and Agens engine ignition vere Dermal, .Agena attiz te

" control bad been lost. The thrust vas not directed into

-the orbital fajection plene. Eegincering changes 31 ce
directed to prevent a similar occurrence in the Tate se,

“De. Pobert D. Yhetcher; Air eather Service Conant,’ °
. Presented a briefing ‘to Renders OSAP, ‘Aq, ARDC, APT) »,

and SAMS Project, Office relative to ASIS capedilitie : .
and linitations of providing veather forecasts for ¢ wos,
and Space Reconnaissance Launches and orbits. :

The SAMOS Project Office prasented @ geseral sas
briefing to a Senatorial Group. Ineluded Were mente ‘gor
“the’Senate Armed Services Comittee. ~ ° oe



QO . Iply.1950 Department of Defonze directed that construct toa of
" Early Fix Puctlity at Onaha “suspended Pending furts » .
a review of requirements. .

Intelligonce Requirements ‘for Satellite Recoanat sat ce
Systexzs wre established by USI.

AYED Proposal on 5 July 1960 Development Plan Tor . aNcG
Was presented to APEC, Tater the sane day, presen ations
Were made to Secretary Sharp and Under Secretary Gy tyk.*

EMD proposal and Recon Panel coments were

Presentex to
Weapons Boerd -and Secretary.or the Air Yorce, .. :

, : Was presented to AYEMC 2 1 late:
- to DORR and other egencies.. The National Security:
Committee vas briefed in early August 1960,-.

. ArDAT eseage indicated: approval of tvo additional fdas
“launch pads with blockhouse adjaceat to Complex 1, 1 othe
Arguello. . : Soe oe

SAP Grder desigzated General Robert E. Greer as Disx stor

of the Sams Project’ with duty station at El Segun: ,
California. the Project office would be Meld et msicn
Of the Office. secre: of

enorandun roa. SAP to Chiefof start, UsaP establirica ||
Po’ 2 between the pene vould be mo reviey or apy! pra
Channels between ‘the: Director or the SANOS “Project “aig.
~. the Secretary of the air Force. aan hee

_ Secretary of Defense Remorandum'to SAP atated that
had been taken by the “National. Security Council and ~..
approved by the President to @ the Air Force Sat lite .
Reconnaissance Progran (Samos 00 & very bigh priort y.
‘The fhret SAMOS vehicle 2101, ves launchéa ‘fron Pot: t
Arguello oni October 60. the satelinee Uebilicads td not
release and the nitrogen f112 line was Pulled out 0” ‘the.
las lifted Tron ..the ‘ped.. Sejx ration.

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‘boon SECRET Sue ir Mee a iJ

mcgoscir ap
* 3 April 1959 -

(+ 18 May 1959

26 tay 2959

5 dune 2959

20 July 1959

“T angast 1959-3.

AMD SAMOB. PROGRAM x ut 46 (
_ -

dmontzent Ho. 10 to ARPA Order 9-53 approved the AMID
Seatry Development Plan of 30 Jenvary 1959 to the

extent it pertains to poyloed programs of visual row out,
Visual recovary, ang ferret readout. oe

AVEO wea informed by AFDAT that WS 1.7L hed been ‘ni oved
froa Master Urgency List, ond Discoverer end Sentry . ut

| om dt with TH ratings. 4? priority for ell three > grans

remained as 1-A with l-l precedence.

ARPA directed that the Hepping Progran be deleted fra
scitry. IMSD (Lockheed) ves notified. . :

Wescage fron AVIAT to AED ond APEMD followed up ths

+ ection notification set forth in itea 26 May 59 abo: .

| tS guy 1959

» Mescage froa Office |

" for Fr 60 funding of $143.7 MN.

Maocage further dérectod that information be provide 1
es to rocovezy of funds anticipated by cancellation -
of Mapping Progren. The saount $1.7 N hed .been @llo.:ated
to the Sentry tmpping Progran. oot co

“AYBHD vao informed that ARPA had laid down ground rues

for the initial Fr 1960 budget determination. Those .
vere: Sentry $135. H, with Sentry _
($25 K) to de deferred pending review.
‘to tha above Onda ware evatlable. APRIM was to aut rt:

revised devclopcent plans daaed on the above dncozrd stous..

Revised Sentry Covelopmest plan was submitted to AE 1,
as required in 2b Jute instructions. .

ARPA, USAY, ARDC vere brtefed on prograns outlined $a the
revised developaent ‘plan.’ .
Secretary of Defense to ARDC

redesignated the Sentry Spece Program of WS 1LTL te she
SAMOS Program. ‘The Purpose es stated was to identis

" FeconnatLssonce programs ‘vith an innocuous name that foes

not have mission association.

~OSD/ABPA Massage authorized SAMOS readout progren *

funding in accordance vith 15 July 59 Development Yum
Also euthoriced ast od
on SAMOS E-5 (recovery) comera only and directed ccs: -
subaission. toe .

.

‘The OSD advised the Air Force Ballistic Missile Divi stoa

“of the decisioa to Proceed with a recovery portion ¢f the

SAMOS Progran. -


a) 10 Sept 1955-

3 "2 oct 2959
20 Cet 1959

- 21 Cot 2959.

_2T bot 2959

“AT Kav 1959

. Subsystem I, The data processing.

. SPP ow
_ . U a
OGD/ARPA Hessuge eutharized an increase of finis fo: ;
FY 60 to @ total of $148. % for SAMOS Teccvery ead --..
for planning purposes, Fr 61 level ely: ws.
a. .

” APDAD Mosenge. received stating that Developnent Plas ° |

should cecommodate as fer as possible both readovt a d-”
recovery purts of SAMOS. vithin $148. NM eciling. =

ARDC Mess: Quoted memo from SAF to Chief of Scare : ,
(23 Oct 59) directing thet all SAMDS/MIDAS and :
Discoverer actions be handled in AFENC Travevork.

AYBMD was advised by AFIAT that the Secretary of Det moc
had casigned responsibility for SAMOS Pause I to the :
USAF. AFO\T directed that = develoyment Plan be pre ered .
by ARDC, Operational Flan by SiC, und Logistic Plas oy
ANC effective 23 Koveuber 1955. :

AMEDD forwarded ‘a nescage to APDAT in anticlpation ¢¢ «-
revised SAM03 Developeent Plan and Operations Anne)’,
Tae messege set forth o proposed SAMOS launch sched: ie
for the period June 1960 to May 1962. ‘he message .
further provided a sketch of subsystecs E end FP.

- SAMOS Prograz responsibility was transforred fro JJ PA

to the Inpertment of the Air Force by mexoreniun fi 3.
Secretary of Defence to Secretary of the Air Force. ba
Air Forse dovqlopmeat plan was requested far the px gren.-
effective 15 January 1960. Tae plan would plice «1 besis:
on physicel recovery and provide an initial lewch: fa
recoverable payload well in sdyance of FY 62. ae

>

Meworandim from Secretary; of Defence to ASD (Cospte Ler)
directed ‘the ‘trensfer-of ;fiunas fraz-AKEA to the DU tee

. MEDAS, SAMOS and Mocoverer Programs.

SAYNS Progrun Office vas ‘directed to align progras” dthin.
fund ceilings -with‘emphasis on photo over ferret. ‘

PROC Message provided AFCLE recomendations for a £

utilized as o link detwoen the

odin trae? pf

BANOS Ravisod
for gpproval.

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26' Jan 1960 Jesat Tenancy Agreesent for use af the PAR was
: accomplisbed and. documested.

> 5 Feb 1960... “Lt General B.A. Schriever in Congressional testinomr’
. . . : before the House Committee on Science end Astronaut: 5
(Brook Comnittee) again stressed the urgency of the ) IDs,
SAMOS, and Coomunications Satellite Progrons. .
15 Feb 1960. AYDAT Méssage stated that AFEIC had approved the Sue §
- Development Plan dated 25 Jonuary, 1960. 4

“27 Feb 1960 ~~ -- Ha, USAF informed AFEAD that the ‘Office of Secretary of
: oa Defense bad approved a basic SANOS and MIMS RAD Pr3 ram.
The a@pprovel did not include authorization or fundio; for
Gevelopsent.of SAMOS and MIDAS operations, .

4 Mareh 1960 - he Corp of Bagineers was requested to proceed with

arrangements for contruction of the SAMOS Exrly Pix
facility st Qaaha.

| 1B March 1960. SAMOS Launch Pad #1 was ‘completed at Point Arguelto.
: . : Technical support building plans and Specifications nre
. released to the contractor.

, 20 April 1960 - i. York's menorendiza pertinent to SAMOS Program ing cated
: that the progr would proceed:on::p: interin.deats. “It.
Turthor stated te plan os oeren funding tr

Piggy Back package could be carried ‘without, 4
the primary mission, o. eRe Jeopert ‘ing

‘to the program in light of the nationa) Situation; Mme.
'; for the presentation to Gener Bchriever was coafit ied
; for. Uh dune 1960 with further Presentation to the
Weapons Board on 15 June 1960. ° : ae