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17 April 1963 

MEMORANDUM FOR: Committee on Overhead Reconnaissance 

SUBJECT: Interim COMOR Guidance Re Satellite 

S1GINT Target Objectives and R&D Need 

Attached for the information of COMOR is a memorandum from 

the Director, NRO Staff on the above subject. This is in response to 

the recommendation of COMOR which is set forth in COMOR-D-65/l. 

Attachment: 

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHAIRMAN, COMOR 

SUBJECT: Interim COMOR Guidance Re Satellite 

SIGINT Target Objectives and R&D Need 

In regard to your memorandum of 18 March 1963, the target 

card file mentioned therein has been received. This card file will be 

a useful tool in SIGINT satellite operational planning. 

The following are some specific comments regarding COMOR 

suggestions on the currently planned missions: 

a. Efforts are being taken to provide coverage 

in the 650-800 mcs and 4900-5100 me regions. R/D on 

payloads to cover these frequencies has been underway for 

some time and the first flight of this group should be available about January 1964. The POPPY mission in May 1963 

will cover the lower of these two bands while the October 1963 

mission will provide the recommended C-band coverage. The 

series of missions is also designed to help fill the 

need for C-band coverage. 

b. Engineering problems make the coverage of 

the 150-160 mcs region by POPPY impractical at this time, 

but in annreciation of the interest in this frequency range, an. 

®package, Mission 7202 (WILD BILL), has been 

modified to cover the 150-210 mcs range and its launch date 

advanced to April 1963. 

c The actual freauen.cy coverage of POPPY iganz 11 be determined by the 

performance of the previous missions as well as the latest 

intelligence requirements. Dependent upon the nature of 

the frequency requirements, changes could be made up to 

three months before the launch of these missions. 

d. The VINO device to collect the signal 

is scheduled to be back from modification at the manufacturer for a July launch. A GRAPEJUICE 

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Additional devices of these types will be procured when 

present design problems are resolved, 

e. Mission 7209 (NEW JERSEY) will be assigned 

to a flight vehicle for launch as soon as it is available from 

the manufacturer where it is being modified. The launch date 

will be sometime after July 1963. 

f. It would seem that missions other than TAKI, 

such as 7207 may also yield valuable information on 

the lobe structure of the TALL KING radars. A successful 

should help satisfy the 

location needs for these radars. 

signed 

JOHN L. MARTIN, JR. 

Colonel, USAF 

Director, NRO Staff 

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