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TITLE I IOL lassior POTELTIAL 

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PR ESENTATICIN 

AUTHOR B. P. LEOEA RD, H. RIM:STEIN DATE JAL . 16, 1965 

AUDIENCE DR. F.. FUBII. I , DR. H. BROWN, DR. B. MCMILLAN , 

ET AL. 

LOCATION WASIMIGTOTI, D. C. 

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AND CONTROL SEGMENT ANTENNA (4) 

STAR TRACKERS (2) ACS VIEWING EXTRAVEHICULAR 

NOZZLES PORTS (3) HATCH 

HORIZON SCANNERS (2) 

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FILM PIi2CESSOR 

LASER RANGNG 

COMPUTER 

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SPARES 

PROPELLANTS 

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• POWER (FUEL CELLS) 

• LIFE SUPPORT (ECS + EXPENDABLES) 

• MISSION SUPPLIES (E. G. FILM) 

• DATA CAPSULES 

• REACTANTS & PROPELLANTS 

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STAR TRACKERS, INFRARED, 

EXPERIMENT INFORMATION SUBSYSTEM 

ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL DETECTION 

EQUIPMENT 

O MODERATE RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHY FRAMING CAMERA 

O BROAD COVERAGE PHOTOGRAPHY PANNING CAMERAS 

O OCEAN SURVEILLANCE RADAR 

This document contains information affecting the national 

defense of the United States within the meaning of the 

Espionage Laws, Title 18 U. S. C., Section 793 and 794.11s 

transmission or the revelation of its contents In any 

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GEMINI B 

LAUNCH #1 LAUNCH #2 

(40) 

(10, 970) 

(9S Day Resupply) 

(6,600) 

(5, 785) 

NOSE FAIRING 

STATION 

Structure 4,350 2,800 

Attitude Control/Maneuver 690 760 

Power Supply (5 KW Sr 90) 3,450 300 

Commun. , Data Mngmt. Instrumentation 720 70 

Environment. Control/Life Support (w/o tanks) 690 690 

Crew Accommodations & Personal Gear 350 480 

Star Trackers Installation 110 0 

Rend. & Docking Prov. (less propellants) 610 725 

CONTINGENCY (4, 260) (2, 120) 

MISSION EQUIPMENT (13, 620) (400) 

Sensors 

(High Res., Panning & Framing Optics) [10,110] 

(Other Sensors: PTS, ELINT, RADAR, 

LASER) 2,960 

Computer & Signal Conditioning 400 400 

Film Processing 150 — 

MISSION SUPPORT SUPPLIES (2, 800) 

Film, Data Capsules, System 

SPARES (3,000) (1,160) 

LIFE SUPPORT SUPPLIES (2, 850) 

PROPELLANTS & TANKS (1, 110) (10, 305 

Rendezvous (in transtage) 0 2,300 

Stabilization 30 180 

Orbit Sustenance 380 1,600 

Maneuvering (600 fps) 0 4,800 

Tanks 700 1,425 

TOTAL 33,000 32,060 

!his drchmen! conhi^c i,fdrrnmion affect:ng 'he national 

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