance will be in accordance with

paragraPh 4 of the basie order.

Ray W. Johnson

Director
Not LOGE Ai

ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Washington Z5, D. C.

ARPA Order No. 9-53

Arrandment No. 1

Aril t^ 1959 Date

TO: The Secretary of the Air Force

V. Y2. alxincton D. C.

1. Revised procedures for propzsration of reports required

brr, ARP.4 from BMD on progress of vork pzirforarted unduer AR-PA .

Orter Mo. 9-53, dated June 10, 1958, as =leaded, arcs set forth

isl4.1raclitznent No. 1 to this Amendment. These reports repreommt

A.11.PA e o foreseeable requiren-z.errts for reporting under this Ordier.

• Z. Tin following rescissions are hereby made:

ARPA memorandum for the Secretary of the Air

!Terve , dated Jena 18, 1958, stabioct: Military Reconwsies.snce

tatallite Progress Report, is rescinded in entirety.

ARPA ZEIO enoranalum for dye Gommandisi3 Canova,

Pallistic Motile Division, Air Research and Dovelopreaszt Cc 1,

asstti Inclosare 1 thereto, dated July 15, 1953, eubject: Military

aceeme,eissance aatellits Report arm reecinAkd in entirety.

ARPA mennorandum for the Coaexamanding General.

lie tic Wr.ssile Division, Air Research an.d Development Command!,

4024 ptember 10, 1953, subject: Distribution of R ports Conearl:Linz AAPA Projects. The first, ;second and last paragraphs az

Inclosure No. 1, thereto, are react:mead.

d. A.13.PA EIZIO rcoraAdturt for the Cezarentnler, Air Force

.?,:assile Division, =I inclosure 1, the reto, detaKt Deeermstver 23, 1153, subject: Format for the December 31, 1953, Military

Srtstilts Progr/Uri Progress Re art, are rescinded in entirely.

3, Distribution ef AFB repents rectired by An-PA on

metrls rozrform=d e r e PA Order 9- to as car isakist

Upon removal of attachmazt this

Locument becomen iftclassifiecle,

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TX144 5321 following the close of the quarter reported. Inma Czo

Ilth fang, on a non- workday, the report will ottite th." followisa

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cmding March 31, 1959.

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x.\cTiievements, problems encounterad, scheodule* Avail ,swczal/

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&trial tbo wori7ortia3 pried. Mach re,ort akierld =As specie.c

Imferencq. to the following topics: (1) tectnical statue. (2) .P2'Wercaa

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GENERAL (continued)

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Ferret Reconnaissance Subsystem

(Certain basic subsystem hardware

for the amrraT Project presrAntly

being clevelizr.kzZI ender this DASCOVELME Project will be retorted

under the DISCOVER22. Protect and

reference made thereto.)

These headings may be ricrriced or added to by the prep ring agency

from tfasse to tines, as appropriate.

7.4,RT C. Descriptive Detail. All detailed deacriptie.n and backs? iniormatiaz2 considered necessary to the completenese of th

report will be confined to Part C. Examples are description and lay1s2 of tracking stations, map sketches of location of facilities, and

detetil3 of design and testing of equipment. A glossary shoot liotic3

mtalavilarci eapallmient.and systems terminology and specificaticms

included.

Fisztn-rrit,-. and Ocotc . Mpto sr ph a anzi sketches aeloctcd

0.10tro ipso, roes of tt_e work anl depict development of ocritiproont

mikaig4 accomptny each report. To facilitate printing, photoqsrapho

4=4 aketches will be in blench-art-white glossy finish on CX10- 1/2-

imglo, paps'. Each photograph c.hould contain asome commonly known

14110C2 U:t indii.cate scale and ho clearly coptionod.

..e 1. The quarterly progress report wall assembled with

flomiszVjit7s; satellites projects La as single Do5=trtneent of Defense

Nitliczrry utallite Program Progress Report and transmitted to the

Prosatent. It is d sired that the format of the report to the President

he carefully followed in preparing the report for your project to

cusg All PA to print and transmit the consolidated report to the kblo

Mite kitourpos with minimum rewriting rtii editing delay.

ICY ZZ2,i &Val =1 Technical Summary Report

toohnical snasnroary raport will prepared semiannually for

eoric4/3 riAin I June 30 amid Dacern r 31 of each year.. The report

wfiil pre rsent as concise and factual discussion ef technical findings

taseg ^ccomplishrnants during the pasri,cd. Sin copies of the report

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Amendment No. 9

fl bo submitted to the Director, A6varsiccA Ilsaearch Projects

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t.::n Director, Mvtaccd Research Projects Acy, v.rnin 63 days

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AIIPA Order No. 9-58

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ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Washington 25, D. C.

ARPA Order No. 9-58

Ant No. 7

January 19, 1959 Date

TO: The Secretary of the Air Porte

Washington 25, D. C.

ARM Order No. 9-58, dated Juno 30 0 1958, as anended,

is hereby further emended to increase the fund availability from

$136,200,000. to a new total of $148,200,000 under appropriation

and account syizbol "97)(0113.002 Salaries and Etpenses, Advanced

Research Projects Agmnon Department of Defense."

Is/ Roy W. Johnson

/t/ Roy W. Johnson

Director

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ARPA Order No. 9-58

Amendment No. 6

December 11, 1958

TO: The.Secretary of the Air Force.

Washington 25, D. C

ARPA Order No. 9-58, dated June 30, 1958', as amended, is

hereby further amended to redirect the responsibility for its

execution fromthe Commander; Air Research and Development Command,

to the Secretary of the Air Force.

/s L. P. Gise

for Roy W. Johnson

Director

cc: Commander

Air Research and Development Command

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ARPA ORDER NO. 9_53

Amendment No. 1

July 17, 1959

TO: Commanding General

Ballistic Missiles Division, AIM

Los Angeles, California

ARPA Order No. 9-58, dated. June 30, 1958 is hereby

amended to increase the fund availability specified in

paragraph 3 from $22,700,000 to a new total of $30,700,000

under appropriation and account symbol "97x0113.002 Salaries and

Expenses, Advanced Research Projects, Department of Devense."

/s/ Roy W. Johnson

Roy W. Johnson

Director

cc:, Secretary of the Air Force

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ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Washington 25, D.C.

ARPA Order No. 9-58

June 30, 1958 Date

TO: Commanding General

Balliatic Micelles Division, ARDC

Los Angeles, California

Pursuant to the provisions.of,DoD Directive 5105.15, dated

February 7, 1958, the Secretary of Defense has approved the azsupptiom

of responsibility by ARPA for the Advsmeed Reconnaissance Satellite

(WS 117-L). You are hereby requested to continue with this program

on behalf of the Advanced Research Projects. Agency. Additional details

and directives will be issued by ARPA from tine to tine and will becone

a part of this Order when so specified.

You will submit, as soon an possible, for review and approval

by the 4dvanced Research Projects Agency a detailed development and

related financial plan covering the nrograp. These data shall include

a tie-phased schedule of Work and estimates for work to be performed

(a) at MAID, (b) by contract, and (c) at other government facilities.

3. This Order rake available $22,700,000 under appropriation

and account symbol "970113.002 Salaries and Expenses, Advanced

Research Projects, Department of Defense", for obligation by the

Ballistic Missiles Division on behalf of the Advanced Research Projects

Agency, only for purposes necessary to accompliah the work specified

herein. These funds are not available for public works. Such Public

works as are necessary to: the program shall be separately requested

as needed by the Ballistic Missiles Division and approved by the

Advanced Research Projects Agency. Separate funds will be authorized

for approved public works. Upon approval of detailed development and

financial plans, as required herein or in accordance With amendments

to this Order, these funds will be increased as appropriate.

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The Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency, viii

provide policy and technical guidance, either directly or throueh

desienatod resident representatives. The Eallistic rissiles Division

will be responsible for arrarerieg for the detailed technical direction

necessary to acemslish the cmecified objectives and to coeply vith

ARP,. policy end technical euidance. This general relationahip ray

be specified in greater detail by e meedment to this Order if ouch

action ia neeeasary.

The Director, Advanced. Research Peojects Aceny, and the

Office of the Secretary of Defence Bill be koet informel by each =macemant, teehmi cal and accounting reports am may be prescribed pursaaut

to this Order.

The use of egaipment and materials pros red in connection

vith theme projectseis mabject to direction of Ann and all reports,

manuals, charts, data end inforention re' be eolloeted or ereeared

in connection 'with the projects shell be made available to A. prior

to release to other agencies er individuals under procedures to be

approved.

The Eal.lietic Missiles Division shall be reaponzible for proserving the security of thee° projecta in accordaaeeeeith the eeeurity

claseifieatione azeigned and the meeurity reeulations and procedares of

the Eepartment of the Air Force.

8. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Order, DM

eh all not be bound to tehe agy action in eounection with the peret'ormance

of this vork that could cause the mount for which the Goverment .

ehall be obligated hereunder to exceed the fandamade • availatde, end

the obligation of the ri 7o to proceed with the perfortance of this work

*hail be lindted accordingly. END shell be responsible for ascuring

that all commitments, obligations and. expendituree . of the fends made -

available are nade in accordance with the statutes and rejulaticme

governing such mattere provided that ehenever sueh reds lotions require

approval of higher authority each approvals 'rill ba obtained from or

through the Director, Advanced Research Project4 kciiey, or him • -

designated repreeentative.

/s/ Roy W. Johnson

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Director

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Project Code No. 3100

The of the Air lit,t,ree

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ARM Order NO. 48, dated Decenber 16, 1958, as amended,

is hereby further amended to increase the fund availability by

$15,000,000 from $132,550,000 to a new total of $147,550,000

under appropriation and account aymbol "97X113.002 Salaries

and EkPenses, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department

of Defense. 0 This funding provides for Work during the month

of October 1959.

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Rear Ada., yMON

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Attachment No 1 ARPA Order No 48-59

Amendment No. 3

PREPARATION OF REPORTS

I. Monthly Progress Report

Narrative Section. A letter report will be submitted by

AFBMD giving a narrative account of work performed under ARPA

Order No. 48-59. The letter report will cover work performed

each month with the exception of the last month (March, June, September and December) of each calendar quarter. The quarterly progress

report prescribed below will be /submitted in lieu of the letter report

for the last month of each calendar quarter The initial letter report

under this directive will be for the month of April 1959. Letter

reports will be submitted in quadruplicate to the Director, Advenceei

Research Projects Agency, and are due within 10 days following the

month reported.

The report will be in letter form, preferably not exceeding

three pages, and will present a brief narratfve summary of progress

during the reporting period Each report should make specific reference to the following topics (I) technical status, (2) problems

encountered, ('3) work schedules, and (4) action required by ARPA.

Photographs and 'llustrative material wil! be submitted as appropriate.

The ARPA Order number, name of contractor, date of eontract, contract number, amount of contract, and title of the project should be

stated in the heading of each report,

Milestone Section. Instructions for preparation of a milestone progress report, which requires use of a standard format in

reporting actual progress against planned progress in accomplishing

major milestone, will be issued at a later date.

U. Quarterly Progress Report

The purpose of the quarterly pre-green report is to provide the

President and the Secretary of Defence and their staff with periodic

summary information b y which they may be kept informed of overall

progress and results in certain of the satellite projects.

Frevency enc..' Due Date. The quarterly progress report will be

prepared for surriission to the President each calendar quarter and

will show a s,..ererretry progress and significant events during the

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quarter. The report should reach AR PA no later than the Ilth of

the ementle following the close of the quarter reported. When the

llth falls en a non-veerkday, the report will b due the following

workday. The initial report under this directive will be for the

-quarter ending March 31, 1959.

Cseeecat. The quarterly pregreeo report will cover the pregeeee,

specks.' achievements, problems; encountered, ocleedulee azid overall

sto.teas of the program. It ie oareential that the content be carefully

organised and that the materiel ie preeented briefly, clearly and

concisely.

Format.

PART A. Brief of Progreso During the Quarter. The brief

should not exceed one-half page in length and should present the outstanding highlights of progress and status of the procrarn.

PART 3 Topical Summary. The topical summary consists of

a eerie: of summary headings, each of which ie followed by a aurnrriary

paragraph or paragraphs. The summary paragraphs are not limited

in number but generally should not exceed 15 linos in length. Each

peragraph abould be abstracted in a marginal heading appciaring at the

left margin opposite the 'fret line of the paragraph. All elaborative

detail choiald be relegated to Part C and reference noted thereto, as

appropriate. Suggeated summary heading: for the DISCOVERER

Project are:

DISCOVERER PROJECT

DISCOVERER FLIGHTS

Flight I

Flight II. etc.

FACILITLES AND SITES

L^aurs c h

Tracking

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Auxiliary Power Subsystem

Satellite Guidetnce and Control Subeyetem

Data Handling Subsystem

Biomedical Recovery Program

These headings may be revised or added to by the preparing agency

from time to time, as appropriate.

PART C. Deocriigive Detail All detailed description and backup information considered necessary to the cornpletenese of the

report will be confined to-Part C. Examples are description and layout of tracking stations, map sketches of location of facilities, and

details of design and tooting of equipment. A gloseary sheet listing

standard equipment and syeterne terminology and specifications

should be included.

Photop,raphs and Sketcbee. Photographs and eketches selected

to show progress of the work and depict development of equipment

should accompany each report. To facilitate printing, photographs

and sketches will be in black-and-white glossy finish on 8X10-1/2- •

inch paper. Each photograph should contain some commonly known

object to indicate scale and be clearly captioned.

General. The quarterly progress report will be assembled with

those of other satellite projects into a single Department of Defense

Military Salellite Program Progress Report and transmitted to the

President. It is desired that the format of the report to the. Presiderg

be carefully followed in preparing the report for your project to

enable ARPA to print and transmit the consolidated report to the

White House with minimum rewriting an.d editing delay.

III. Se miannual Technical Surnrrtary Report

A technical summary report will be prepared semiannually for

periods ending June 30 and December 31 of each rear. The report

will present a concise and factual discussion of technical findinge

and accompliahments during the period. Six copies of the report

will be submitted to the Director, Advanced Research Projects

Asency, and are due within 30 days following the close of the zepowt

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poriod. Upon completion of the project, a final report will be cubrri.itted summarising the entire project. The final completion report

will be submitted in lieu, of tie regular semiannual report to reach

t!.o Director, Advanced 'esearch Projects Agency, within 60 days

following project completion. The ARPA Order number, name of

contractor, and title of the project should be stated in the het/sling of

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, ARRA Order No. 48-59

Amendment No. 2

March 24, 1959 Date ••••n••••nn••••••n•••

TO: The Secretary of the Air Forco

Washington 25, D. C.

The Development and Funding Plan, dated January 30, 1959,

for the DISCOVERER program, ia hereby approved. This approval

pertains to the 13-vehicle program.

Further program guidance will be in accordance with Paragraph 4 of the basic Order.

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ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Washington 25, D. C.

ARPA Order No. 48-59

December 16, 1258 Date

TO: The Secretary of the Air Force

Washington 25, D. C.

1, Pursuant to the provisions of DOD Directive 5105.15, dated

February 7, 1958, you are requested to continue on behalf of the Advanced

Research Projects Agency with the project specified below. Additional

detells and directives may be issued by ARPA from time to time and will

become a part of this Order when so specified.

The study, development, and launch operations associated with

the Thor program, heretofore included in ARPA Order No. 9-58 for the

Sentry Program, are to be continued as an independent project identified

as the Discoverer-Thor Project (U).

At the conclusion of the present program review, the costs

allocable to this project since July 1, 1958, which have been charged to

ARPA Order No. 9-58, shall be identified and transfered to this Order,

at which tine the funds shall be adjusted by ARPA as appropriate. You

are requested to submit to ARPA by January 15, 1959, a financial plan

which will be the basis for determining the division of funds

The Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency, will provide

policy and technical guidance either directly or through designated

representatives. The Secretary of the Air Force will be responsible for

arranging for the detailed technical directions necessary to accomplish

the specified objectives and to comply with ARPA policy and technical

guidance. This general relationship may be specified in greater detail

by amendment to this Order if such action is necessary.

The Director, Advanced Research PrOjects Agency, and the

Office of the Secretary of Defense will be kept informed of the status of

work assigned under this Order by a monthly progress report and a semiannual technical report to be prepared and submitted in accordance with

.procedures outlined in Attachment No. 1. These reports represent ABPA's

total foreseeable requirement for recurring reports based on this Order.

6. The utilization of equipment and materials procured in connection

with this project for other projects is subject to the direction of ARPA.

Notwithstanding, final disposition of such equipment and materials shall

be made in accordance with standard procedures. Any technical and scientific

information relating to work under this Order which may be published from time

to time shall give appropriate credit to the ARPA project. No scientific and

technical progress and status reports on ARPA's projects or final completion

reports prepared specifically at ARPA's request shall be made available to

other agencies or individuals without approval of ARPA.

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Sec/Air shall be responsible for preserving the security of

this project in accordance with the security classification assigned

and the security regulations and procedures of the Department of the

Air Force.

Notwithstanding any , other provisions of this Order, the

Secretary of the Air Force shall not be bound to take any action in . connection with the performszAce of this work that would cause the

amount for which the Government will be obligated hereunder to exceed

the funds made available, and the obligations to the Secretary of the

Air Force to proceed with the performance of this work shall be limited

accordingly. The Secretary of the Air Force shall be responsible for

assuring that all commitments, obligations, and expenditures of the

funds made available are made in accordance with the statutes and regulations governing such matters, provided that whenever such regulations require

approval of higher authority such approvals will be obtained from or through

the Director, ARPA,. or his designated representative.

/s/ Roy W. Johnson

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Director.

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ARPA Order No. 38-59

Novetber 5, 1958 Date.

TO: . Commander

Air Research and Development Command

Andrews Air Force Base

Washington 25, D. C.

PurSuant to the provisions of DoD Directive 5105.15, dated

February 7, 1958, you are requested to proceed at once on behalf of the

Advanced Research Projects Agency with the project specified below.

Additional details and directives my be issued by ARPA from time to

time and will become a part of this Order when so specified.

Study and development begun as Subsystem G of Weapon

System 1171, are to be continued, in accordance with this outline, as an

independent project, to result in an orbitally flight tested Missile

Defense Alarm Satellite (mamns) (u). Tasks to be carried out are:

Prepare for approval by ARPA a definitive statement of

work remaining to be done and costs to be incurred on development,

ground testing, and limited orbital flight testing of a Missile

Defense Alarm Satellite, including necessary car.munication capability,

and including studies aimed at defining a develoyment program for a

more advanced capability for missile defense alarm. The project

definitively stated should be co feted by April-30 1 1960, and the work

statement should indicate intended dates of reaching important milestones,

against which progress of the projects can be monitored, and estimates

for work to be performed (1) by ARDC, (2) by contract, and (3) at other

Government facilities. The statement of the program to be prepared should

be submitted to ARPA by December 15, 1958.

Continue fabrication of two completely functioning infraredSensing satellite payloads. Plan completion in fully functioning form

of an additional payload, initially only a thermal aimulAcrum.

c. Initiate study and drnelopment of satellite/ground communication equipment specifically needed for initial flight tests.

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Initiate design effort necessary properly to integrate

payload and THOR-boosted SENTRY vehicle on an experimental basis, and

to insure availability of auxiliary power adequate to permit significant

data accumulation during test flights.

Plan early orbital flight experiments, to use the basic

satellite vehicle of the SENTRY program, boosted by THOR missiles.

These experiments should evaluate satellite stabilization and communications, as well as infrared payload and signals.

Initiate preliminary design study of infrared trackers and

precise direction readout devices, leading toward an integrated missiledefense alarm payload of more advanced capabilities.

Plan further orbital experiments, to use vehicles and payloads more advanced than those of the initial flight tests.

Examine the possibility of designing simple experiments

and building simple payloads to make use of possible excess load

capacity on missile or satellite flights of other programs, for obtaining additional data of value to the MIDAS project.

Continue, for the present, experimental program to secure

physical data on infrared phenomena, as needed for effective engineering

development of the alarm satellite. Process results of these experi7

mentS, and of other measurement programs, to contribute most effectively

to the MIDAS project.

. 3. This Order makes available $750,000 under appropriation and

account symbol "970113.002 Salaries and Expenses, Advanced Research

Projects Agency, Office of the Secretary of Defense" for obligation by

the Air Research and Development Command on behalf of the Advanced

Research Projects Agency only for purposes necessary to accomplish the

work specified herein. These funds are for the period November 1, 1958,

to January 31, 1959, and immediately available for direct obligation and

for use in reimbursing the Air Research and Development Command for costs

incurred under this Order. The fundi made available are not for the

construction of facilities.

The costs chargeable to this project (formerly Subsystem G)

since July 1, 1958, and charged to ARPA Order No. 9, shall be identified

and transferred to this Order. Funds shall be adjusted by ARPA as appropriate.

The Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency, will provide

policy and technical guidance either directly or through designated

reprjsentatives. The Air Research and Development Command will be .

responsible for arranging for the detailed technical directions necessary to accomplish the specified objectives and to comply with ARPA

policy and technical guidance. This general relationship may be specified

in greater detail by amendment to this Order if such action is necessary.

WDGEV-361-58 Series A

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6.. The Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency, will be kept

informed of the datus of work assigned under this Order by a monthly

progress report and a semi-annual technidal report to be prepared and

submitted -in accordance with procedures "outlined in. Attachment No. l,

These reports represent ARPA's total foreseeable requirement for recurring

reports based on this Order.

I. The utilization of equipment and materials procured in connection with this project for other projects is sUbject to the direction

of ARPA. Notwithstanding, final disposition of such equipment and materials

shall be made in accordance with standard nrocedures. Any technical and

scientific information relating to work under this Order which may be

published from time to time shall give appropriate credit to the ARPA project.

No scientific and technical progress and status reports on ARPA s projects

or final completion reports prepared specifically at ARPA's request shall be

made available to other agencies or individuals without approval of ARPA.

ARDC shall be responsible for preserving the security of this

project in accordance with the security classification assigned and the

security regulations and procedures of the Department of the Air Force.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Order, ARDC shall

not be bound to take any action in connection with the performance of

this work that would cause the amount for which the Government will be

obligated hereunder to exceed the funds made available, and the obligations

to ARDC to proceed with the performance of this work s} 11 be limited aecordingly.' ARDC shall be responsible for assuring that all ccrimitments, obligations and expenditures of the funds made available art made in accordance

with the statutes and regulations governing each matter, provided that whenever such regulations require approval of higher authority such approvals

will be obtained from or through the Director, ARPA, or his designated

representative.

/s/ Roy W. Johnson

/t/ Roy W. Johnson

Director

Attachment:

No. 1

cc: Secretary of the Air Force

WDGEV-361 -58 Series A

Cy / of 7`
Roy W. Johnson

Director

Copy to: Secretary of the Air Force

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ADVANCED RESEARCH P1OJECTS AGENCY

Washington 25, D. C.

ARM Order No. 38-59

Amendment Me. 3

A rza.L.16,2,25,2,_ Date

TO: Co=ander

Air Research and Development Commmnd

Andrews Air Force Baas

Washington 25, D. C.

On the basis of an on-site detailed technical review of the MIDAS Phase

I Development Plan, the 20,200,000 FY 1959 Phase I program relating to the

four experimental flights is •approved -subject to the following changee: • •

1. The program objective shall be strongly reoriented to give a high,

priority to deriving from eadh flight a maximum df quantitative, scientific,.

and engineering data to insure the accumuDetion of sufficient data to:

-a. Predict the success or failure of an alarm system in an operational role:

Pont mi progressive Impeeiveraent of the alarm system during the

development program: and

P rmit design of other infrared' equipment for optimized operational early warning or tracking system.*

2. The contractor shall be directed to analyze quantitatively the gains

in background rejection, possible through signal-data processing, for example

for use of moving-target-indicator methods.

Details on the above changes will be formarded under s parate cover.

In addition to Phase I, FY 1959 funds in the amount'of $2,600;000 are

authorized only for the urgent lead-time procurement required for boosters,

vehicles and engines under Phase II. ,

Total FT 1959 funding in the amount of U2,800,000 mentioned above is

contingent upon ARPA's receipt of additional funds from the Secretary of Defense

Emergency Fund. In the interim, the fund availability is hereby increased from

C;(8,000,000 to a new total of $10,800,000 under appropriation and account symbol

s?97X0113.002 Smleries and Expenses, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department

of Defense."

/s/ Roy W. Johnson
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A.DVANCED IVZSZARC;1"-.).: 1:10,1E(.:TS AGENCY

Vinatlinton 25, D. C.

A.4.1.PA Order No. 75 - 9

Arrien-lrriont No. 2

April 3, 19 59 D4to

TO: Ceaierrian.'12r

Air Research livprnent Command

Avirews Air Force s

riashizztLe BS, D. C.

1. Parm3rect.12 6, ARPA Order N'o. 38-59, dated.

+.1 ,04; r 5, IC:13, is superseded by the faflowin Attachrrurnt

No. 1 to tha boalc Ordar is superseded by Attach-frier, No. I tc

th.ts Asinendrriant

re Direct, ir, A.dvanc.-ed Itesea.rch Pro:trots

A5micy, ve be kept informed of the Rtatus, of work

aoaigiled under this Order by a No„,onthly P-.4rsaa

Report, S. Quarter!), Prof; ..-ess it4. 9(31-t and a Sarniannual Tec r y I epu V. be or °p.a. r d

e.od subrnirted Zn accordanc• with ir-yr,.. ,7eclv-res r. -

Limed in Attachment N. I The rspor..a rep.r.,oecit

A.EU)A's presently foreceezible roc.0.4.:;eirent 3 :o r

reporting eni.1:7 7 ARPA Order Nc.. 51.

Z. Diatribraion of. A,FMME :-eporte req..ired by AR.PA °a

work Forfornteri luxiar ARPA. Order No, 38- 59 to agencies

MAT vifl be decided by A.rBmn in consonance with et ste biii.hed

tnAir rnrocedurts. Resitassts for copses of theme reports

eczeitiota outside USAF will be refer to >4.14PA fo.- *pp ruy 4L1 •

Roy,. eon

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Amendment No. A

MEPARATION OF REPORTS

i. Weezelle Proerees Report

A. Kerrativo Deletion. A letter report will be eubmitted

A.14°:,?feleiD eieizie a narrative account of work periorracei undo A.APA

Or4sr N. 33-59. The letter report will cover work porforneed

rack =meth with the e ttcoreion of the last month (March, .1 =us,

454 ptarzthcr and December) of each calendar quarter. The eearteely

proerece reportprescribod bolow will be submitted in lieu of the

Weer report for the last month of each calendar quarter. The

ietter report under this directive will be for the month of

A. 1959. Letter reports will be submitted in quadruplicate to

the Pef.recter, Advanced Research Projects Agency, and art du

withinlO days following the month reported.

The report will be in letter form, preferably not enceeding

L1/4.70Pr.9 pep's, and will present a brief narrative summary of proerees

durine the reporting period. Each report should make specific

reference to the following topics: (1) technical status, (Z) probe

•erine encountered, (3) work schedulee, an.d (4) action required by

PS.otoeraphs and illustrative material will -be oulernitted as

apprepeiate The AR PA Order number, name of contractor „ etetee

of contract, contract number, amount of contract, aruf title of dee

prieJect should be stated in the heading of each report.

b.

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atone Section. Inetructions for preparation of a milestone eereerese report, which requires use of a standard format in

to tin actual progress against planned progress in accompllahine

73:Lnit,loz meleetoncs, will be issued at a later date.

2earterly Progreso Report

The purpose of the quarterly progress report is to provide the

Preoefekent and the Secretary of Defense and their staff with p r iodic

meztermesiery ',,aforrnation by which they may be kept informed of overall

eeeee lgeezz r.r4 results in certaireof the satellite projects.

7eoeuenct and Due Date. The quarterly progress report will

be >-erepared for eubrniseion to the President each calendar quarter

cgul. ert.11. show a summary of progress and significant events clue/leg

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Atta:hrnent No.

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'The reoort should rean ARPA no later than the

1. lir, to:fowl-1g The close o r the quarter reported

4-alls on a wt.,rl.tday, the report will be due the

The in • tial report under this direcnvt

hez 1R:itxt '4,u-z.rter ending Mar( h. 3l, i959.

• The qutrterly pr p gress rt-,-.>ort will cover the

ach.ieve rnents, problems ennountred, soNsti,eu..Itt a- 41.4;4 status of the program It is essential that c_tt.e.

tFrfu11y or. arved.ane that the rria te a1 is pre enied .

s y and concisely. •

fur-m.4 .(I

t Brie; of Progress During the Quarter The

ceed one-half page in length • and should, prtsent

of progress and stati.:s of the program.

.3.

Topical Surnrrary The topical sUMM4try

su.rnmary headings ea Lh Ji hich is followed by

p-!tragraph Cr paragraphs • The summary paragraphs;

tr y n rtimber but gene rallv shhuld not exceed ••!;. lime*

ter Ltat-/... Each pa...ragraph should he ',it:sir:it ted in a marginal

paring at the left rnargir, opposite the first lin2 of this

All al oa1ve deta.li should be relegated to "Pit.r-C: C

7.4 e rote the-ezo. as appropriate Suggested sumr.rx,4,1--4

r the MIDAS Project are

MT.DA.S PROJECT

NEDAS

Flight l

Flight 11. cc,

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Tracking

GENE RAI,

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(Certain basic subsystem hardware ..or r

the MIDAS Project presently being

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Amendment No. 2

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Attachment No. I 11211.1jUtil

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GENRAI., (continued)

developed under the DISCOVERER

Project will be reported tinder the

DISCOVERER Project and reference

made thereto.)

These headings may be revised or added to by the preparing &coney

from time to time, an appropniate.

PART C... Descriptive Detail. All detailed description and

backup information considered_ necessary to the completeneea of

the report will be confined to Part C. Examples are description and

layout of tracking stations, map sketches of location of facilities,

and details of design and testing of equipment. A glossary sheet

listing standard equipment and systems terminology and specifications should be included.

Photographs and Sketches. Photographs and sketches selected

to show progress of the work and depict development of equipment

should accompany each report. To facilitate printing, photograrAs

and sketches will be in black-and-white glossy finish on 8X10- 1/2-

inch paper. Each photograph should contain some commonly known

object to indicate scale and be clearly captioned

General The quarterly progress report will be assembled

with those of other satellite projects into a single Department of

Defense Military Satellite Program Progress Report and transmitted to the President It is desired that the format of the

report to the President be carefully followed in preparing the

report for your project to enable ARPA to print and transmit the

conaolidated report to the White House with minimum rewriting

and editing delay.

111. Semiannual Technical Summary Report.

A technical summary report will be prepared semiannually

for periods ending June 30 and December 31 of each year. The

report will present a concise and factual discussion of technical

findings and accomplishments during the period. Six copies of

dal) report will be submitted to the Director, Advanced Research

Projects Agency, and are due within 30 days following the close
VAIOT LOGGED

Attachment No. 1 ARPA Order No. 38 -59

Amendment No. 2

of the report period Upon completion of the project, a final report

mill bs submitted summarizing the entire project. The final completion report will be submitted in lieu of the regular semiannual

report to reach the Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency,

within 60 days following project completion. The ARPA Order ,

nursriber,.. mune of contractor, and title of the project should be

statod is the heading of each report.
.

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ADVAMED RESEARCa MOJECTS ACENCY

Washington 25, D. C.

5.1ecember 1958

17DUNFa 5.1:4.74 zzam. sEcm-amy 5:122 AIR FOR=

SUDJECT: Discoram-Taon Project and G.E7= Pror""ams

accordance yith our agrecra of yesterday, It is reveratea

that the following instructiozs be forriled to BMD concerning the

DISCOVERER-TEM project and EZIaal7 T',rogralva:

"Recent fiscal determinations incident to the formlation of the

1960 Budget have neoessfated the modification of the au= Beve1apme4t

Program. Furthermore, the Inception of the DISCOVERER Program as it is

constituted from elements also creates a reqpiroment for pro-am. mnagement dterrinations.

"In response to these influences, the AAPA staff has pr000sed a

reorientation of the two prorams. The details of the nroDosel have

been furniShed to Program namag,,,m— t 7Dersonnel of the Air Force

Ballistic Missile Division. Achnoulodging the tenuous nature of.thls

proposal until further detailed sty cPY1 be made by the Project Personnel, it is the purpose of this =emor•ndum to request such a study

arid. prorent the findinzs for our joint consideration on the 15th of

Decr.,ther. It is our objective to re a .Pinal determination as to the

content of the programs for TY 1960 and balance of FY 1959 in their

major elements by 17 December.

"The actions sugnmsted in the AREA proposal should each be reiewed vith the objective of dA,ng fiscal and project timinG implicalqns. Uhere contract cancellations are involved, an assessment of

industrial Imraot dhoull. b made. in gameral, the goal should be to

determine the practicality of noing the dmnuard ad.justments suggested,

the cost in te end money for implementing the nov pro elements

suggested, aaa alternative suggestions /Lere procram elements suggested

by the ARPA staff are determined to be impractical.

"For the purroses of this revieur, it should be assumed the development resources available vill amount to 4;213.3 rem -fon in FY 59 aaa

,A60million in FY 60. Intelligence-require.ments as they might influence

the eveluation Sh.ould be 'cased on the best informstion that cam be made

available in the time period provided. It is recozed that fully refined

information cannot be mac available by the dates surTested herein.

WDZW 58-7c4
Hovever, it seems likely that sufficiently accurate detenlinationa can

be made as to pernit'major decisions thich are necessary for the

formu/ation of .a final development plan..

"In the interim period, Until the major . progran decisionsare

finalized, the Air Force BPIlistic Niszila Division should be diretted

to ulthhold ay major fund comMitments that ao beyond the sope of the

1PA proposal.. In those areas that miz4t be designated for cancellation,

no material procuremeits ddonld be authorized beyond the absolute

m1 ,11rum necessary for preserving the continuity of engineering effort."

/a/ Roy W. Johnson

Roy W. JOhnson

Director

WDZW 58-704
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THE FMLOKIG MEMORANDUM PROM MR. R W JOHNSEN IS QUOTED FOR YOUR

INFORMATION. QUOTE. SUBJECT CIA ARM ORDER OE NO. 9.58, SENTRY

PROJECT ANEEDIMENT NO IX, DATED APRIL 14, 1959, TO ARPA ORDER NO *

9.58, SPECIFIES THAT THE SENTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS APPROVED

TO THE EXTENT THAT IT PERTAINS TO PAYLOAD PROGRAMS OF VISUAL

RECONNAISSANCE READOUT, VISUAL RECONNAISSANCE RECOVERY, AND PERHMT

UMW. THE SENTRY =MX ERNMEDI PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORT, DATED

MAY 8, 1,10 1959, ISSUED EY THE AIR AN= BALLISTIC MISSILE DIVISION,

DISCLOSES TEAT A MAPPIMI PAYLOAD WAS A PART OF THE REORIENTED EOSETRY

PROGRAM.

(A PARAPHRASE NOT RD:WIRED EXCEPT PRIOR

TO CATEGORY B ENCRYPTION•PHYSICALIX ROM

ALL INTERNAL REFERIEVES DT DATIC4IME GROUP

PRIOR TODECLASSIFIOATICM.)

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YOU ARE ADVISED THAT MAPPING IS NoT AN APRA AMOUR OR AVEHORIZED

PART OF THE SENTRY PROGRAM AS HEORZEMTED. ALL WORK AND CONTRACTS

FOR MAPPING OBJECTIVES UTILIZING ARM SINEW Tuava SHALL BE

TERMINATED DismATELT. URQuOTR.

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*--SONFtf/FtfilleatiRDZGW/24/6/31E. ATN CLN WDP, WDGE, WDZ, WDZW, WDC, QUOTED

FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND ACTION IS A MESSAGE FROM OSD ARPA, DATED 24 JUNE 59.

QUOTE. CORF)IDENTIAL CITE DEF 961412 FROM OSD ARPA SGD JOHNSON PARA INITIAL

ARPA FY 1960 BUDGET DETEMINATIONS INDICATE THE FOLLOWING ANNUAL AMOUNTS

SHOULD BE USED AScOUIDANCE IN SCHEDULING THE WORK CLN/1/SENTRY $135,000,000.

THIS AMOUNT IS BASED ON DEFERRING, PENDING AN ARPA PROGRAM REVIEW, THAT

PORTION OF THE PROGRAM UTILIZING A RECOVERABLE SYSTEM. /2/ DISCOVERER

$34,000,000 FOR COMPLETION OF Tat EXTENSION OF THE SERIES. /3/MIDAS

$18,000,000 OF ARPA FUNDS. IT IS ASSUMED THAT $28.9.

PAGE TWO

MILLION OF AF FUNDS AS SHOWS IN REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLAN WILL BE AVAILABLE

AT SUCH TIME AS PRASE II IS APPROVED. PARA OTHER PROGRAM DEMANDS ON ARPA

ARE SUCH THAT NO INCREMENT IN ADDITION TO Tat ABOVE CAN BE COUNTED ON AND

THEREFORE IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU CONTRACTOR EFFORT TO STAY WITHIN Tat

AMOUNTS AVAILABLE. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT REVISED DEVELOPMENT AND

FUNDING PLANS BASED ON Tat ABOVE GUIDANCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ARPA PROJECT

STAFF WILL VISIT BMD FOR PROGRAM REVIEW IN NEAR FUTURE. PARA PENDING PASSAGE

OF APPROPRIATION AND APPORTIONMENT FY 1960 FUNDING WILL BE ON A MONTHLY

BASIS. ADVISE AMOUNT FOR EACH MONTH JULY AND AUGUST FOR EACH PROJECT.

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h4COMMMTIVri/CITE DEF 9634,9 FROM ARPA ZAN SOD CLARK

EFFECTIVE 'MEDIA SUBJ PROGRAM IS REDESIGNATED SAMOS.

PURPOSE OF NEW DESIGNATION IS TO IDENTIFY RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAM*

WITH INNOCUOUS NAME THAT DOES NOT RFT NOT HAVE MISSION ASSOCIATION.

SAMOS NAME IS UNCLASSIFIED. SAMOS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH

RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITE PRO RAM UNCLASSIFIED. HOWEVER,

ATTENTION IS INVITED TO PACT THAT INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS MUST BE

norunna)As SUM. ALL PUBLIC STATMENTS IN OTHER THAN SIMPLE

CONFIRMATION THAT SENTRY HAS BEEN REDESIGNATED SAMOS WILL BE

CLEARED W/TH ARM ALL INFORMATION MARTYR TO SCEEDULES IS

CLASSIFIED. WITHIN

PAGE WO RN= .OF EVERY

CLASSuLED CHANNELS XXXXXI EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO REDUCE PROGRAM

DATA. ACCESS AND TO RESTRICT PROURAM INFORMATION TO KR= A RIGID

NEED-TO-RNOW BASIS. STRICT ADHERENCE TO THESE MEASURES MUST BE

EFFECTED. POSITIVE ACTION NM UNDER APPROPRIATE SECURITY

REGULATION'S AND DIRECTIVES VILL NE TAXES RELATIVE TO UNAUTHORIZED

RELEASES. THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT

THE DEPARTMENT or DEFENSE AND TO ALL PERTINE AGENCIES AND CONTRACTORS

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EMMA WDZ , COL CURTIN SMUT WDZS, OaL GINIR SWC= MA, COL WORTHMAN THIS Mum! IN

NO PARTS. PAW I REFERENCE IS MADE TO MESSAGE CITE MN RDRRB.204404.41, DATED 20

OCTOBER 1959. P QUOTED P'OR YOUR INFORMATION AND ACTION is A XEsSAGE FROM USAF

C1T.4 CLN 59. QUOTE SECRET rIEN AFDAT 1259/59. THIS MESSAGE FOUR PARTS,

PART I. ON 18 0.4 * SECRETARr OP DUTZSE APPROVED THE ASSIGNMENT TO TEE AIR FORCE

OF THE INTERIM SATELLITE EARL! WARNING SYSTEM/MIDAS/AND PHASE I OF THE SATELLITE RE.

CONNAISSANCE SYSTM, PRIOR TO ASSUMING TEE RESPONSIBILITY MR THESE PROGRAMS, THE

DEPARTMENT OF TEM AIR FORCE WILL sown TO THE SECRETARY OF DEMME FOR HIS APPROVAL

DETAILED PLANS FOR THESE SYSTEMS , INCLUDING USER RMAITONSHIPS WITH THE UNIFIED AND

SPECIFIED =WANDS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCIES . PRIOR TO APPROVING THESE PLANS, Tut

SECRETARY' OF DEFENSE WILL REFER SUCH PLANS `ID THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF FOR COMNT AND

RECOMMENDATIONS THE DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEER? M MILL REVIEW AND

APPROVE THE DETAILED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS UTILIZING WHERE APPROPRIATE TEE

SUPPORT OF ARPA PART II. FOR TEE PURPOSE OF PREPARING THE NECESSARY PLANS FOR SUB•

MISSION BY TEE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR PINCE TO THE SECRETARY OP DEMISE, THE FOLLOWING

PLANNING RESPCNBIBILITIES ARE ASSIGNED 0tH.

A. sAmos DEvELopmErr PIAN WM BE PREMED BY AR, SAMOS OPERATIONAL PLAN WILL

BE PREFUED Br Axc.

MIDAS DEVEttOPMENT PLAN WILL BE PREPARED BY ARDC, °PIRA/TONAL PLAN FOR AS

'ILL BE PREPARED BY ADC/IN =LABOR= s, WITH SAC AND ARK/, AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT FLAN

WILL BE PREPARED BY AMC.

FULLEST COLLABORATION OF ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE FORMATION OF THE ABOZE PLANS IS

DIRECTED. PART II. THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE AND PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS WILL BE USED BY

PLANKS; COMMANDS CLN

A . A SINGLE AIR FORCE PLAN FOR SAMOS AND ANOTHER FOR Kw WILL BE PREPARED FOR

SUBMISSION TO THE SECRETAIE( OF DEFENSE BY MS HEADQUARTERS BASED ON TRE PLANS PROVIDED

COMANDS INDICATED IN PART II ABOVE,

PLANS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THIS HEAMARTERS TO ARRIVE NI& 23 NOV 59 WITH THE

nor TO sUBEIssION or PLANS TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE BY THIS HEADQUARTERS EX 1 Mc 50. 0. PLANNING COMMANDS WILLASSUME, FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, THAT SAMOS WILL BE THE

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY Or SAC AND MIDAS WILL RV TIM OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY' OF

ADC SEE PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS J THEME N BELOW

D. SAMOS OPERATIMAL PLAN WILL INCLU$ USER RELATIONSHIPS WITH naguil0EN= AGENCIEE

AND ME UNIFIED AND SPECIFIED COMMANDS

X. MIDAS OPERATIONAL PLAN WILL DUDE USER RELATIONSHIPS WITH Aram OTHER INTUL. IGENCE MINIONS, CINCNORAD, SAC, AND MIER UNIFIED AND SPECIFIED COtimANDs. F. ALL PLANS WILL INCLUDE ESTIMATED COSTS BASED ON BEST DATA PRESENTLY AVAILABLE

TO PLANNING rums COMM

0. PLANS WILL REFLECT MAIMM USE OF RESOURCES Ccalt= To SAFES AND *DAS AND OF

FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO COMANDS

ASSUME TRW FOLLOWING COMPLETION FOR CONTRACTOR LAUNCHES, EAR= =ran

LENS OF SAMOS AND MIDAS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE 6594 TEST WING

PLANS WILL REFLECT AGREED EARLIEST LOGICAL DATE Or TRANSFER OP 6594 TESTWING

:MC* ARDC TO SAC AMR MAIM= OF INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY FOR SMAOF BY ABC

RESPONSIBILITY FOR LAUNCH AND ORIE T INJECTION OF BOTH SAMOS AND MIMS WILL BE

. 14-71oNED TO SAC UPON GAINING 6594 TEST WING

SAMO84WIAS TRACKINO AND ACQUISITION STATIONS WILL BR CONTROLLED AND MANNED BY

WITH ADC REPRESENTATI AS REQUIBEIL

L. OEN BOTH SYSTEMS BECOME OPTIONAL LAUNCH, ORBIT INJECTION, OF MIDAS SAMLITEE

111BI? WILL HAVE PRI SIMILAR FUNCTIONS FOR sAmw VEHICLits saouLD CONFLICTS

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ZA. MIDAS READOUT STATIONS WILL BE MANNED AND OPERATED BY ADC PERSONNEL. ADC WILL

PLAN FOR SlICLTINEOUS READ-TI DATA DISPLAY AT BOTH NORM), CCU! AND SAC KEADVARTERS.

M. FOR OINCNORAD ADC WILL HAVE OPERATIMEAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL TECHNICAL

OPERATIONS =maw WHICH ARE carat TO THE MIDAS SATELLITE BY SAC CONTROL CENTER

AFTER MIDAS SATELLITE BY SAC commari. CENTER AFTER .MI1' SATELLITES ARE PLACED IN

IT BY SAC. PART iv. rr IS RECOGNIZED THAT MANY FACTORS ARE KEEKEIOC NOT =OW

AT THIS =MB, HOwEVER, EIGIXEMEMC EARLY APPROVAL Br THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OF

AIR FORCE CONCENS FOR THE XEVEWPMNNT, OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT QV THESE SYSTEMS IS

NECESSARY TO REALIZE THE miumum ButeriTS FROM PROPOSEDASSIGNMENT OF TOSE

SYSTEMS TO THE AIR FORCE.

UNQUOTE.

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IS THE FOIWWIMJ MEMO FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF FROM THE SECRETARY OP THE

AIR FORCE, DATED 13 OCT 59. QUOTE CLN REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE

PROPOSED TRANSFER OF DISCOVERER, SAMOC MINIMS WEAPON MT=

=morn= AND OPERATIONAL PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITY TO Int AIR FORCE,

AS WELL AS OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH WILL RES= FROM OTHER SERVICE

SPACE RESPONSIBILITIES. WITH RESPECT TO THESE PROGRAMS AND

RESPONSIBLLITIES„ I WISH TO HAVE ALL ACTIONS ENCOMPASSED WITHIN THE

FRAMEWORK OF THE AIR FORCE BALLISTIC MISSILES commrrrze IN ME SAID

MANNER AS OUR BALLISTIC

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miss= PROGRAMS ARE NOW BEING HANDLED. IT MAY BE APPROPREVE

TO DESIGkATE AN AIR STAFF MEMBER AS THE SECRETARY OF' TEE Ant FORCE

BALLISTIC MISSILE CONMITTEE FOR SB E MATERS. IT WOULD ALSO

SEEM APPROPRIATE TO INCVUDE THE DEPUTY aura OF STAFF, MATERIAL,

AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAN, DEVELOPMENT, AS mans OF THE AIR FORCE

BALLISTIC MISSILE COMMITTEE . END QUOTE. THIS RCA IS TAKING FOLLOW

UP ACTION WITH USAF TO ASCERTAIN IMI2UNENTINO anus AND PROCEDURES.

YOU WILL BE AINI8ED OF THESE RESUITS ATM EARLY DATE.

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THE =MOUT OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON

NOV 1T, 1959

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

SUBJECT: ?remoter of the SAMOS Development Program to the

Department of the Air Ford*

REFERENCE: Memo for Solder from SECA/R, 6 Nov 59, Subject as above.

In accordance with the request contained in the referenced

memorandum, transfer of progru responsibglity for SAMOS from the

Advanced Research Projects Agency to the Department of the Air Force

is approved effective immedistely.

It is understood that the program vill be conducted essentially in

aecordeace with current ARPA plans pending approval of en Air Acres

Development Plea to be submitted to theDirector of Defense Research and

EMSimporing by 15 amour/ 1960. It is requested that the revised

development plan aphasia* physical recovery and provide the initial

launch of a recoverable psyload veil in advance of the present schsdale

(early FY '62). It is further requested that additional step*

beyond the current ARPA development plan toward the achievement of

other objectives in the SAMOS program and that steps beyond the

Research and Development phase be held in abeyance pending specific

approval from My office,

It is also understood that theAlr Force vill submit to me by

15 January 1960, in accordance with the referenced memorandum, en

operational plan for the SAMOS tastes including details Of user

relationships.

Separate action viii be taken by MD (Compt) to arrange for the

necessary adjustments in the Appropriate FY '60 and FT Si 6 funds.

/s/ Oates

DEPUTY

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PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE

U. S. NAVAL MISSILE CENTER

POINT MUGU, CALIFORNIA

313 OA

tier 0178

12 February 1960

CONFIISENTIAL

From: Commodes. , Pacific Missile Range

To: Commander, Air Force Ballistic Missile vteion, P.O. T3ox 262,

Inglewood, California

Suhelt Joint Tenancy Agreement ween the Pacific Missile Ranee and

the Air Fore, Ballistic M silo Division

Emelt (1) Joint Tenant,. Support Agreement for SAMOS WWI* Wirtms.

Facilities between the Commander Pacific Missile Range,

Point MUgu, Califernia, and the

der,

Air Pore.

Ballistic Missile Division (ARDC). Inglewood, California.

2 COMAKEND lir WMT of 28 January 1960

(3 AFBMD Field Office Conf meg 152145Z/DEC 59

(4 COMPMR Coof Meg 170050Z/1 59

1 The Commander, Pacific Missile Range concur* that mclosed

messages, enclosures (3) and (4), modify the sOject agreement in the

areas Of Security, Fire Protection and Pad Safety. Therefore, all

distributed copies of enclosure (3.) will have attached moloeures (2),

(3) and (4).

Enclosures (1), (2), (3) and (4) are forwarded for your rote t

as provided for in paragraph 3 of enclosure (1).

This letter my be downgraded to Unclassified Won reaoval of enclosures (3) um* (4).

L N. TMLN

Deputy Comander

VIM Coot. No. 0.298
JOINT TENANCY SUPPORT AGREEMENT

FOR SAMOS WEAPON SYSTEM FACILITIES

BETWEEN THE

COMMANDER, PACIFIC MISSILE, RAN CE

POINT maw, CALIFORNIA AND THE

COMMANDER, AIR rows AALLISTIC MISSILE MIVISI (ARDC)

noLswoorl, CALIFORNIA.

1. INIWDOCTION: it is the purpose of this agreement, betweent the

caaminiter Pacific oils Range, Point Mug (PMR), California and

the Commu;der, Alaimo Ballietic Missile Division CARDC) (AFRMD)

Inglewood, California, to set forth conditions under 'Mich the'

arose-servicing, and/or coammoservicing, will be accomplished, one

for the other, at the Naval Missile Amilitr, Poimt Argmello for the

SAMOS Weep= System facilities.

Definitions: As hereinafter used the term 'host activity"

shall mean the Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello (JIMA) and the

"tenant activity" shall mean the team(*) of Air Fere, Perseenel,

civilian -(contractor and/or civil service) or military, or any

combination thereof, designated by the Air Force as peeing required

at the INFRA in support of the SAMOS program. The terms tcommoa

servicing" end "cross servicing" shall mean: enr•vm,n-servicing

that servicing Performed by one departmate for onvor'eare departments

for which no charge is mode to the other departments; crime-servicing, 4

that servicing by one department for one or mere departments for which

the other ispartments are shergee.

Refereices: It is mutually agreed that the terse of this

*greenest are in consonance with Air Pores Regulation 172-5/SECNaV

Instruction No. 7100.4, AFM 172-1, DOD Directive 7000.1, AEW 177-1,

and the agreement for Coordinated Peacetime Operation of the PMR as

approved on 22 September 195'9, by the Chief of Staff, USAF, and the

Chief of Naval Operation*.

2. TERMS OF AGRVEMNT: 

This support agreement will became effeetivec after being executed

by the Commander, PMR, Point Mugu, C lifornia, for the host activity, and

the Commander, AFBMD CASDC), Inglewood, Califernie, for the temeebt

activity, and final review and sigmature by the Commandant, Eleventh

Naval District (11ND), Sea Diego 30, California. None of the procedures

or agreements set forth berets are intended to euperseddmaY

instruction from higher authority and any procedure or sareemeat herein

'bleb is now or mey become invalid by instruction from jointly

higher authortky Shall be automatically Modified to canar with mild

instruction, and immediate action to moat this agreement accordingly

shall be initiated by either the hest activity, or the tenant activity

as the aim* mar bee.

It is mutually agreed that the terns of this support agreement

*bal l remain in effect for an indefinite period or until termiested by

mutual agreement of the host and tenant activities.

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a. It i.e agreed that all personnel of the tenant ectivity based at

the host activity shell be under the management and towhees' control of

the Alr FOrce and further, that all personnel of the tenant activity are

under the military control of the host activity through the senior militant

representetive as designated by the tenant activity, and are subject to

all rules sad regulations promulgated by the host activity, except in the

field of Air Force military and civilise personnel edninistration, USA?

Regulations apply. The foregoing shall net be construed to pertain in

any *my to the control, operation or seanagement of the technical Programs,

range safety functions excepted. Personnel of the tenant activity

(civilian or military) shall not be required to stand vetches, or be assigned

extra dutY.

(1, The following polio/et and procedures are agreed Uromi

(1) Fiscal Agreement: Reimbursements vill be processed monthly in

WOOrdance with APR 172-5/SECNAV Instruction 7 .04.4 dated 3 December 1956.

The Unmet activityvtll submit, on a quarterly basis, a

Standard Porn D061149 to cover reimbursement for those items designated as

reimbursable (cross-servicing).

A standard foam 1080 identifying all charges for reimbursable

items (cross-servicing) will be submitted monthly by the Commander, Pacific

Missile Range to the tenant activity.

(c) Reimbursement by the tenant will be limited to the gross

additional cost of providing the service less the value of resources peovided

by the tenant. Reimbursement by the tenant will be valved for any service

furnished if the net additional monthly cost to the host department is less

than one percent of the hoot instaIlation'e monthly cost for that service or

less than $100 permonth.

(2) Real Estate: An exclusive use permit Shall be consumated end

affixed hereto as Attachment I, pursuant to APR 172-5/SACIAY Instruction 7100.4

and AFR 87-1 and shell define all such are's, including easement for conmunics.

time cables epecifYing boundaries, location and access. Upon termination of

Air Force program requirements for use of the facility, the status of the

assets will be governed by the provisions of RECNAV Instruction 7100.1WAIR

(3) Personnel Facilities and Services;

No enlisted men's barracks or messing facilities are available

at Weft, and no officers' quarters or messing facilities are available at

NMFPA. The tenant activity will make its on arraignments for berthing and

messing military personnel Civilians and military personnel employed by

the tenant activity may use the food services provided for the civilian

employees of the host activity. Cost of meals will be paid b the individual

involved.

No recreation chapel, library, or other similar

services sage available at NNFPA.

(c) Disbursing services for the tenant activity, including mate»

tenance or pay records, will be the sitponsibility of the tenant activity.
Medical and Dental: Bmergenwr-type dental service will, be

provided by host. The only medical services provided shall be limited to

emergency-type and stand...by serttees furnished by the host activity. Those

medical services will be available to military and civiliee personnel. The

medical service's will be provided for military personnel on a comeon-servicing

basis and for civilians On a cross-servicing baits in accordance with current

instructions governing the host activity. As more definitive industrial

health capability is available for the host, it will also be provided the

tenant

Passenger-tyPe transportation required by the tenant activity

will be furnished by the tenant activity; however, normal base transportation

service (public type) will be nada available to personnel of the tenant activity

on the some basis as for personnel of the host activity,

The tenant activity may request the host activity to provide

"special purpose" vehicles or equipment on a temporary bests. The host activity

will provide this service as secondary to the mission of the host activity, but

with full consideration of the relative Department of Defense priority. Determination as to availability of "special purpose" vehicles or equipment at *MY

particular time will be the prerogative of the host activity. Charges for

equipment rental or manpower used to meet the requirement of the tenant activity

will be on a cross-servicing basis.

(a) Maintenance and servicing of vehiralarequipment furnished

will bee the responsiblity of the actitity furnishing the equipment.

(d) YUel and oil required tar vehicular equipment of the tenant

activity is available end will be provided, as required, by the host activity

at NMFPA on as cross-servicing baste. Standard Perm 1080 will be sUbmitted

monthly to the tenant activity to cover charges for these servicel.

(0) Maintenance, Alteration and ,Contruction of Facilities: 

Any minor alterations, minor contruction, or routine maintnance

and repair required by the tenant activity in order to utilise either land or

buildings (or potions therof) assigned to the tenant activity will normally be

accomplished and funded by the tenant. If minor alteretiens, minor eentruction

or routine maintenance or repair of fecilities are requested of the host,

the work will be accomplished upon submission of a standard work request far*

(SAVDOCKS Form 2351 (5-56) within the limitations of thee bost activity.

Standard Fara BD 1149 will cite applicable funds to be used in accomplishing

this work.

All al ions and minor construction affecting *my external

utility shall be approved by the host activity prior to ecemplisiussat,

(c) Major construction alterations of facilities at NMFPA

utilitised exclusively by the SAMOS Program will be funded by the Air Force.

Design and aoastractiaaa xiiL.. be approved by the host activity for eonformance

with the host easter plan.
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(1) Mi. 

The host activity will furnish electrical power, water, fuel

oils, and sewage disposal for the facilities of the tenant activity located on

um on a cross-servicing beAis. These utilities will be furnished at the

rates established by the host activity with reimbursement emputed in accordance

with AYR 172 • 5/SECIAT Instruction 7100.4.

Trash piekup will be provided to tenant activity on a

mrvicing basis. Janitorial service will be provided by the tenant.

Range Support: Range Support will be requeeted in appropriate

data and oupport requirements documents and will be in eonsosanee with existing

range operations directives and policies.

Security end tree froteotiog:

(e) The hoot activity will, provide security measures as provided

for comparable facilities of the host activity. The host ectivity will provide

guards for couple* security and traffic control as provided in DOD Directives

designating ggra as ease:taxa securityarea. Tenant will control and administer

access liet to its facility.

(b) The host activity will furnish fire protection aervices for

facilities of the tenant activity on a non-reinburseble basis. Specialised

requirements for hasard handling services not foreseen herein will be

negotiated by normal staff action.

Communications:

(s) Mministrativo Telephone: Thee lost activitywill furnish local

administrative telephone conseunication service to the tenant activity on a

common-servicing basis for those facilities whAeh are occupied by the tenant

activity. The extent of the service provided will be that requested or as

nutuelly agreed upon within the capability of the existing telephone central

office equipment. Request for installation of telephones will be submitted

in accordance with procedures eatedalarthedcbttbhAlOsttactivity. The use of

the telephone system will be in accordance with riles and regulations

promulgated by the boot actitity. Official or unofficial toll, calls which

must be processed outside of the looal telephone wyotem of the host activity

will be reimbursed by the tenant activity in eat:orderer* with current instructions

of the host activity.

(b) Operation14.Conmutications: Comeautications provided for the

SAMOS facilittby the Air rorce will be controlled by the program director

operational commander, Maintenance and operation of the above commiestioa

syst4mtwill be the sasponsfbility of the tenant.

SWAY and Fiscal:

(a) Supply and fiscal services activity will be the

responsibility of the tenant activity. The tenant setivity will provide

janitorial services, office suppliA8, and office equipment such as typewriters,

calculstors, Etc.
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The tenant aCtivity viii provide its own calla raLeolipment

such as desks, chairs, file cabinets, tables, etc., reqpired to support the

mission. The host activity viii provide said collateral eqpipment for those

facilities funded by the host activity and constructed for joint use by the

host activity and/or tenant activities.

Normal acoumulation of scrap salvage, and waste material

senarate4 by the tenant activity will be sold or otherwise disposed of by

the host activity without reiabursement to the tenant activity. Reportable

property that becomes surplus to the tenant activity will be disposed of by

the tenant activity

(12), Public Intbrnetion; Public rOokease of any information pertaining

to aver phase of the SAMOS Program will be in accordance with current DOD

Directives.

43) rational Control: The tenant shall, exercise operational control

over the facilities and ree estate outlined in Attachment I hereto. The

exclusive use of the feeilitiea and real estate includea R & D, operational

developmant and operational utilization by the SAMOS program and other awash

speciel progress as may be assigned to the Air Force. It will silo inland.

flight preparation of missiles, satellites, space vehicles and launching

devices; launching and controlling the flight through impact of the missile

or last stage burnout of the satellite or owe vehicle and fall control over

all integral compoments of the weapon web= including ground support equipment -

end communic ►tion*. This control will be exercised in conformance with

established reps* operations's test end safety procedures promulgated by the

rouge •

3. CHANGES IN TERMS: This support agreement and amendments thereto will

be negotiated and executed by Oommender, PMR, Point Muni, California for

the host activity, and the Cc r, AFBMD (ARDC), Inglewood, California for

the tenant activity. This deeemmet will be *Moved: first, by the commander,

PMR; second, by the Commandant ? 11ND; and third, by the commander, AFBMD,

who will return all signed copies of the document to the host actietty. The

Commander, ?MR will forward signed copies of the doeumeut to all signatories

of the agreement.

Borron AND Ale OF

Signed: 0. J. =LAND 

Commander

Air Force Ballistic Missile

Ittitglin(ARD0)

(DATE) 28 Janus,* 1960 

Signed: C. C * HARTMAN 

Commandant

Eleventh Revel District

San Deign, 30, California

(DATE) 10 December 19p 
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HEADQUARTERS

AIR FORCE BALLISTIC MISSILE DIVISION (ARDC)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Air Force Unit PoSt Office, Los Angeles 45, California

Reply to

Attn of: WDT 28 Jan 1960

Subject: Joint Tenancy Support Agreement Between the Pacific Missile

Range and AFBMD

To: Commander

Pacific Missile Range

U. S. Naval Missile Center

Point Mugu, California

1. Reference:.

AFBMD Field Office message December 152145Z.

COMPACMISRAN message December 170050Z.

2. The Commander, Air Force Ballistic Missile Division, has

reviewed the attached Joint Tenancy document and concurs with

the understanding that the signing of subject agreement will not

abrogate or modify those areas of understanding which have been

consummated with the Pacific Missile Range subsequent to the

signing of the Joint Tenancy Agreement by the Commander, Pacific

Missile Range. The above referenced messages represent a mutually

acceptable position regarding Security, Fire Protection and Pad.

Safety.

/8igned/

O. J. RITLAND 1 Atch

MAJOR GENERAL, USAF Joint Tenancy Agreement

COMMANDER

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.444F-1-£01.17AtAYBMD Field Office message December 152145Z to COMPACMISRAN

FROM WDGEV-2-12-45-C. REFERENCE CONFERENCE AT PT MUGU ON 9 DEC ON SAMOS

SUPPORT, THE AIR FORCE POSITION RELATIVE TO OPERATION OF THE SAMOS PROGRAM

AT PT ARGUELLO HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH 1 MISDIV AS FOLLOWS:

THE SAMOS PROGRAM IS ESSENTIALLY AN OPERATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED

TO ACHIEVE A FULLY OPERATIONAL SAMOS WEAPONS SYSTEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THE INITIAL PHASE, INSOFAR AS THE LAUNCH OPERATIONS CONCERNED IS CONTRACTOR

OPERATED TO ASSURE A PROPER MATING OF THE ORBITING VEHICLE TO THE BOOSTER

TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL ORBIT. SINCE THE BOOSTER IS A PROVEN ITEM AND MANY

ASPECTS OF THE ORIBITING VEHICLE HAVE BEEN SEPARATELY EXERCISED IN THE.

DISCOVERER PROGRAM, THE PROBLEMS EXPECTED ARE MINIMUM AND THE OPERATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT PHASE IS LIMITED IN SCOPE AND TIME AS COMPARED WITH OTHER

WEAPON SYSTEMS AND THE LAUNCH FACILITIES PHASE RAPIDLY INTO OPERATION , .

USAGE BY A MILITARY UNIT. NO OTHER USE FOR THESE FACILITIES IS CURRENTLY

ENVISIONED SINCE THE PROGRAM HAS AN INDEFINITELY LONG LIFE IN THE OPERATION •

• CONFIGURATION. THEREFORE, IN THE INTEREST OF ACHIEVING EARLY. OPERATIONAL

CAPABILITY WITH MINIMUM EXPENSE AND MAXIMUM UNIT INTEGRITY, IT IS IMPERATIVE

THAT THE OPERATIONAL MODE BE INTRODUCED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO EASE AND

EXPEDITE TRANSITION FROM THE EARLY CONTRACTOR OPERATION TO THE LATER FULLY

OPERATIONAL PHASE WITH A MILITARY CAPABILITY. THIS MEANS THEREFORE, THAT

THE PROGRAM IS ORIENTED INITIALLY FOR MINIMUM IMPACT'IN DETAILS OF DATA

REQUIREMENTS AND FOR INDEPENDENT OPERATION FROM THE STANDPOINT OF. RELIANCE

ON EXTENSIVE EXTERNAL SUPPORT. IN SUMMARY THE ACTIVITY OF THE SAMOS PROGRAM

AT ARGUELLO MUST BE VIEWED IN ITS PROPER WEAPONS SYSTEM CONTEXT WHICH

INCLUDES NOT ONLY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT BUT TRAINED PEOPLE UNDER THE

DIRECT CONTROL OF THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. SINCE THIS POSES A CONFLICT

OF PHILOSOPHIES BETWEEN THE OPERATIONAL MODE AND THE RANGE CONCEPT OF

MAXIMUM SUPPORT FROM CENTRALLY MANAGED CAPABILITY, THERE IS A MUTUAL PROBLEM

TO CAREFULLY DEFINE AND MINIMIZE THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE SAMOS PROGRAM

ACTIVITY AT PT ARGUELLO AND OTHER R AND D ACTIVITIES AT ARGUELLO. PRECEDENT

FOR A RECOGNIZED BOUNDARY BETWEEN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND RANGE MANAGEMENT

HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL ON THE

BURKE-LEMAY AGREEMENT IN THE SENSE THAT RANGE CRITERIA APPLY FOR THE

OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AT VANDENBERG BUT THE ACTUAL DISCHARGE OF

THE FUNCTIONS IS LEFT WITHIN THE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THIS SAME CONCEPT, WHEN APPLIED TO THE

SAMOS FACILITIES AT ARGUELLO, DICTATES THAT THE AIR FORCE, AS SAMOS PROGRAM

r) MANAGER, HAS THE FULL RIGHT TO MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF THE SAMOS PROGRAM

WITHIN THE ISLAND OF SAMOS FACILITIES AT ARGUELLO WITH THE SOLE PROVISION

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THAT THESE ACTIVITIES SHOULD NOT INFRINGE UNNECESSARILY ON OTHER ACTIVITIES

IN THE AREA. ACCORDINGLY, THE AIR FORCE MAY THEN DETERMINE WHAT SUPPORT,

IF ANY, IS REQUIRED, AND WHAT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND MODE OF OPERATION

IS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE SAMOS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, BUT MUST RECOGNIZE

GENERAL PMR SAFETY CRITERIA. ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE

GENERAL CRITERIA FOR SAFETY IN THE ARGUELLO AREA SHOULD APPLY EVEN TO

THE ISLAND OF SAMOS LAUNCH FACILITIES. HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION

OF THESE CRITERIA WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF COMPLEX IS ONE THAT MUST BE,

AT A FUTURE DATE, PERFORMED ENTIRELY BY THE OPERATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN

ORDER TO ASSURE UNIT INTEGRITY ON VITAL FUNCTIONS IMPERATIVE TO THE

OPERATIONAL CONCEPT. ACCORDINGLY, THE AF HAS PLANNED FOR SAFETY AS AN

INTEGRAL PART OF THE UNIT, HAS ESTABLMSHED SPECIFIC MILITARY SPACES FOR

THIS PURPOSES, AND INTENDS TO IMPLEMENT THIS ELEMENT THROUGH USE OF FULLY

QUALIFIED PERSONNEL OF THE OPERATIONAL UNIT IMMEDIATELY UPON COMMENCEMENT

OF THE INITIAL OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, TOGETHER WITH OTHER

OPERATIONAL ASPECTS. IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT SUPPORTING FUNCTIONAL AREAS,

IE, FIRE PROTECTION, MEDICAL AND PERSONNEL CONTROL ARE AN INTEGRAL PART

OF THE TOTAL TEAM NECESSARY TO FULLY DISCHARGE THE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY.

IT IS FURTHER RECOGNIZED THAT ANY COMPETENT GROUP OF QUALIFIED PEOPLE IN

THESE RESPECTIVE AREAS CAN DISCHARGE THESE INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONS. HOWEVER,

IT IS FUNDAMENTAL FROM THE STANDPOINT OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT THAT THESE

PERSONNEL BE UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL OF THE WEAPON SYSTEM MANAGER TO

ASSURE TIMELY AND SOUND OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUBSEQUENT UTILIZATION

OF THE WEAPONS SYSTEM. THEREFORE THIS SUPPORT HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED AS AN

INCREMENTAL EXPANSION OF THE PRESENT AF CMBT GP AT VAFB WHICH HAS BEEN

PERFORMING AN IDENTICAL FUNCTION ON SIMILAR FACILITIES FOR OTHER OPERA -

TIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, USING IN THE CASE OF THE 6 ATLAS PADS AT

VANDENBERG, AN IDENTICAL BOOSTER. SECURITY AT THE PRESENT TIME TIME APPEARS

TO BE AN INTERFACE AREA ASSOCIATED BASICALLY WITH THE PHYSICAL INTERFACE OF

THE COMPLEX FENCE OF THE SAMOS PROGRAM. THE AF ACCEPTS FULL RESPONSIBILITY

FOR CIRCULATION CONTROL INTO AND WITHIN THE SAMOS.LAUNCH COMPLEX AND HAS

PROGRAMMED FOR THE NECESSARY CIVILIAN GUARD PERSONNEL FOR THIS PURPOSE.

IT IS NEVERTHELESS FOREORDAINED THAT AT A FUTURE DATE THE MILITARY OPERATION

WILL REQUIRE THE USE OF COMBAT DEFENSE PERSONNEL WHEN THE FACILITIES ARE

FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE CONCEPTS EXPRESSED ABOVE GIVE THE AF THE FULL

RIGHT TO DETERMINE WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE REQUIRED IN THE ISLAND OF SAMOS

LAUNCH FACILITIES AT ARGUELLO AND PMR INTEREST IN THESE FACILITIES, SINCE

THEY WILL IN ALL CASES BE PECULIAR TO SAMOS AND DESTINED. FOR OPERATIONAL

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USE, SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THEIR MERE PHYSICAL INFLUENCE IF ANY, ON

SURROUNDING ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS UNNECESSARY BLOCKAGE OF LINES OF SIGHT,

ETC., RATHER THAN COMPATIBILITY WITH MASTER PLANS ON THE BASIS OF PROPOSED

INDUSTRIAL AREAS OR OTHER NONOPERATIONAL CRITERIA. IF THESE CONCEPTS AND

THIS OPERATION REQUIRE FURTHER DISCUSSION, RECOMMEND MEETING BE SCHEDULED

FOR 1100, FRIDAY, 18 DEC AT PMR OR EARLIER IF CONVENIENT

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COMPACMISRAN message December 170050Z to AFBMD FIELD OFFICE, VAFB

PMR CONCURS GENERALLY IN CONCEPT OF YOUR 152145Z FOR SAMOS PROGRAM EXCEPT THAT

RANGE USERS MUST ADHERE TO MASTER PLAN FOR NMF CMM PT ARGUELLO CMM IN

ORDER TO AVOID DUPLICATION AND MISLOCATION OF FACILITIES X COMPMR WILL

PROVIDE PAD SAFETY CRITERIA CMM REVIEW AND APPROVE PAD SAFETY PLANS AND

WILL PROVIDE PAD SAFETY MONITOR TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH CRITERIA X

CONSIDER TERM "SAMOS ISLAND" SHOULD BE CHANGED TO "SAMOS WEAPON SYSTEMS

FACILITIES AT PT ARGUELLO" IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS JOINT TENANCY

AGREEMENT X IF YOU CONCUR IN ABOVE ASSUME NO BMD/PMR MEETING REQUIRED

18 DEC 1959 X IF FURTHER DISCUSSION DESIRED CMM PROPOSED MEETING AGREEABLE

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Reply to

Attn of: RDY 14 June 1960

SUBJECT: Revised SAMOS Development Plan .

TO: AFB

The attached letter, subject: (U) Exploitation of Initial SAMOS

data, dated 1 Aline 1960, from Headquarters USAF (AFDSD-.AT) to ARDC,

requires that this command submit revisions of the SAMOS Development

Plan to the Air Force Ballistic Missile Committee. The contents of

this letter were discussed with personnel of the Air Force Ballistic

Mission Division and the Strategic Air Command during a visit to AFBMD

by Colonel Ralph J. Nunziato and Colonel Norman C. Appold of this headquarters on 2;, June 1960. The Air Force Ballistic Missile Division is

directed to comply with the provisions of the letter for this 'command.

The presentation of the revised SAMOS Development Plan shall be given

to the Air Force Ballistic Missile Committee on or about 15 July 1960.

This same presentation shall be given to this headquarters prior to that

date.

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Major General, USAF Ltr, eubj: Exploitation

Vice Commander of Initial SAMOS Data,

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1. By letter of 20 April 1960, the Dirdctor of Defense, Research and

Engineering approved in principle the Researbh and Development Plans •

for. DISCOVERER, SAMOS AND MIDAS, dated 15 January 1960. Separate •

..:correspondence As to specific changes and funds pertaining to this

approval is being prepared; however, questions of operational command,

operational facilities and user relationships for the SAMOS reconnaie.

ance eatellite continue to be matters of considerable discussion.

2.

• The Under Secretary of the Air Force directed on 27 May 1960 that

the R&D exploitation and operational plans for SANDS be re-evaluated.

The. Under Secretary stated that there is considerable technical um. .

certainty as to the character and quality of the information that may

be obtained by the different payloads of this system and that the

operational interest and the character of the initial operational,

programs will be strongly conditioned by the reeulta of the R&D program.

Re noted that a very elaborate plan had been originally conceived for

the operational control, data handling, data. utilization data volume, •

and 'data displya elements of the SAMOS and MIDAS operational systems,

but that approval of such a plan with authorization for expenditure of

funds has not been fobthcoming. This delay has concurred because of

concern that the assumptions on such items as technical capabilities,

schedules, data quality, frequency of coverage, payload reliability and

lifetime, computer requirements, optimum camera types, etc., are open

to considerable question and can affect in a major way the type of

operational system that w114 ultimately be required. If, as a result'

of the R&D axperiMental flight program, recovery rather than readout . .

turns out to be the best primary means for satisfying the bulk of the

operational requirements, then the ground complex required for handling'

such da:a will be enormously simpler than if complete reliance is placed

on readout to meet these requirements.

3. • It is directed that a revised SAMOS Development Plan be prepared and

submitted as soon as possible within the ground rules specified belay.

Deviations for valid reasons will be considred and may be presented as •

alternate plans.

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In order to have parallel R&D tests of readout and recovery

systems, re-examine all applicable camera equipment, both on theehelf

and in development, and make recommendations for the introductión of

an additional recoverable payload development program with associated

schedules and cost.

Endeavor to achieve the earliest flight dates for the different

payloads with priorities in this order: photographic recovery, photo

graphic readout, ferret. Consideration is to be given to possible delaying

elements and added insurance against each delays.

c. Make prevision for the min&mum essential capability to handle in

a reasonable fashion any operational take from the R&D flights:

Include facility detailse, schedules, costs, manpower, and

subsystem descriptions.

Initial readout is limited to two sites.

(i) Ma wide-band data links authorized except Vandenberg*.

Sunnyvale*

No provision is to be made for alternate satellite control

centers; control to be exercised originally from Sunnyvale center.

Capability will be limited to that required to handle one

operating readout satellite at a time.

System should be planned to permit growth capacity if R&D

program results are promising and decision is made later to use readout

primarily.

Processign capability should b eqUate for recovered as

well aq6adout data. • .

Personnel staffing a raining shaluld be geared to the

.modified program . The present activities in this regard appear to be

completely out of scale and out of phase time-wise.

Provision will be made only for essential elements of eub.,

system I. Complexity and computer requirements introduced into this

subsystem as a result of ferret payloads should be carefully reassessed.

The very limited value of possible data from F-1 and F-2 militate, against

sophisticated data handling systems Subsystem I appears to have been

greatly over-engineered, at least for the !errant aspects of the program.

(10) Computer programming problems, schedules and computer rsrewirements for photographic readout payloads will be re-evaluated to

determine whether it is reasonable to anticipate extensive pre-determined

selective area coverage on request by intelligence in the R&D flights now

scheduled. The interim facility requirements should be planned accordingly..

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d. Determine the effect of the above on MIDAS and prepare necessary

revisons to the MIDAS plane.

4. The proposed SAMOS interim operational capability should be located in

the area whets it is desired to establish the final operational facility

and control centeri if appropriate, or can consist of an augmentation to

the R&D capability with Air Force personnel rather than contractor personnel responsible for the operation. The plan for this capability meet

include recommendations for its location with justification for the

choice. .The current plan is to use a very small portion of the old

Martin bomber plant in Omaha with overlapping control systems for MIDAS:

and SAMOS.: The Under Secretary questions the desirability of this plan

and reports that CINCNNRAD believes this is unacceptable and that MIDAS

controls readout, display, etc., must be integrated in a common location

with other defense subsystem elements such as thoed related to BMEWS.

Therefore, questions of the following types must be considered in making

a new plan for the interim operational capability:

a. Should the Air Force plan ultimately to establish the complete

operational data handling, display and control elements of SAMOS and

MIDAS at the old Martin Bomber Plant?

b.. If not, or if there is : serious question as to such desirability, is it sound to reactivate a minute area of this large plant for the

interim operational equipment?

Should the entire complex be considered as basically a "peacetime"

operation with survivability of all or part of the equipment of little

importance. •

Is it necessary or deariable to Ito-locate data handling and

processing facilities with future control centers and should the SAS

and MIDAS control centers be integrated?

5. Request this headquarters be notified of the earliest possibledate

that the requested plans can be formally submitted for appropraite

briefings and presented to the Air Force Ballistic Missile Committee.

ARDC is to act as team captain for the preparation of these plans with

other commands participating as necessary. Further guidance will be

provided by this headquarters on the questions in paragraph 4.

ROSCOE C. WILSON

L. General, USAF

Deputy Chief of Staff, Develo Ott

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MIMORANDUM roR SECRETARIES OF 1St AND In AIR FORCIr

SUBJICTI Coordination of Sstelltte and Space Vehicle Operations (u)

Reference is made to the Secretory of Defense's memorandum of

September 18, 1959, subject as above.

The decisions set down in the referenced memorandum are re

affirmed. Additionally, it is desired to emphasise the establishment

of a joint military organization for control over operational space

systems does not appear necessary or desirable at this time.

With s ific reference to the first full paragraph on page 3

of the September 18, 1959, memorandum, the appropriate Military

Department will include in its detailed plans for a particuleis

system not only the user relationships with unified end specified

commands and other appropriate agencies, but also, where appliceble,

provision for the exercise of appropriate operational authority by

the unified and specified commanders responsUle for the functional

areas concerned.

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INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE 

SYSTEIS OF WHICH SAMOS IS AN EXAMPLE 

The United States has, and will continue to have for the foreseeable

future, a high priority requirement for photographic and electronic

reconnaissance of the Soviet Union and other denied areas. In theory,

it is feasible to conduct a large amount of this reconnaissance in a

number of different ways, but this feasibility will be affected from time

to time by technical and political considerations that might make it

difficult or impostible to use all of the theoretically feasible means.

Although a satellite reconnaissance system has not yet been operationally

demonstrated and is not likely in the near term to produce the quality of

information that can be obtained by other systems, on balance, it should

be able to perform a number of reconnaissance tasks better than other

systems and should be able to produce useful information on the great

majority of intelligence questions against which reconnaissance systems

might be employed. A satellite reconnaissance system might also be less

affected by some of the political considerations affecting other reconnaissance systems. The U. S. Intelligence Board considers it essential,

therefore, that the United States develop and maintain an operational

satellite reconnaissance system with a wide range of capabilities.

The intelligence situation facing the United States will continue to

be highly dynamic, influenced both by changes in Soviet capabilitiei and

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our own intelligence assets, making it impossible to specify at any one

time the precise nature of the satellite reconnaissance system that will

be required in the distant future. As stated in paragraph 1 above, however, we are sure that there will exist an urgent requirement for a

satellite reconnaissance system throughout the foreseeable future.

The photographic system must be capable of obtaining coverage of

denied areas at object resolutions of approximately 20 feet, 5 feet, and

ultimately 1 foot on a side. However, the 100 feet on a side programmed

for R&D design objectives will be utilized and exploited for intelligence

purposes to the maximum extent possible. (See Annex "A" for examples

of objects that can be identified at these resolutions.) The system must

provide for repeat coverage of targets at these various resolutions,

depending on the nature of the target and the intelligence problem in-'

volved. The periodicity of this repeat coverage will also depend on the

nature d the target and the intelligence situation, as well as on other

sources that can be brought to bear on it. The anticipated frequency

can be predicted more precisely as the intelligence situation develops.

It is essential that the U. S. have access to information derived

from electronic emissions inside of denied areas that, in the present

state of the art, can be collected only by electronic reconnaissance over

those denied areas. A satellite electronic reconnaissance vehicle is

likely to be of great value in this reconnaissance. It is essential that

such an electronic reconnaissance vehicle have a wide range of capabilities in order that it may fulfill the requirements expressed in the

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that .are appropriate to collection by

a satellite. The characteristics required of these vehicles are described

in Annex "B". Unfortunately, however, in the present state of the art

electronic art, these capabilities are likely to be obtained only after a

considerable R&D effort. We feel that the information derived from

photographic reconnaissance is now, and is likely to be, of greater

value and priority than that obtained by any foreseeable electronic reconnaissance system. Even in these circumstances, however, we feel that

the information likely to be obtained by electronic reconnaissance would

be of such value that the R&D effort to achieve this capa.1 jt air y should be

carried forward with the highest priority short of interfering with the

photographi.ctasks outlined elsewhere in this paper. In the absence of

a fully developed electronic reconnaissance system, and in view of the

uncertainties as to what can be collected with interim systems, we are

relucta to specify detailed requirements for the short term that might

ca.asessu'o_us_disrgatzLtJie R&D effort ,leading toward the fully

developed s s There are important problems, however, toward

which electronic reconnaissance could contribute critical information

during the R&D phase without serious disruption to that effort. One of

the most important of these is the search for emissions associated with

an Anti-Ballistic Missile system. These problems are outlined in greater

detail in Appendix I to Annex "B". It is probable that from time to time

the intelligence situation will require that additional tasks be levied on
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the satellite electronic reconnaissance system during the R&D phase.

These will be communicated to the proper authorities as they arise.

In order for the system to move in a realistic direction and provide

the maximum amount of intelligence to the country, it is essential that

the R&D phase of the system be guided by and devoted to the intelligence

tasks outlined below and to such additional high priority intelligence tasks

as may arise from time to time. The intelligence community will review

these requirements at frequent intervals as the intelligence situation

develops in order that new tasks may be identified and brought to the

attention of the R&D authorities at the earliest possible time.

At the present time, the U. S. intelligence community maintains a

which identifies

those specific targets in the Soviet Union against which photographic

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reconnaissance should be employed. oncerned with Soviet

offensive capabilities including installations associated with the Soviet

Long Range Bomber program, the Soviet Guided Missile program, the

Soviet Navy especially with regard to nuclear-propelled and guided

missile configured vessels and Soviet Tank, Motorized and Artillery

Forces.

M

rOther targets are concerned with the capabilities

and strategic positioning of Soviet military forces, Soviet capabilities

for defense against air and missile attack, and the Soviet power base

in the form of atomic energy installations and industrial complexes.

The 's broken

down into various categories of priority interest.
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At the present time, approximately 35 objectives are considered to be of

the highest priority interest. Approximately 500 objectives are of high

priority interest and approximately 3,000 additional objectives are of

priority interest. In addition to these specific objectives, information is

required on areas that have been inaccessible to other collection systems.

It is anticipated that reconnaissance of these areas may reveal the

existence of important instanations previously u.nknown.

7. The specific composition of theall111111111111111111.1111

change from time to time as new information is

acquired from all sources and as the important intelligence problems

facing the United States change. It is anticipated, however, that at any

given time within the foreseeable future, our requirements for phOto-

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graphic reconnaissance will approximate the is size and

variety. Complete and simultaneous coverage of the Soviet Union would

not eliminate even if it were possible to achieve, because the

elements of power in the Soviet Union are dynamic and new developments

and additions are occurring constantly. Repeat coverage of many of the

target areas in the Soviet Union will remain a requirement, therefore,

although the number and periodicity of this repeat coverage will vary,

depending on the nature of the target and the intelligence situation existing

at the time. From an ideal point of intelligence utility, many of the high,

and highest priority targets should be covered at intervals on

the order of 1 to 6 months, but the reconnaissance system should have
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sufficient flexibility to permit the coverage to be timed to meet the needs

of the specific intelligence situation as it develops.

The information obtained by the satellite reconnaissance system would

be of maximum use in providing strategic intelligence information. In

addition to this primary mission, it should provide important by-products

in the form of information bearing on indications of Soviet intentions.

At the present time the U. S. Intelligence Board is faced with

several outstanding problems which should be considered on a priority

basis for system development and employment of the photographic satellite

vehicles during the 1961-1962 time period as follows:

a. Our first and most urgent priority requirement is for a photographic reconnaissance system capable of locating suspect ICBM launch

sites. It is estimated that many sites for the launching of operational

Soviet ICBM's will be completed between now and the end of 1962. It is

our strong belief that our best and possibly our only chance to detect these

sites will be during the construction phase; once these sites are completed,

we will have considerably less opportunity to detect them. It is important

, therefore, that a maximum effort be made to find the Soviet operational

ICBM launch sites before the end of 1962. Once any ICBM site is

located, a satellite reconnaissance system with adequate ground resolution

should be able to maintain surveillance and report changes in its status,

but if these sites are not located before the end of the construction phase

almost any reconnaissance system would be of considerably less value

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against such a target. We believe that if we are to find the Soviet operational ICBM launch sites, our highest priority effort should be directed

to a general search of a substantial portion of that part of the USSR covered

by the rail net. Photographic resolution to accomplish this search mission

would need to approach 20 feet on a side. Repetition of this general search

at the rate of approximately once each month initially would give us a

relatively high degree of assurance of providing the information required.

Read-out of the photography on this frequency would establish trends and

priorities for the programming of subsequent search missions. It is

expected that the photography will also be used to supplement that obtained

by other means for the improvement of mapping and more precise location

of targets in the Soviet Union in response to if

b. If suspicious locations are identified which might be possible

ICBM launch sites, these locations will be added to the highest priority

category of the

Our IstatnELmiority requirement, therefore, is for photographic coverage

of the ; • ' -; • R, with a photographic

. system of sufficient resolution to supply us with descriptive information

on those targets. It is believed that resolution approaching 5 feet on a

side is necessary for this requirement. There should be a capability to

launch and/or control these missions on-call at short notice to meet the

needs of the intelligence situation as it develops.
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c. Our third priority requirement is for a photographic system of

sufficient resolution to supply us with the technical characteristics of the

highest priority targets before the end of 1962. This will require a

resolution of better than 5 feet on a side.

d. If technological development barriers preclude the design objectives

for resolutions described above, the USIB will designate resolutions

which are acceptable frpm an intelligence standpoint.

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. Annex "A"

EXAMPLES OF INTELLIGENCE TARGETS THAT MIGHT BE IDENTIFIED

AT VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS 

1. The following categories, although not intended to be definitive or

comprehensive, are presented for the purpose of giving some idea of

object•size in the intelligence spectrum which might be identified at the

limiting resolutions indicated. This evaluation is considered valid

provided the targets are not concealed by deception or camouflage.

Photography with a ground resolution of objects 100 feet on a

side should provide information for identification and location of cities,

forests, large bodies of water, changes in rail alignments and transportation patterns, industrial complexes, CBR and nuclear R&D test

facilities, major military complexes, possibly including large missile

sites or related electronic facilities and patterns, air bases and large

Naval and port facilities. Indications of industrial growth should be

detected. Large ships (300 feet in length or more) should be detected

at anchor or at sea and naval formations at sea identified. The extent

of complexes, installations and sea formations should be approximately

measured and some locational.and topographic information should be

available.

Photography with a ground resolution of objects- 20 feet on a

side should provide all the information available from that with a ground

resolution of 100 feet on a side, plus intelligence information concerning

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components of installations or complexes. Some air base runways, submarine bases, drydocks, piers and supporting facilities, ground forces

barracks areas, equipment parks, and training centers, major or isolated

surface-to-air missile sites, atomic energy installations, ballistic missile

sites, and industrial installations should be detected, located, identified

by type and approximately measured. Large vessels including surfaced

submarines, large aircraft and missile launch pads, should be counted.

Military support facilities should be identified by type. The identification

arts/. disposition of major Soviet naval forces should be determined.

Photography with a ground resolution of objects 10 feet on a

side should provide a capability to identify large aircraft and known

missile carrying submarine and ship types, determine base utilization,

locate special weapons and CBR facilities, limited map and chart

revision could be accomplished, and analyze base support facilities.

• A general functional analysis of industrial, military and transportation

facilities should be completed. Above ground ICBM and IRBM facilities

such as launch pads, stands and some support equipment should be

accurately measured. The capacity of military storage facilities, the

general. level of military activity, military transportation capabilities

and indications of security should be determined. Naval ships and

units-should be identified by type.

Photography with a grouni resolution of objects 5 feet on a

side should provide relatively detailed intelligence information concerning
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most military and industrial installations. All ai-rcraft, except model

improvements, ground forces disposition and equipment to include tanks

and artillery, some large mis.siles, early warning sites, AAA sites,

atomic energy materials production, except weapons, structural

shipboard configurations for missile handling, and special weapons

storage, loading and handling should be identified, measured and

analyzed. A level of military activity and type of training should be

discernible.

e. Photography with a ground resolution of objects I foot on a

side should provide detailed• technical intelligence concerning air,

naval or ground force equipment and industrial production processes.
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Ft.EOUICREilENTS FOR ELEIT/COMINT CAPABILITY

I. GENERAL

The ICLINT/COMINT reconnaissance eyetem must provide the

ability to intercept electromagnetic emissions from the Sino-Soviet Bloc,

to return the intercepted information in a secure manner to appropriate

locations, and to record against an accurate time base this information

in a form suitable for other processing.

Development of electronic reconnaissance satellites will

involve maximum equipment progression, utilising state-of-the-art

equipment without inhibitions of past techniques and custom in inter-

. cept,. recording and processing. The most advanced equipment possible

must be employed as early in the program as is permissible within operational considerations and equipment availability. No individual vehicle

will necesSepiily have all of the characteristics and capabilities required

for the sub-system as a whole.

c. As SAMOS . reaches the operational stage, intelligence inforrnation received from the project or °tier sources may indicate the

need for additional types of directed intercept systems capable of

receiving, recognizing and recording specific types of signals. As

more is learned of the technical capabilities of the system, operational

, requirements will be revised. Provisions should be made to procure
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such equipment as might be required by Quick Reaction Capabilities. A

close working relationship between the R&D organization and the intelligence community is required.

The EL1NT targets for the system will be drawn from than,

the COM.INT targets from the

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satellites will replace other means of EU:NT/COW:MT collection. It is

. important that the effort be concentrated on obtaining signals inaccessible

by other means of collection.

Facilities should be provided to allow programming of the

collection- systems from the ground for specific targets, by changing

the system directivity, radio frequency and bandwidth vs time..

The read-out and data processing capability for intercepted

signals must be as effective as the capability for G -ceoetion so as be

provide a means oi rapid processing and dissemination of the products

to prOducers and users. Every effort should be made to insure that

any machineable output of the system be in a form, compatible with the

input capabilities of the users.

The objective is to have an operational system as soon as

possible. However, during the R&D phase, flights are required fOr

R&D purposes, during which time it is recognised that intelligence

priorities may be of a secondary consideration.
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Z. 'OPERATIONAL CI7IARACTERISTICS: The following characteristics

represent the ultimate in the system. Appendix "I" to this Annex which

shows the specific requirements for selected priority targets demonstrates

that not all of the operational characteristics given below are needed for

each requirement.

The system should provide receiving and recording equipment

capable of intercepting land based, shipborne and airborne electronic

111* emissions betweenr 

d at lower and higher 1111.

frequencies, if propagation will'permit. Equipments covering specific

bands within this range should be in easily substituted modular form.

The receiving and recording equipment should be of high

sensitivity, low noise, high fidelity and most modern design in keeping

with the latest developments within the state-of-the-art.

Receivers covering specific RF bands should be capable of

receiving, recognizing, and providing outputs for the recording of all

known types of modulation within their specified bands.

The system should be capable of recognizing and recording

new and unusual signals. The original modulation of intercepted signals

should be preserved to the greatest degree possible.

e. The system should incorporate a direction finding capability

that will permit location of electronic erditters within a five mile CEP;

however, achieving this capability should not preclude attaining a high

order technical collection capability within the system.
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f. If feasible, receiver outputs are required that will allow deterrnination of scan rate and polarization of intercepted signals.

g• The system should 1:1; capable of storing and discriminating

between intercepted Arleta from several orbits, • at /east until readout has

been accomplished.

h. The system should also provide calibration data to the groundspace communications and to ,the data processing sub-systems adequate

for the production of the most reliable intelligence information.

3. GEN L TECHNICAL C HARAC TERMTICS:

The receiver dynamic range requirements should be maximized

to preserve pulse arap/Iele rmodeat4ons that °sour is tdometry, znissi/e

g ttN.: e etc.

Receiver senstt4vides should be a maximums consistent with

intercept requirement. RF accuracy should be the best attainable.

Rapid automatic spectrum coverage is required with a high

probability of intercept.

Image and spurious response interference should be a mininunaa.

e. The system should be capable of determining the synchronization of several different signals simultaneously.

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4. SPECIFIC FLINT COLLECT/ON: The foregoing characteristics

reepresen.t the ultimate in the system as we now see it. Spectlic requirements will change during the development phase and will be subject to
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continuing revision by the Intelligence Community in accordance with the

priorities established by the Examples

of targets of current importance and considered to be obtainable by the system

are listedln Appendix "I", Section A. The technical parameters desired and

the accuracies needed are added. Section B lists examples of specific

targets which will become progressively attainable with development of

the system. These will be moved to Section A when appropriate.

5. COMINT COLLECTION:

COMINT requirements for SAMOS are of lower priority than

the ELINT requireinents. Development of COMINT collection devices

will be dependent upon empirical data acquired by the ELINT system.

The frequency spectrum of interest ranges from411111111111111111%

c. The estimated radiated power of the transmitters to be intercepted is tabulated below:

• FREQUENCY MINIMUM POWER SIGNAL BANDWIDTH

HF

VHF

UHF

1.0 watts

10 watts

3 watts

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The recorder will provide for storage of video signals and will

have a bandwidth capability of one megacycle.

The minimum sub-system (antenna, receiver, recording and

playback) signal to noise ratio should be of the order of ten decibels.

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ABM Radar

Missile

Telemetry (against VTM.TR

Earth to Satellite TX

and Coma and TX

FREQ:

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DES. ID ACCURACIES

RI 1% - PRF 1% - Phi( 5% and

scan rate 5%

DF 25 sun CEP

Analog Recording 1 me

DF 25 nra CEP

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DF 25 nria CEP

SECTION B

GCI Radar

gds' Radar

EW Radar

GCA Radar

SHORAN

Shell Tracker

Tactical AAA

Tactical Acquisition

Beacon Interrogator

and Tracking Radars

SAM Radars

AAA

SAM

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Eq operating outside

normal freq bands

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MSG IN FOUR PARTS,

PART I. THE 12 JULY 60 SAMOS DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WAS APPROVED FOR PRE

SENTATION TO DDR&E, WITH CHANGE TO REQUIRE TOTAL OF TWO NEW ATLAS

LAUNCH PADS WITH BLOCKHOUSE ADJACENT TO COMPLErl AT PT ARGUELLO.

PART II. FOLLOWING PLANNING GUIDANCE FROM SAFUS IS BASED ON SUBSE.

QUENT DISCUSSIONS WITH CGD AND OTHERS: (A) DO NOT PLAN FOR THOR/

SERGEANT LAUNCHES; (B) ANTICIPATE IMMEDIATE APPROVAL OF NEW TRIPLE

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ADVANCED SYSTEM FOR SYSTEMS OF HIGHEST RESOLUTION THAT STATE OF THE ART

WILL ALLOW AND SHOULD INCLUDE ASSOCIATED ATTITUDE STABILIZATION SYS..

TEM AND APPROPRIATE RECOVERY SYSTEM; (D) CONSIDER EARLIEST FLIGHTS

THE NEW SYSTEM IN LIEU OF F-2 AND E-2 WHERE NECESSARY TO MEET

USIB REQUIREMENTS; (E)' FUN FOR THOMAGENA AND TITAL LAUNCHES TO

THE EXTENT THAT THEY CAN BE USED FOR COMPONENT TEST FLIGHTS OR

OTHERWISE; (F) EXAMINE AMR LAUNCH POSSIBILITIES FOR APPLICATION TO

REVISED PROGRAM.

PART III. PENDING APPROVAL OF THE REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLAN BY

DDR&E, ARDC IS DIRECTED TO TAR. THE NECESSARY ACTION TO, PROTECT

THE SCHEDULES TO ASSURE EARLIEST AVATLABILITY OF THE NEW PAYLOADS

INCLUDING INITIATION OF PAYLOAD PROGRAM SOURCE SELECTION ACTIONS, ARDC

IS ALSO DIRECTED TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM REVISIONS OK

BOOSTER PRODUCTION SCHEDULES AND PRESENT THE RESULTS TO THE AFBMC

AS SOON AS PRATICABLE.

PART IV. THE POINT ARGUELLO COMPLEX WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF

SEPARATE ACTION FROM AFOCE.

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DATE: Augu,;t 11, 196u

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

ORDER

SUBJECT: The Director of the SAMOS Project

Effective this date, Brigadier General Robert E. Greer,

Assistant Chief of Staff for Guided Missiles, is

designated as Director of the SAMOS Project, with

additional duty as Vice Commander for Satellite Systems,

AFBMD, ARDC, with duty station. at 2400 East El Segundo

Boulevard, El Segundo, California.

The Director will organize an office to manage the SAMOS

Project. Manpower to staff— the office will be drawn

from manpower available to him as Vice Commander for

Satellite Systems. The SAMOS Project Office will be a

field extension of the Office of the Secretary of the

Air Force.- •

The Director is responsible to and will report directly

to the Secretary of the Air•Force.

4. Additional duties may be assigned to the Director as

deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the Air Force.

/s/

DUDLEY C. SHARP

Secretary of the Air Force

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Department of the Air Force .NO: 115.1

DATE: Au6ust 31,1960

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

ORDER

SUBJECT: Organization and Functions of the Office of

Missile and Satellite Systems

There is hereby established the office of Missile and

Satellite Systems in the Office of the Secretary of the

Air Force.

The Director of the Office of Missile and Satellite

Systems is primarily responsible for assisting the

Secretary in discharging his responsibility for the

direction, supervision and control of the SAMOS Project.

He is responsible for maintaining liaison with the

Office, Secretary of Defense and other interested

Governmental agencies on matters relative to his

assigned responsibilities. He may be assigned additional

duties as deemed appropriate by the Secretary'of the

Air Force.

3. The Director will provide the Secretariat for the Air

Force Ballistic.Missile Committee.

/S/

DUDLEY C. SHARP

Secretary of the Air Force

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AFDDC 31 Aug 60

Subject: Development Assumption of AFCCM Functions

To: General White

With the iminent dissolution of CCM, occasioned by the SAMOS

reorganization, we are now prepared to take on the remaining CCM

functions as briefed to you previously on 10 May 1960 in connection

with the reorganization of DCS/Development. These functions are

listed in enclosure 1.

The establishment of the SAMOS organization creates an additional

problem within my staff occasioned by the immediate loss of

Brig. General Curtin and Colonel Martin who are my two key officers

in Advance Technology. These officers must be replaced immediately in

order to avoid serious loss of effectiveness in my operations.

Additionally, there is an existing shortage of three officers and

three spaces outstanding for the work load associated with the assumption

of CCM functions.

In light of the above and concurrent with your action on Dr. Charyk's

letter to you regarding the establishment of the new SAMOS office,

it is requested that you: (a) confirm the transfer of CCM functions

listed in enclosure 1 as previously agreed and (b) transfer the

following individuals and spaces from CCM to DCS/Development.

Brig. Genera), M. B. Adams vice Brig. General R. D. Curtin

(SAMOS transfer)

Colonel H. W. Gainer vice Colonel J. L. Martin

(SAMOS transfer)

Lt. Colonel P. L. Deimling

Lt. Colonel J. R. Smith

Lt.• Colonel G. T. Grottle

The above matter has been discussed in detail with Dr. Charyk as of

this date and he is agreeable with the details of this proposal.

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ROSCOE C. WILSON

Lt. Colonel, USAF

Deputy Chief of Staff,

Development

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Proposed Functions of CCM

To Be Transferred to DCS/Development

I. Serves as central agency to coordinate, correlate, and

monitor Air Staff actions on the development of weapon/support

systems.

Maintain current status information on development of

weapon/support systems and provides this information to other

agencies as appropriate.

Reports, briefs, and analyzes all range launches and tests

for which the Air Force is responsible.

CuiY

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

NENDRANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF

In implementation of SAFO 115.1, it is requested

that orders be issued assigning Brigadier General Richard D. Curtin

as Director of the Office of Missile and Satellite Systems.

Personnel listed in the attachment should be assigned

coincident with General Curtin's assignment.

Necessary adjustment to the authorized manning"of OSAF

will be made to accomodate the transfer of the personnel

indicated.

3. Physical office space should be in the area presently

occupied by the Assistant Chief of Staff for Guided Nissiles,

if feasible.

s/DUDLEY C. SHARP

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Attach.

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PERSONNEL PRESENTLY ASSIGNED TO DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, DEVELOPMENT

Brigadier General Richard D. Curtin

Colonel John L, Martin, Jr.

Major Henry C. Howard - later

Major Jack NMI Sides - later

Major Clifton E. James

PERSONNEL PRESENTLY ASSIGNED TO OFFICE OF ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF

FOR GUIDED MISSILES 

Miss M. S. Enright

Mrs. E. L. Luckman

Major R. A. Van Mater

CWO W. DeHaro

T/Sgt W. B. McArthur, Jr.

A/lc A. Roach

Colonel T. H. Runyon

Miss C.-Principe

S/Sgt J. L. Hester

A/lc J. D. Kirkpatrick

Colonel H. Dorfman Lt Colonel T. J. Herron

Miss H. StLedger Mrs. M. L. Graham

Lt Colonel E. J. Letvan

Miss C. L. Watson

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MEMORANDUM FOR TUE CHIEF OF STAFF, usu.

As a result of recent review of the SAMOS Project at the highest

national level, changes have been made in the character and scope of

the technical program. It has been directed by the National Security

Council and the Secretary of the Defense that specific management

procedures be established in accordance with the national importance

of this program.

Accordingly, I have established:

A Director of the SAMOS Project at AFBMD as a field extension

of my office, responsible to and reporting directly to me, and

An Office of Missile and Satellite Systems (SAFMS) within my

staff, to assist me in the discharge of my responsibilities.

The functional relationship between the above offices is outlined

in the attachments hereto, along with a description of the organization and

functions of the Office of Missile and Satellite Systems and the

charters of an Advisory Council and a Technical Advisory Group on

Satellite Reconnaissance.

Effective immediately, the satellite reconnaissance program will be

managed within the above structure. There will be no review of approval

channels between the Director of the SAMOS Project and the Secretary

of the Air Force. However, in order to maintain general project

knowledge within those command and staff offices where such knowledge is

necessary for program support or coordination of related matters, need -

to-know briefings will be given by the program management staff. These

briefings will be given on a periodic basis, without request, and not as

a part of Project management actions. All requests for briefings will be

directed to the Secretary of the Air Force, and will be approved only on

a strict need-to-know basis.

The national urgency requires the utmost support with immediate

response and overriding priority from all elements of the Air Force as

and whenever requested by the program

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management. TneDirector of the SOS Project 2 L4 . authorlzad

direct contact with aaor :wArozands to request such Rupport.

The 1). irector, Office o and Satellite Systas la

authorized direct contact with the Air Stft, and otlier ctatfs

sind agencies, to request support as re,zjuirod.

Visits to the SAOS 15 ,17oject Office will be for official

business only. Regus':s for vii1Z3 by other thai, Lormally

accredited contractorsaad . agencies of governaent unose business requires regular.and frequent visits will be direot t to

the Secretary cf the Air force for approvalquest that you fafcrx the Air Staff and ai.ihaj,or commands of the above direction imLediately.

is/ DUDLEY C. SilARP

Secretary of tie Air F,.)rce

3 Incls:

1. Org & Functions of

Off of 4s1 & Sal Sys (U)

2 Sat Recoa.Adv Couacil (0)

3, Sat Recon Tech Adv Op (6)

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Director of the Greer as

p omander for Satelllte S SAMOS '"rojcr, ;;i3.-1 add

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 duty au .7tonal Tice station at AFBMD sms, AF3MD, Ar:7) with ci.T.zty It .iirects him to orsanie a SAMCJS ject Office at. AFBMD as a field 6 P....4 o- thee Secretary of yctnfiicn ':;f the Offic. ef

Director of the the ?r Force. It speciae?

report directly to tne SAMOS Projec!t i3 res-pon.51b1• wil Secre tary of he

2. Secretary of the Air For'.:!e Order No, 31 August 1960 es .71.'5.1.,„ dated

Satellite Sy

tablicihed tte• Office 5.1ztc. and stems ih the Office of the Air Force. It p L' retaTv•of t1 1%e. rovides that the• DiPecto'f Missile ,of the Offe f and Satellite Systems js primarily • assisting the Secretary in rspcnsibi(-- for discharTIng b.s res oonsibility for the d -

irection, supervn and control of the SAMOS Project. He is 

the Office, Secretary of Defense and 

responsible for ma intaining liaison wfth

gov other intersted ernmental agenies on matters relative to responsibilities. He may his asa gned

deemed app be - assigned additional duts as . ropriate by the Secretary of the he will provide A ir • Foce,

Missile Committee: theSecretariat.for the Air Force

Project is 

3. The general m anagement structure for the SAMO

outlined in Figure 1, attached. The Satellite Reconnaissance Technical

by the Secretary of the Air Fcrce and 

. Advisory Group ii beapoolrted

means of o btaining will provide the

the s cientific and applied the services of 

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recognized eXperts from theray ineering fields in the fursance Advisory Council will be a

lce of the technical program. The S atellite Reconnaisof .the Air ppointed by the Secretary Force to provide advice and counsel to hit the d in ischarge of his overall responsibilities.

ment of the Office of Missile and 

4. The internal organization and pe rsOnnel assIgnoutlined in Figure Satellite '.3ystems is

description of the 2, attached. Following is a if, !Lef principal duties of SAFM3 officrs:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Director

Deputy Director

Executive Office

Executive

Asst Executive

EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

Responsible for conducting . all actions

of SAFMS in accordance with policy of•

and delegated authority from the :eCrtary of the Air Force.

Principal assistant to the Director, acts

with full authority of the Director on

all affairs of SAFMS. Responsible for

overall direction, guidance, supervision,

and coordination of the activitles of the

office.

Executive Officer and Chief of !7:xecutive Office and responsible for tin.

general administration- of 5AFMS,

ing mail, security, records, inpf:ctions,

personnel, travel, and overall 3ffice

management.

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Secretary 

Asst Secretary 

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Executive Secretariat of the Air Force

Ballistic Missile Committee for Missile

and Space Systems. Handles al matters

related to Committee actions.'

SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE

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Asst for Programs Responsible for SAFMS duties ec-ruing,

programming, funding, and sen,-Oules.

Monitors, briefs and reports on ail

SAMOS launches.. Maintains an'ative,

working SAMOS control room for dolly

use. Responsible for actions Incident

to revising, .processing, and maintaining the SAMOS development plait. .Rsponsible for' general briefin ,4s on -trw entire

overall SAMOS Project, and for the piTh•

paration and maintenance of complete

briefing material, aids and informat.ion

on the overall project

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Asst for Electronics Responsible for SAFMS duties concerning

electronic payloads, ELINT, and related•

matters; weather aspects of the SAMOS

Project; , technical compatibility of

electronic aspects of Subsystem I, SpaceGround Communications. Responsible -for.

NSA liaison and coordination. Responsible

for maintaining current• knowledge of

booster and vehicle Capabilitieo. • Alternate to the Assistant for Instrumentation.

Asst for Photo3raphy Responsible. for SAFMS dutieS concerning

photographic equipment and payloads and

related coordination with other services

and ap;encies. 'Responsible for .photographic compatibility aspects of Subsystem I. Alternate to Assistant for

System Engineering.

Asst for Instrumentati-E

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Asst for System

Engineeri n,

Responsible for SAFMS duties Concerning

Subsystem I its overall development,

schedules, locations, tests, and overall

technical design, overall data procss--

ing and handling of all SAMOS outputS.

Also responsib;le for SAMOS recovery program, SAMOS command and control 63D,eCt3,

including centers and stations. Also -

responsible for MIDAS and DISCOVERER

coordination. Alternate to Assistant

for Electronics.

Responsible for overall system engineering aspects including interchangeability

of payloads, system performance capabilities, mission variations, system

growth possibilities, and relative priorities within the Project. Responsibl•

for necessary coordination with related

and supporting R&D programs. Also responsible for special projects as assigned by the Director. Alternate to

the Assistant for Phbtography.

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Satellite Reconnaissance.

Advisory Council

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SAMOS Project

(Add Duty: Vice Comdr for

Satellite Systems

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Col John L. Martin D6uuty Director

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ADVISORY COUNCIL'

Recent changes in the SAMOS management structure have

resulted in the establishment of .a Director of the SAMOS t3roect at AFEMDas a field extension of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, and an Office of Missile and Satellite

Systems within the Secretary , s. staff to assist him in the discharge of his resDOnsibilities. The SAMOS Project will be

managed within this structure, with no intermediate review or

approval channels between the. SAMOS Project Director and the

Secretary of the Air Force.

In order to assist the Secretary in the discharge of

his responsibilities, there is a need for an advisory agency

to provide assistance, advice and recommendations as required.

This agency will be the Satellite Reconnaissance Advisory

Council.

THE SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL:

Under Secretary of the Air Force, Chairman

Assistant Secretary Research and Development)

Assistant Secretary Financial Management)

Assistant Secretary Materiel)

Vice Chief of Staff

Deputy Chief of Staff, Development

Assistant Chief Of Staff,.Intelligence

Director, Office of Missile and Satellite Systems

The Office of Missile and Satellite Systems will provide the Secretariat for the Council.

No alternates will be designated. Attendance be

limited to the members of the Council and such other individuals

as may be invited to attend by the Chairman.
SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE 

TECHNICAL ADVISOtlY GROUP 

The services of recognized experts from the scientific

and applied engineering communities shall be solicited as

appropriate in the furtherance of the SAMOS technical program.

Such services shall be rendered through the functioning of the

Satellite Reconnaissance Technical Advisory Group.

The Satellite Reconnaissance Technical Advisory Group

shall be composed of:

a: A permanent Standing Committee of four, which

shall include recognized experts in the fields of electronics,

photography, and data handling. The membership of the Stand- -

ing Committee will be appointed by the Secretary of the Air

Force.

b. Assemblies of technical experts representing-pertinent scientific and engineering fields convened as occasions

arise necessitating competent technical evaluation and advice

in the prosecution of the Satellite Reconnaissance Program.

Participation of such individuals in assemblies of the Satellite Reconnaissance Technical Advisory Group shall be by invitation from the Secretary of the Air Force. The Standing

Committee shall preside at assemblies of the Technical Advisory

Group.

Each assembly of the Satellite Reconnaissance Technical Advisory Group shall be chartered to consideP specifically

designated matters. Individuals invited to participate in

Technical Advisory Group assemblies may vary for each assembly

according to the nature of the matters under consideration.

Reports and findings of the Satellite Reconnaissance

Technical Advisory Group shall be prepared for and submitted

to the Secretary of the Air Force by the Standing Committee.

5. The Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon request

from other government agencies in matters of national interest

involving resolution of technical differences, direct the permanent Standing Committee to convene a special assembly of

competent persons as determined by the Standing Committee, to

consider the matter under request and to recommend appropriate

resolution.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SEC.RETA.RY OI"LHE AIR FORCE

SUBJECT: Reconna.issa.ncePro-iram

The following actien- which were taken by the National

Security Council at its mee-;ing on 25 August 1960, and which

were approvc.:r.i by the President, are transmitted for your information and implementation:

"1. That the following selected components of the Air

Force satellite reconnaissance program will be assembled

into a program of very high priority:

a. A recoverable satellite-payload for high

resolution convergent ' stereo photography.

Satellite recovery at sea for the time being.

Satellite recovery on land as soon as feasible.

" d, Some of the satellites to carry camera and

film competent to idr.:r..tify with certainty missile sites

both in construction and after completion.

" e. Other satellites to carry camera and film

competent to study the state of readiness, type of

activity, and type of missile.

1, That .emphasis will be placed on the development of

'ore advanced recovery techniques, particularly for land

recovery.

" 3. That Ôlectronic read-out teciiniques will be given

lower priority, but will be continued as a research project;

and the extensive program for ground-based electronic readout systems will be cut-back very substantially and promptly.

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that the r•orce used.on occasion, with great succes!..;,

projects of overr7idin: priority. This can accon-Ipl.ished a direct line corn.%).and. from the S ,:cretary of the Air Force to

the gc•ners:.i. oRicer in oi-..:eratioilal. char of -the whole PrOgran.1,

bos:-. .r dy..; . of :::cientific advisers to both. the secret:I-zit.1.. to the operational level. The general Officer in

cozrunand •.•.•o:.1.:.(1 look to as:,..pei.::.ted m.ilit-ry boards for support •

in the of his T..-)1n...

" That the same organization as was used in the

T.I-2 iilms will be used for chemical processing of the recovereLl

and the output will bit distributed by a central community

facility.

. • " 7. That this program will be closely integrated with the

weather services that will be associated with the TIROS project,

with USA. 433L systetn and with other sources of weather 'data.

"8. That the first scheduled experimental launching of

SA.MOS will take place during September 1960."

Memorandum from the Secretary of Defense to the Secrctd-:y

of the Air Force, dated September 15, 1960, subject: Reconnaissanco

Satellite Prorcrn, already implements that part of the National

Security Council's action contained in paragraph 5 above.

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TWX FR SAFMS TO SAFSP 14 OCT 60.

SAFKS-EXEC-60-5

AIR STAFF AND MAJOR CO LANDS NOTIFIED OFNEW ORGANIZATION BY AFCSS LTR DTD

14 OCT 60. TEXT NOW QUOTED BELOW FOR YOUR INFO. PUBLISHED COPIES TO FOLLOW

BY MAIL.

"I. THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE HAS ESTABLISHED:

A. AN ONViCE OF MISSILE AND SATELLITE SYSTEMS (SAFMS) LI THE 01QICE OF THE

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE TO ASSIST HIM IN DISCHARGING HIS RESPONSIBILITY FOR

THE DIRECT SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE SAMOS PROJECT. THE DIRECTOR WILL

PROVIDE THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT FOR THE AIR FORCE BALLISTIC MISSILE COMMITTEE.

THE DIRECTOR, SAFINIS, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING LIAISON WITH THE OFFICE OF

THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND OTHER INTERESTED GO

TO HIS ASSIGNED RESPONAIBILITIES'. HE MAY BE ASSIGNED ADDITIONAL DUTIES AS DEMED

APPROPRIATE BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE. BRIGADIER G

HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS DIRECTOR OF THIS OFFICE.

nor, ,RICHARD D. CURTIN

A DIRECTORATE OF THE SAMOS PROJECT BAFSP AT AFTMD AS A FIELD EXTENSION OF THE

OyFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE RESPONSIBLE TO AND REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE

SECRETARY FOR MANAGDIENT OF THE SAMOS PROJECT. BRIGADIER GMIERAL ROBERT E. GREER

HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS DIRECTOR WITH ADDITIONAL DUTY AS VICE COMMANDER FOR SATETTJTE

SYSTEMS, AFEND, ARDC, WITH DUTY STATION AT 2400 EAST EL SEGUNDO BLVD., EL SEGUNDO,

CALIF.

A SATET,LTTE RECONNAISSANCE TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP AND A SATETXJTE

RECONNAISSANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Di" ID( T AGENCIES ON MATTERS RELATIVE
2. i_,FECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THE SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAM WILL BE MANAGED

WITH THE ABOVE STRUCTURE. FURTHER:

TIME WILL BE NO REVIEW OR APPROVAL CHANNELS BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF THE

SAMOS PROJECT AND THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN

GENERAL PROJECT KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THOSE COMMAND OR STAFF OffiCES WHERE SUCH KNOWLEDGE

IS NECESSARY FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT OR COORDIRATION OF RELATED MATS, NEED TO KNOW

BRIhfiNGS WILL BE GIVEN ON A PERIODIC BASIS. BRIEFINGS WILL BE GIVEN BY SANSWITHOUT

REQUEST AND NOT AB A PART OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACTIONS. REQUESTS FOR BRIEFINGS WILL

BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AND WILT. BE APPROVED ON A STRICT NEED

TO KNOW BASIS.

VISITS TO THE SAMOS PROJECT aerICE EL SEGUNDO, CALIF, WILL BE FOR OFFICIAL

BUSINESS ONLY. REQUEST FOR VISITS BY OTHER THAN SPECIFICALLY ACCREDIEED CONTRACTORS

AND AGENCIES OF THE GOVMMMENT WHOSE BUSINESS REQUIRES REGULAR AND FREQUENT VISITS

WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR APPROVAL.

THE DIRECTOR OF TIE SAMOS PROJECT IS AUTHORIZED DIRECT CONTACT WITH MAJOR

) COYMANDS TO REQUEST SUPPORT.

THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MISSILES AND SATEUXTE SYSTEMS IS AUTHORIZED DIRECT

CONTACT WITH THE AIR STAFF AND OTHER STAFFS AND AGENCIES TO REQUEST SUPPOR T AS REQUIRED

3. THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT OF THE AIR FORCE BALLISTIC MISSILE COMMI1TEE WILL BE

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF MISSILE AND SATEWTE SYSTEMS. PENDING RESOLUTION

AND CLARIFICATION OF. AIR STAFF PARTICIPATION IN THE DIRECTION OF BALLISTIC MISSILE AND

SPACE PROGRAMS THE SECRETARIAT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE AIR FORCE BALLISTIC MISSILE

COMMITTEE WITH A DIRECT CHANNEL TO THE INGLEWOOD COMPLEX, AIR MATERIEL COKMAND AND THE

AIR STAFF. THIS WILL INCUJDE THE NECESSARY ARRANG DI I S FOR MEETINGS AND FOLLOW-ON

IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS. THE AIR STAFF WILL KEEP THIS ObbiCE FULLY ADVISED ON MISSILE

AND SPACE MATTERS SO AS TO INSURE MAXIM . EM t2nCTIVENESS FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR

FORCE AND THE AIR FORCE BALLISTIC MISSILE COMITT.6.6. UNTIL MORE DETAILED OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS ARE ISSUED, THE AIR STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST THE OFFICE OF MISSILE
AND SATELLTTE SYSTMS IN 01' WAY POSSIBLE.

4. THE HIGH NATIONAL IMPORTANCE ACCORDED THE SAMOS PROJECT REQUIRES COMPLETE

SUPPORT AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM ALL ELEM ENTS OF THE AIR FORCE. ALL INDIVIDUAL

AND ORGANIZATIONS OF THE AIR FORCE ARE URGPD TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES AND

ASSISTANCE TO THESE OtqiCES TO ASSURE THE TIMELY ATTAINMENT OF MISSILE AND SATELLITE

OBJECTIVES. SIGNED ROBERT R. ROWLAND, COL USAF. SECRETARY OF THE AIR STAFF UNQOUTE.

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SECRETARY O THE AIR FORCE

ORDER. .

SUBJECT: Organization and Functions of the Air Force

Satellite Photographic Processing Laboratory

There is hereby established the Air Force Satellite.

Photographic Processing Laboratory (AFSPPL) at Westover Air

Force Base, Massachusetts.

The Laboratory will be under the command of the

Director of the SAMOS Project, 2400 East El Segundo Boulevard,

El Segundo, California. It will be attached to the Air Force

' Command and Control Development Division, Air Research and

Development Command, L. G. Hanscom Field, Massachusetts, for

administrative, logistic, and contractual support.

The mission of the AFSPPL will be to conduct the

research and development necessary to provide the best possible

equipment, techniques, and knowledge applicable to satellite

photography, to insure that the processing and duplication of

photography obtained from satellite vehicles is of the highest

possible quality, and to process, duplicate, and distribute

this photography to designated users.

Physical space and some resources and manning for the

AFSPPL will be taken from the 8th Reconnaissance Technical

Squadron, The 8th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron will

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DATE:, December 15, 1960

remain as a separate unit, with the AFSPPL having priority over

all resources. Actual transfer of spaces, manpower, and other

resources will follow approval of a detailed plan to be submitted

to the Secretary of the Air Force by the Director of the SAMOS

Project.

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26' JAN 61

- FM MR RAPP BUWEPS CACF-3

TO CDR DRYER PMR 130

UNCLAS X FWDD FOR YOUR INFO CLN

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

19 JANUARY 1961

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY . OF THE ARMY

THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

SUBJECT CLN NATIONAL RANGE PROGRAM PLANNING AND RELATED FUNDING

POLICY

IT IS THE INTENT OF THIE MEMORANDUM TO SET FORTH GENERAL POLICY

GUIDELINES WHICH WILL GOVERN THE PROGRAM PLANNING AND RELATED FUNDING

POLICY APPLICABLE TO CROSS-SERVICING PROCEDURES INVOLVING THE NATIONAL

MISSILE RANGES. SPECIFICALLY, THESE GUIDELINES WILL APPLY TO THE WHITE

SANDS MISSILE RANGE, THE PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE AND THE ATLANTIC MISSILE

RANGE MANAGED BY THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE, RESPECTIVELY.

THE NATIONAL MISSILE RANGES ARE NATIONAL FACILITIES SUPPORTING ALL

RANGE USERS INCLUDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AGENCIES, NASA, AEC AND

OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE MANAGEMENT AGENCY OF EACH NATIONAL RANGE PLAN ITS PROGRAMS AND BUDGET AND FUND

FOR THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, PROCUREMENT, THE INSTALLAT ON, MANOENANCE

AND OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, COMMON SUPPORT AND

SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL RANGE SUPPORT.

rM

RANGE USERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR STATING THEIR RANGE SUPPORT REQUIRE..

ENTS TO THE NATIONAL RANGE THROUGH AN APPROVED TEST PLAN. ALL SUCH

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS WILL BE COLLATED BY THE RANGE AGAINST EXISTING

RANGE CAPABILITIES AND TRANSLATED INTO AN APPROPRIATE BUDGET AND

FUNDING LEVEL FOR EACH RANGE WHICH WILL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE MANAGEMENT SERVICE BY THE RANGE COMMANDER VIA THE REGULAR BUDGET AND

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES. NORMALLY, THE MANAGEMENT SERVICE WILL

BE EXPECTED TO GIVE THESE REQUIREMENTS THE NECESSARY PRIORITIES. THE

MANAGEMENT SERVICE WILL ALSO BUDGET FOR ANDFUND APPROVED RANGE .

REQUIREMENTS AT THE NECESSARY LEVEL INCLUDING REPROGRAMMING ACTIONS,

AS NECESSARY, TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGES IN APPROVED PROGRAMS AND RELATED

FUNDING LEVELS NECESSITATED BY REQUIREMENT CHANGES IN TEST NEEDS UNFORESEEN DURING THE BUDGET PREPARATION CYCLE. IN THE EVENT THAT THE MANAGE..

MENT SERVICE CANNOT FUND FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RANGE USER, EITHER

BY NORMAL BUDGET OR BY REPROGRAMMING ACTION, THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM AND

RELATED FISCAL PROBLEM SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE

,SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
NATIONAL RANGE SERVICES WILL NORMALLY BE PROVIDED TO ALL RANGE

USERS WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT, THESE SERVICES INCLUDE CLN

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RANGE INSTRUMENTATION.

REDUCTION OF DATA COLLECTED BY THE RANGE /REDUCTION OF DATA

COLLECTED BY OTHER SOURCES WILL BE PROVIDED WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT IF

FACILITIES PERMIT ON A NON-INTERFERRENCE BASIS/.

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PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES.

RECOVERY SERVICES TO ACCOMPLISH LOCATION AND RETRIEVAL OF

IMPACTING COMPONENTS, RE-ENTRY VEHICLES AND INSTRUMENTATION PACKAGES.

GROUND SAFETY AND FLIGHT SAFETY SERVICES.

WEATHER SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF LAUNCH OPERATIONS.

RANGE COMMUNICATION SERVICES /OFF-BASE COMMERCIAL CIRCUITS FOR

ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES WILL BE PROVIDED ON REIMBURSEMENT BASIS AS

PRESCR-IBED BY OTHER REGULATIONS/.

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, OTHER THAN BY MATS AND MSTS, BETWEEN

THE LAUNCH HEAD AND OFF-SHORE STATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED, IF AVAILABLE,

WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT.

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ALL FACILITIES EXCEPT'WHEN PROVIDED

BY THE TENANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUTUAL AGREEMENT.

NORMAL BASE SUPPORT SERVICES COMMON TO MILITARY INSTALLATION.

K. NORMAL UTILITIES EXCEPT SPECIAL POWER AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

WHICH MAY BE PROVIDED BY THE TENANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUTUAL'AWE• 

MENT.

THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WILL NORMALLY BE PROVIDED BY THE TENANT OR

RANGE USER AGENCY CLN

OVERTIME COSTS OF RANGE OPERATIONS SCHEDULED AT THE CONVENIENCE

OF THE RANGE USER.

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF GSE AS DEFINED BY 8 JUNE 1960

POLICY LETTER.

C. TARGET SERVICES SUBJECT TO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THF

SERVICES INVOLVED.

/s/ THOMAS S. GATES

TOR:1652Z/26 JAN 61

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Brigadier General, USAF

Director of SAMOS Project

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

SAMOS PROJECT OFFICE

Air Force Unit Post Office, Los Angeles 45, California

16 Feb 61

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: Trip Report ____

On 13/14/15 Feb 61, I visited SAFUS for the purpose of presenting a

summary on SAMOS II launch, a progress report on E-"6 and to request a

decision on the pending E-1/E-2 launches.

Decisions 

2103 will be pulled out of the line and put on the shelf.

2120 will be launched on current schedule. 2121 launch date will be

protected. Decision to launch 2121 will be made after results of 2120 are

determined. The 3 additional E-'1 payloads and ,E-2 payload will continue in.

a hold position for the present. No funds will be spent on these standby payloads.

The Under Secretary stated very specifically that E-6 (Hi resolution,

stereo, gross coverage) has priority over E-5 (Hi resolution, stereo, specific

target coverage.)

It was discussed and tentatively decided to use the Martin program as

a vehicle to advance the general state of the art, rather than in specific

support of a reconnaissance objective. The first objective is to develop

maneuverable recovery; the second is to introduce .a new high energy second

stage; the third objective is to explore Titan II as a booster. Flights will be

orbital; first flight early in 1963. AMR should be a good roving ground.

Basic pad design should possibly be completed for PMR. Specifications for

a new second stage should be prepared and planning initiated for sending out

RFP';-.7

3. The Under Secretary expressed concern over the "rumors" that the flight

date for 2120 had slipped to June and that premium overtime would be required to meet the delivery date on the E-6 Agena B. He directed me to

explore the possibility of producing Agena B (E-6 config) at Bell to pick up

in June 62 at the end of the current Lockheed buy. He also indicated that a

sufficiently large work force should be put on E-6 Agena B to bring it in on

time and if this resulted in undermanning on E-5 Agenas and thus required

overtime on E-5, he would be prepared to discuss this as a separate matter.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

SAMOS PROJECT OFFICE

Air Force Unit Post Office, Los Angeles 45, California

0 VFICE OF THE DIRECTOR •

21 February 1961

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: Conversation with Dr. Charyk

I talked with Dr. Charyk this morning about Mr. Zuckert's visit.

He stated Mr. Zuckert would have a secondary interest in SAMOS while

he was at AFBMD, that he was priMarily interested in missiles. I

advised Dr. Charyk of my problem in presenting the E-6 briefing to

Mr. Zuckert at Lockheed, discussed with him the fact that his time

at AFBMD seemed to be fully taken and recommended that he either

get the E-6 briefing from General Curtin or that we could brief him

during our next trip to Washington. Dr. Charyk agreed and stated

he would advise Mr. Zuckert.

Dr. Charyk received a briefing from Bell on their Hydrazine/

Fluorine engine. He stated he was favorably impressed with this

engine, felt that it was a must for the Space business and indicated he

thought he would "go with it. " We discussed sole sourcing versus

RFP's, etc. He felt we should RFP the second stage airframe, but

in view of Bell's past performanCe on the Agena engine, the fact that

the Government had supported the Hydrazine engine and the fact that

Bell would be out of business if the Government did not buy the

Hydrazine engine all justified stiecting the Bell engine over possible

Aerojet/Rocketdyne competition. He statedliallikwas needed in "62

and the total bill was abou He stated he thought the money could

be found. I asked him if we should take immediate action along this

line or await his written direction. He advised me to wait his written

directi

RO T E. GREER

ie r General, USAF

Director, SAMOS Project

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