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OENERAL OPERATIONAL REQUIPMENT

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PURPOSE

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This General Operational Re went is in support of the 5,:rategic Eystes/3

Development Flawing Objective 1955 0. It is desired that development action following this requirement re • t in a satellite weapon cistern capable of providing continuous roc:0=4 an • of tam earth, lammeary--

OPERATIONAL CJECTIVE

The operational Objective of this 0001/Tlai3e=30 4,18tOla i. cgrz.t.1..nrnr*

anr eil1gnce ofpreselected MRS of bs. earth to deteradma the aiatus of a potentiveremps warmaldng cupcbi3Ity. -(fiESREE9-

near Kr-eranniess ESTIZET.Z3

Pertinent Soviet capabilities Tall b covered in detail in the GM

Intelligence Summary, when publiehed. ;la 1 that tim the interim reforsoces

are Air Intelligence Studies FIIS 2-3. IPA 2-2 and FATS 2-3. (0ernP)

IT. FRIENDLY ENVEtMene

A. General.

It is desired that tho eatzllitc: be launched from the continental limits of the Lotted States end Uonitorod stations within the Western

Hemisphere. ' -46a3RETrFacilitie s for 1 A1n^h4 eg

permanent ivy. installations. 01WDRETY

2. Monitoring sites are required to re satellite. These facilities will be designed

interception of . cr interference with the transfer

information to the grouch site.. The system will data handling and will process images ant. elle tions and intelligence at the same rate as receiv also be equipped to transmit intelligence data

.targets mei weather information direct], to the .

will, be fixed, Demi-

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ve collected data from the

located to minimise enemy

of collected intelligence

continuous initial

o intercepts into Indic aThese facilities mast

to high priority

agencies. issamme)-.

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• • C. This gystem will be used to btain therefore the time mmxpdred foe canvas veiling of surveillance areas my pro

Tx. bilitrATIoM atm SYSTEMS

Present piloted aircraft reconnaiss

A. Inability to provide continuous

B. P. Vulnerability to detection.

C. Vulnerability to countermeasures.

VII. OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE AIRBORNE COMM

A. Oeneral

mestere are 31mited as toll*

TOOSP)--

visual data of various scales and coverage of an area id:Lively. Weather this tire period. ISECIST)

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B. The satellite will be op

tions over enemy territory; haute

this type of Information at night an alternate load basis it will hay

storing all raconnciseenoe 3. An intellIgen center is required for selecting, analyzing and (swani-

°Mem= ESPICTMEC

A. Satellites loin be coverage of a selected area vi

nation received froze menitoring stations

singly or in nutters to insure desired a given period of time. fam0m0

for daylight visual coverage opera! there 18 a requirement for Obtaining through weather. Additionally, or on a round the Clock electronic intercept

. 2. A meansof etorinc lutelligince'data un

I • aecure communication& range of monitoring

importance and meet be given

operationally sable

components.

the vehicle is 'within

3: The capabjlity for alternate payload sub tattoo prior to

B. Choice of Orbit and InclinationAngle

special consideration if the final product is to

1. Raliab1litv andlaweidAyof all orb

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The following dealgn aspects are of

12. The inclination angle oho:ad bi

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1. 2he altitude and incrinatiom angle Of the a te willdapend

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on the intelligence reqiiremmate of the specific Maslen.

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the iaoat adequate-daylight leCiaragee-of. the la desirable. 4Egrazgy :

90 degrees. An
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mobil:ion target postral. requires that

ass be capable of resolving detail to detect

mlaalle laundhIng sites. An ultimate than 20 1 on a Ade is desired. (aMMME0

be such that creation of accurate

dotaptings recording and transmitting

amst bar provided, • bgada u1a3. bo acceptable. Safticicat

ation of sowce. (Ratsnnico VII 4434

A capabili* be immpm:a into this ciently b system to,view cloud coverage

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broad b s to aid t asihe forecaitIng. to vied. 

VII ALL)

R. Slif Dzstructica

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Provisions tar self destruction Incorporated into the satellite.

AVAILSBILZEI

topographic Maps is possib

F. Rlsoirt aGolt.telce

.L capabilitr o,f automati electrceagratic data of selected frag

coverage on the Mils, L and filfreg

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data should be transhIttad to permit asatsr)

G. Weather 0beiunrati22

Guidance and Alt4

Guidance and altit

orbit shape and this vehi

accbptable pdctorial into

Resolutioa

The necessity for big equipment utilized for this p

airfield runwars and inter°

capability to detect objects no

E. xappi^^ and Cbart,3^s

Pictorial data collected

control equipment met be dzsigaed so that the vertical plahs are sufficiently. Ce• stable to provide

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This witam should be avalb leis to spar

CAGE C.

Colonel, U. S. Air revue

Chief, program Control Division % Limit for Development .Prosnamabs Office, DCA/Development .

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