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. ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE 

OFFICE OF MISSILE AND SATELLITE SYSTEMS 

Secretary of the Air Force Order No. 116.1, dated

31 August 1960, designated Brigadier Robert E. Greer as

Director of the SAMOS - Project, with additional duty" as Vice

Commander for Satellite Syatems, .AFBMD, ARDC, with duty

station at AFBMD. It directs him to organize a SAMOS Project Office at.AFBMD as a field extension of the Office of

the Secretary of the Air Force. It specifies that the

Director of the SAMOS Project is responsible to and will

report-directly to the Secretary of the Air Force.•

SeCretary of the Air Force Order No. 115.1, dated

31 August 1960, established the Office of Missile and

Satellite Systems in the .Office of the Secretary of the

Air Force. It provides that 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, and

he will provide the Secretariat for the. Air Force Ballistic

Missile Committee.

The general management structure for the SAMOS

'Project is outlined in Figure 1, attached. The Satellite

Reconnaissance Technical Advisory Group will be appointed

by the Secretary of the Air'Force and will provide the

means of obtaining the services of recognized experts from

the scientific. and applied engineering fields in the furtherance of the technical program. The Satellite Reconnaissance Advisory Council will be appointed by AM* Secretary

of .the Air Force to provide advice and counsel to him in

the discharge of his overall responsibilities.

The internal organization and personnel assignmen•of the'Office of Missile and Satellite Systems is

outlined in Figure 2, attached. Following is a brief

description of the principal duties of SAFMS officer's:

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 

Director 

Deputy Director

Responsible for conducting all actions

of SAFMS in accordance with policy of

and delegated authority from the Secretary of the Air Force.

Principal assistant to the Director, acts

with full authority of the Director on

all affairs. of SAFMS. Responsible roi.•

overall direction, guidance, supervision,

and coordination of the activities of the

office.

Executive Office 

Executive Executive Officer and Chief of. the ExeAsst Executive cutive Office and responsible for the

general administration of SAFMS, including mail, security, records, inspections,

personnel, travel, and overall office

management.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT OF AF-BIN 

Secretary 

Asst Secretary 

Executive Secretariat of the Air Force

Ballistic Missile Committee for Missile

and . Space Systems. Handles all matters

related to Committee actions.

SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE 

Asst for Programs,

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Responsible for SAFMS duties concerning

programming, funding,'and schedules.

Monitors, briefs and reports - on all

SAMOS'launches. Maintains an active, •

working SAMOS control room for daily

use. Responsible for actions incident

to revising, processing, and maintaining the SAMOS development plan. Responsible for general briefinga on the entire

overall SAMOS Project, and for the preparation and maintenance of complete

briefing material, aids and information

on the overall project

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Mist for Electronics Responsible for SAFMS duties concerning

electronic payloads, MINT, and related

matters; weather aspects of the ZAMZ

Project; technical compatibility of

electronic. aspects . of Subsystem I, :paceGround Communications. Responsible :';:r

NSA liaison and coordination. Responsible

for maintaining current knowledge ;f

booster and vehicle-capabilities. A:ternate to the Assistant for Instrumentatibn.•

Asst for Photography Responsible for SAFMS duties concerning

photographic equipment and payloads and

related coordination with other servIces

and agencies. Responsible for photographic compatibility aspects of Subsystem I. Alternate to Assistant for

System Engineering.

Asst for Instrumen- Responsible for SAFMS duties concerning

tation Subsystem I, its overall development,

schedules, locations, tests, and overall

technical design, overall data processing and handling of all SAMOS outputs.

Also responsible for 3AMOS recovery program, SAMOS command and control aspects,

including centers and stations. Also

responsible for MIDAS and DISCOVERER

coordination. Alternate to Assistant

for Electronics.

Asst for System Responsible for overall system engineerEngineering ing aspects including interchangeability

of payloads i system performance capabilities, mission variations, system

growth possibilities, and relative priorities within the Project. Responsible

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 Photography.

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TECHNICAL ADVISORY 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 permanent Standing Committee of four, which •

shall include recognized experts in the fields of electronics,

photography, and data handling. The membership of the Standing Committee will be appointed by the Secretary of the Air

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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 presideat assemblies of the Technical Advisory

Group.

Each assembly of the Satellite Reconnaissance Technical Advisory Group shall be chartered to consider 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 ft:lir 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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SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE 

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Recent changes in the SAMOS management structure have

resulted in the establishment of 'a Director of the SAMOS Progect at MIND :as 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 responsibilities. 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: 

Uhder. .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

Issistant 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. Attendahce be

limited to the members of the Council and such other individuals

as'may be invited to attend by the Chairman.

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Office of Missile

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Satellite Reconnaissance

Technical' Advisory Group

Satellite Reconnaissance

Advisory Council

Director of the

SANDS Project

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