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QUAErYEHLY PROGRAM REVIEW 

. ·Overall Qeneral Summary 

Program Director: 

Vice Director 

Brig Gen W. G. KiD~, Jr. 

Col H. D. L'Heureux 

1. Iq.~n,rterly Summary of Operations 

a. Project CORONA launched tvo missions this guarte::r. 

Mission #1113 carrying payload CR-13 vas destroyed shortly 

after launch on 17 February fo1lovri.ng a malfunction. Miss:Lon 

111114 carrying payload CR-ILt was launched sl:ccessfully on 24 

March. The first portion was air recovered on 31 March and 

in:Ltia1 evaluation ShOvlS results comparable to or better than 

the best of past missions. The second portion is still in 

progress. 

b. Project GAMBIT flew one mission which vas successfully 

1a~~ched on 21 January with both capsules air recovered on 29 

Januar~ aDd 8 February. The mission's peak resolution wasl-~-

I Jor one of the best yet in this series. 

c. The following vehicles launched in previous periods ',Jere 

still operating as of 31 March: 

'\/EHICLE 

2736 

4419 

1~422 

4421 

PAYLOAD 

STRAvlMAN 

SAVANT II 

TIVOLI III 

TRIPOS TV/ 

SOUSEA III 

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PURPOSE OPERA'l'IONtJ., LIFE 

TI/EOB 7 Months 

Soviet typel I collection 

18 MOnths 

TI on ABM emitters & 13 Months 

seal eIl I 

General search & EOB 10 Months 

ABM I I emitters 

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I() March 1971. LI __ ---c-___________ I ~·;:jd.' 10 t irne~:) by the S~rPJi..Wlv1fJ·i II wide lJ[J.,nd. ·tr(J,,{l.:.~rn.it. 1./.;1' 6·,;:..'"1: 

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latter pad, of March 1971. 

mix:c·d a com.pu,ter 3..1Jtit.L:.c~I:,:; predict progru.rn., ~·c..C to fC;,';_:'~':':";~~ 

the horizon sensor l1eads 4 Althou.gh this Ijrocr8!£. is 

:pas~..;i ve) 

is the only source for vehicle a"C"Citude data. 

(2) STPA'dlt:llJ'J III - FV 2736 

(a) This vehicle was 1&1.1Yiched. 0" 

ami ~las exceed.ed 217 days of opera.-"Cior; ace> 

T.be fourtn ya'w arolL'1d maneuver was succe 

8 Murch 1971. 

of 

';,}':ideba11d trarlszni tter !Il f'aileci on Re\r 

Transmit;ter was selected 0::, ?i.e-" '7 

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(b) 

12 January 1971. 

13 January 1971; 

tinued since that 

nornlD.l operation was restored L::..rlcl has CGLtime. 

(c) I<'ull arnpli tude noise was obser'red. o;~ 0:'",:: .. ,',' , .. ,~ 

on 13ide one Data Storn.ge Unit (DSlJ) III 

readouts on Revs 2761.,. J 2771) 2776, 2779 ml 23) ~?:; ;;',c;;-, 

ary 1971. Side ti,ro or' 'the recorder was se1ecto<."i on :2C'1 ,- :..:: 

normal Ol)Cratlon war; restored.. Sido one was read O'Lit .",-" 

Re 3013, 11 ]'J3.rch 1971 bU.t one head exJ1ibl"..;c(i~,11c; :;cL';;''': ~-':~',';.: ';';;',;" 

OJ)Cratlol; of lX3U must be res t.r.Lct!.:d, \:.0 ci.de; ,;wo ',.!~,; (' 

v:Lcic:.i normal nnalof:!, dnta t.oj~al ,::tor';e;(: C::.;".:;,C 

redu~ed frorrr minutes "to 20 m~Lnutcs, JJuc to "t:.:-r~:_~, :_'"ec' .. ,..C'2-;.:. c".,~:::<;.-

cj,ty, I)SU /12 ·vl~J.S selec~ted. on Rev 3240) :26 10arcll 19'''(l; ~:'.:.r2'. ~~~.\.l.l. 

)+0 min DSU analog data storage capabi1i ty Vi'S rCB"Gored ij.E'~ 

continued since that 'time. ,.. 

(d) TIiRESBER: 

.:; iy} -the EO}?) mode on,ly Q":lrirlg ~his toG 

I>:coblems previously reported. of 1:1IT-{E8:::~1~ IJ:.:S ~>;:~;;'-

red-uceci durin.g periods 'Hhen, th.e vc~~icle i::;, in :£",';.1,11 ::;-.. ,L:~ 

·the: 'tcI~lpera~Cl..Lye of the TlLRESBER p o\-re1'" SUP=91y exc<2c:'d~-;; '~L .l-::.~:~ S~)':>2. ~.­

fj.cd uppe.r~ lirnit. The firt;t occurr'encc: of t1·18 

te1'1,)cratUl"C was on 30 January 1971 re~l'ul tn vei'rLcle 

being red.ur:ecl liO station acquisitions only 

2402. The nOrmal 1300 sees :per Rev tasking for 

I'educecl "00 a maximum of 600 sees per Rev oetween Revs 

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: L;ln'l'~;0n{ly ur;inctrlcbacK~p u;-riyj~'l'HPJ~GHE;lf~~.';kJqrrfH;;;L. 

rcd~c cd. d uri ngpcr i Od,S\ih6J1VehiC1G>.lGC:xpo.';;ed.tbtrlc 

c ont 0 r ... tiIrlqjHjill'J?ER()ut:putsdiglta+'da~avrorq.:.:;· 

all zeros at Anfrequerlt intervalsa,nd ohGeyeral 

l'cct diGitQ.l words W0l;'e in rrHRES1:J:E;H E013 data. These proLle;,,;:; 

(;ould be indicating initial dGgradation of 2736venicle 

b. Vehicles Proce;:;(~ 

(1) STRA\-iMA.,Tq IV -]?'v 2737 

(a) . 'l'he 'I'H:RES.lIER Payload '.tlasdeli vered on 

uary 1971. 

uary 1971. 

?ebruary1971. 

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J:..1nuD.l'Y 1971. Two aJilhicnt .sys tern .rum~ 

plctcci. It:L:\ pn:Gelitly in the 

r:1cllT:.al t.estingy '\·,rhlc11 'is sc~h8d41{id i~of~ 

1971. If' tL~[5'Girlg j_G .~on1:.i.r.lu·e(L frorti :"ri;j,t 

.; [)le 1:wnc~lL dCLt0 is 3 June rf' 

·"iacci) j.t can he llcl"d.. :J;~ lo:urich 

L 1971. At th:::tt t:lmc, lx:qlon;c 

\'ollovcd ad.d.itiol1al 

:.1nd one yco..r vehicle life 

bi1:i:c.y and r~;duced. expected life of 

STPAVllf;l\':N TV co..n be held at launch tainus 

p2riod of time. 

tiations are in progress 

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IIIGID~RBOY mif~stOl)Gwas suC:cessf.1J.ll:r 

1971. A chfinge<to the.iGTERMIN 1:ecQveryeventgencrat,or 

sCheduled ina reqe:UvE;:ryof 

jn"j.or to Novcnioer 

c. 'l'llC. IIEiX.l\,,'GON 

::i, ::-,,:,y.,ro-:::.}h;~S0· cle\r0·1·9I)!nerl~.:." 

Lity (Ioe) and 2 Fillal n+,C>1"""'f<i,;; 

;~L;:}C: lOC incer1t~;i'V,i:Zf~d ·,·~Y~~~t.) .. ::tne ""~,, cor:rplc1:.cd on schedlllc) 8 Oct 1970 . time) 

-\\';~rc: lia:; b eXCl;cisedE1.ndre,hear::;ed. }:)):'(:'::parcLt:Lon .... . ..:rir 

iJ3YJ\GON flic;ixt. 'di·tl1 r.ega:cdto . Phase 2) the firstEoe incent:I. vized 

event::,. j\lilc,)t0l1~;. It) vS'~scompletcd.<bn sc::nedule,5. Feb 19T1.?he 

rem~LL ~;;rcpi:)rtinGqt:larte,r has been absor:BeclvrithFOC 

codinG and development testing; 

(I. Opo1'o:tJ computer" ptogranrs cl:evelopcd Program T70 

U::'A.il!:":lO?) srL'Ri\\~'1f.tfulJ vehicle are on ccmtraet "rith Geheral lElectr>:Lc 

"or ;ma:Lnt~nanc8 ,'arid :tmprovpment. 

L;oneratcTJayload, .. st::1t:LOna~qui$ttion) 

C(Wi.;:t:UiUS ~o sUIJpOi't the'!on-orbi t operation of theload.:ible 

,,, "'O'l"I1I.' \.lo,. U ... J... Y' " ........"") '" e d ,_ _ b ..• VC)"L-''{AWMAN·> ~ k.', J,.."'\ ,_. " ,'11' - .:'. Thc.se.·". ',' • "£11 S 0 :.·f· o.J.',·.r.nat 

"j,·,·,c\· c"j?"""'ll"" rn'"r,i:'a' ''''C'S ·nr·l'o·r··· 4"0" tY'a,:.·n 6m.l'··6<"l'·OD··t.O··+'1·1·e',,c""x'1·'"Lc··1·;,,, ,,-,,, .l ... C L.. lJ~dJ'l~, . ..l.\.-l Cu.""'" is ,.:.t;;0· . .~. . ~ . _ I..'J .:.JF:> '!- u v v _ '-_ 

provid.0 ~lL:;t;Oryan(l post-.pas$ cOmmandsUli'llYl4rics>inputs .,to 

processing programs. 

(1) The 

oper'at:;. onally on 

c>oftvare presently 

(S'1fM Hl<1AN1! 2. ). 

(;: ) 'J1118 Bloc}".!\[ verstOll ... ' presently c:rperationally 

~3Ul)1)Oc"cin!: Ii'vll2736 (eJrRAWMAJl·fl3}. 

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is cUl'rern:;lyin 

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c. 1'he RCASP. systl,:;nrof .eoYrlPuter p:ro£traJ'llS (commfJXld. 

and history progr;:l111S ).isfor.operationalcomptrtc.rprograrri develop"-

merlt, a'1d maintenance in suppdct Program 989 ~ . 

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QUARTERLY PROGRAM REVIEW 

Overall General Sunm:ary 

Program Director: 

Vice Director: 

Brig Gen Lew Allen, Jr. 

Col F. S. Buzard 

1. Quarterly Summar¥ of Qperations 

a. No CORONA missions were flowr. 1.n this period. As of 31 Dec 

1971 two systems were in a reserve status of R-38 or l~ss. 

b. The secsnd launch of Project HEXAGON was scheduled for 

21 Dec 1971. Technical problems with the booste~ have now delayed the launch until early January. 

c. Project GAMBIT, Mlssion 4333, was successfully launched 

on 23 October. Satelli te Recovery Vehicles 1 and 2 ,,[ere air 

recovered on 3 and 16 Nov. A peak resolution of I I was 

obtained on the tribar targets--the best ever produced. 

d. Project SIGINT successfully launched POPFI~I ____________ __ 

on 14 December. The four payloads were ejected as planned. 

f. The following vehicles launched In previous periods were 

still operating as of 31 December: 

Veh:Lcle Payload purpose 

2736 STRAWMAN III TI/EOB 

2737 STRAWMAN IV TI/EOB 

Operational 

Life 

16 months 

(limited operating mode) 5t months 

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Col H. B. Stelling} Jr. 

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L Overview 

a. Launches 

The Poppy I Ibooster was succe'ssfully launched. 

from Space Launch Complex One jWestPad, on 14 December 197L 

The four payloads were ejected as planned. 

b. On-Orbit Vehicles 

(1) SrrRAWVJAN III 

(a) STRAWMAN' III completed 493 days of operation as 

of 31 December 1971. This vehicle has been used in the limited 

operating mode during this quarter because of reduced system 

power capability. In the limited operating mode all tasking and 

tracking station acquisitiornare accomplished when the vehicle is 

in daylight. 

(b) The Vdssion 7166 THRESHER payload (125 to 2100 

MIiz) and the Vussion 7235 REAPER payload (1800 to 3300 MIiz) continue to operate successfully in the Electron1c Order of Battle 

(EOB) Mode. The REj't:PER payload is still usable in the Technical 

Intelligence (TI) Mode hut is not being so tasked because of 

reduced system power Cal)ability. 

(c) Both payloads have successfully supported three 

Tj~e Critical Reporting (TCR) missions during this quarter. These 

missions are: ABSCOND I r PALMWOOD I 

and OVERRIDE I '------------

(2) STRAHM. AN IV 

(a) S'rRAWMAN IV completed 169 days of operation as 

of 31 December 1971. The vehicle continued to operate successfully until the redundant analog recorder, Data Storage Unit 

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)nly 

1971 ~~ . .:- .,~-

(DSU)#1}'~aHed~'onl9NOveirlb(:;r197L Since that time, the vehi.ele 

has ,been 'qp~ra,teCl. ·.in the EOB.TnCide of!.:ly.' ' 

(b) The two prirnary payloads (REAPER and THP.ESHER) 

have complete capability in both modes, EOB and TI. nO\-lI:::ver} 

the TI mode has not been used since the failure of IX3U Irl. 

(c) The HARVES'l'ER payload (2 to 12 Gllz) has a 

band (8 to 12 GHz) capabtlity only. There conttnues to be a 

mechanical restraint that limits the antenna positive roll 

excursion to one There are no restrictions in arrt.enrlB. 

pi tch or negative '):011. The high band. data collected. hi good 

using this limi'ted. f'le1<i of view. 

(f) Both I)rimary payloads (Rt'l..LU~ and 

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have successfully supportecl three TCR missions during this 

quarter. 'I'hese missions are: ABSCOND I J, PAIl/lV;OOD I I, and OVERRIDEI I. 

2. Program Direction 

a. STRAWIv'AN 

Program direction increased. from $3.432 to $3.798 

prinCipally because of recognition of Aerosp~ce requiremen~s. 

b. POPPY 

Program direction increased from 4il4.917 to $15.167 

because of increased NRL funding. 

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QUARTEHLY PROGRAM REVIl!."'W 

Overall General Summary 

l)l'ogram .c.Lrcctor: 

Vice Director: 

Brig Gon Lew Allen, Jr. 

Col F. S. Buzard 

1. Quarterly Swnmary of Operations 

a. Project CORONA, V~ssion No. 1115, carrying payload CR-15 

and p-<;;89 Vehicle ~~o. 4427 (ARROYO), was successfully launched 

On 10 September. Both capsules were recovered in the air on 

17 and 29 September. 

b. Project HEXAGON's first flight was finally c~mpleted on 

6 August when the vehicle was de-boosted from orbit. The third 

reentry vehicle was l~st on 10 July due to a parachute malfunction. Efforts are now u~der way by the Navy to try to retrieve 

it from the ocean. The f.::mrth reentry ',cehic1_e 'il3.S recovered in 

the air on 16 July. 

c. Project GN~IT, Mission No. 4332, was launched on 12 August 

after a one-day delay. Both reentry vehicles were successfully 

a";_r recovered on 22 August and 3 September. This was the :::'irst 

flight of the long tank booster and the R-5 lens. 

d. Project EARPOP launched the fourth STRAWMAN vehicle on 

16 July. Both the REAPER and THRESHER payloads have operated 

perfectly while the HARVESTER payload registered two anomalies 

which limit its effectivene5s. 

e. ~he following vehicles launched in previous periods were 

still operating as of 30 September: 

VEHICLE PAYLOAD PURPOSE OPERATIONAL L:::FE 

STRA"WMAN TI/EOB 13 Months 

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QUARrERLY PROCRAMREVIEW 

Program 770 

Progrrun Director: 

Prnject Director: 

Brig Cen Lew Allen) Jr 

Col H B Stelling, Jr 

1. Overview 

11. Launches 

S~RAYWJu~ IV, Flight Vehicle (FV) 2737, was successfUlly lalh~ched 

from Space Lalh~ch Complex One, West Pad, Vandenberg AFB, California) 

at 0349 PDI', on 16 July 1971. 

b. On-Orbit Vehicles 

(1) S'l'PA\\~/;A?r II - Flight Vehicle (FV) 2735 

STRAHMAN II remained in a caretaker status up to its operational termination on 26 July 1971. After the second battery failed on 

26 July, the vehicle was disabled on Revolution 11109 Guam at 2144 PDT, 

after 725 days of operation. 

(2) S~RAWMf-\_N III - Flight Vehicle (FV) 2736 

(a) S'l'RAYTMA1"J III was placed in a caretaker status on 14 

July due to the 2737 launch. It remained in caretaker status lh~til 8 

Sep 1971 when it supported U.S. Naval exercises in conjunction with 

FV 2737. Battery No.1 ceased generating current to the power system 

on Revolution 5256 Cook on 5 Aug 1971; however, batteries No. 2 and 3 

are sharing the usage load and continue to retain their fully charged 

state. 

(b) 'rhe REAPER payload (1800 to 3300 MHz) continues to 

operate perfectly and has full capability in both the Technical Intelligence (TI) and Electronic Order of Battle (EOB) modes. The THRES}IER 

payload (125 to 2100 WIz) has EOB capability only. 

(c) In addition to supporting tile Naval exercises} both 

SI'RIl.H10JuIJ III and IV also supported Project Abscond over thel I 

~--- '--____ frea from 24 September to 3 October 1971. 

(3) S'I'W:,.y,lMAN IV - Flight Vehicle (FV) 2737 

(a) STRAWMAl~ IV was launchzd on 16 July 1971. All 

booster phase objectives were achieifed ~th ephemeris data as follows: 

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Period ... ................. 94 minutes) 34.1 seconds 

J\pOf~CC .................... 286.3 NM 

P,;rJgcc: .................. 270.1 NM 

El~ccntrl ci ty. . • . . • . . . . . . .. 0.00057 

Inclination ......•.......• 7l~.992 degrees 

(0) The two primary payloads (REAPEH and T:PillESlIEH) 

continue to operate perfectly demonstrating J'ull EOB and '1'1 cG.pability. 

(c) The HARVESTER payload has two major anoTI1E.!.lies which 

limit its operation: 

±. The Low Band System (2 to 8 GHz) completely 

failed.. The most probable cause is an 'bpen "between the antenna and 

the receiver. 

2. The High Band System (8 to 12 Grrz) intercept 

data is normal; however) the antenna freedom of movement is restricted 

due to a short RF cable. The field 0:- view is restricted in the posi-::ive 

:::011 direction, and the antenna bore sight alignment changes with ari-ce:::.r:a 

movement. The restricted field of view reduces the nUF~er of targets 

which can be tasked for any given revolution, and the char:ge ir: boreslgnt. 

aligru--uent has been compensated for by adding bias correction factors into 

the steering software. 

c. Vehicles in Process 

POPPY. 'The nex't POppy Vehicle (2707) has completed its t'\.scent 

sir:J.ulation (thermal VaCUlL'll) testing and is in a hold period.. The 

primary payloo..ds furnished GFE from the Naval Research Laboratories 

will bc or:c month late) and the laurlch was accordingly SLipped ~Tom 

17 November to 14 December 1971· 

2. PrOr;rDm Direction 

S'rRAvJ1Villli : 

Program direction remained at the initial approval level of ~3.432 

million. 

POPPY: 

Program direction increased from the initial level of' $6.895 million 

to $12.106 million because of Vehicle #8 I\TRL payload requirements. 

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,',)\']',:\'I.()]' c,mfL C;\D'ill.LoD, (mel mod:U'y the rC'l'EH1TfN :rr:('nLry plnnl1Llli~ jYI'(){;ram 1'01' CJ\:f\1BI'r JfICiIT~ImOY !~uppori~. LoC; i.c Y'<.:V L:;l(jl,;; 

Iil~'l) include :Lmpl'ovcd \1lorJelLnc; of the mtnttffum frmnr} lCDe:ol'l 

CLltl:; l.r:lint und ~l nel" capability to cl:LminrJ Lc tarc;et,; ou;;ul 

llP()l1 pn:dictc(l \h;~ltl1er f()rcc;J.Gt~~. Milestone 8 c;l!::J:l.vcry of' 

Bloch: ll.ln :1:' ::;cheduled for f:;upport of M:L,~::;jon L~:)3l~. 

(Li) Prototype EV31uations: Three potentislly ,:;ignificanl~ software changes are under evaluation by TRTIT. These 

changes, scheduled for completion by 1 December 1971, are: 

(8) Selection of first pass candida0es by 0arget 

weight. and sub-rev target distribu1;ion. 

(b) Programming of high priority targets vIi th 

alterna1;c burst timeS. 

(c) M algorithm which allows stereo interleaving a:nd imprOved conflict checks. 

b. The original HEX/\.GON orbit software (TUlHTY) cOll1~ract) 

'-----________ ---"1 with TRW provided for a tvlO-phase developmen-c: . 

(IOC) , 

(FOC) . 

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(1) IOC software was used to support Mission 1201 and 

will also be used to support Mission 1202. 

(2) The last FOC incentivized event) a~ Operational 

I}:':nlon::;tration) wa s completed ahead of schedule on 31 

1971. Current pl[::ns call for FOC to be: (a) exerc:Lsed byj,ef'ly 

durinG t.Ile insct: i VC' solo portion of Mission 1202, (0) exercised 

:!lld rcl1can:cd between flights> and (c) implemented to suppur'., 

~;h~~don 1203. 

(3) A c~ole source follow-on contract LI __________ ~ 'vi',.;]] TRH w()s ini'j,icn:;ed 17 August 1971. Tl1i;:-, contract, cD~.1.ed 

"YlODl _," prc)vides for cont,inued on-orbit support as '<Iell as 

modification package to enhance TlJIlJITY software. MODl is n. 

cost incentivized contract and features two deliveries, March 

and August 1972. Hork to date is on schedule. 

c. Operational computer programs developed for 

Program T(O (EA'RPOP) STRA~'ll'flAN vehicle are on contract '<lith 

General FJ.ectric for development) maintenance and improvclTient. 

The commcmrJ. programs generate payload, station acquisition, and 

the "load logic" cotnrl18nds to support on-orbit operation o:f ~Ghe 

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:1 pl'Oel'Dmtn(:!r used by S1J'RAHl:/tAN. These progrmn,~ [Jlso 

,~orm;,t.. Dnd check command mess8geC-i prior to tran,,,mis:,;ion to 

t,11<:: vehicle J nnd provide history [md post pass command sUnJmnrieu 0.1'; inputs to do.to processinG' 

(1) The Block V vendon if:~ presently operationally 

on line f3Uppordng J:'V 1!!2~(36 (S'l'RAvJl'flAN 113). 

(2) The Block VI version is presently operationally 

on line supporting FV #2737 (STRAvJI:.flP1J lilt). 

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Project TTO 

P:rocrClm Director: 

r~oject Director: 

1. Overvic'd 

a. Launches 

Brig Gen Leyl iUlcll J Jr. 

Col H. B. Stelling 

'I'here were no launches during this period. 

(1) S'I'Ri\lvl"ll\N II - Flight Vehicle (FV) 2735 

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ST:;"">{J\TIlv1AN II continued to remain in a caretrr'c:e"Y' 

FV 2B6 contains two primary p3yload:~: TluU::::"')IlEH 

c,nd l\2,\PER. This is an ELINT mission vehicle dc::;igncd i~O 

()!)(;nl~C inLwo modes; 'l'cchnicol Intelligence (f1'I) cinCi RLcct,j'onic Order of Battle (EOB). The vehicle successfully c()w-

:L l,r3 nine month contractual performance i.ncenti ve 3(: 

::m 22 IV:ay 19'{1. 

(a) THH1<:SHER: Frequency Ral1se: 125 to 2100 >Elz. 

~';k '1'1 [node \';ftS discontinued on 12 December 1970 due to Cl 

::'::::"lcd l'e:cciT,:1izer. 'ri:e EOB mode was operated thl'oughoclL "f,;liG 

~:')<.:r>:":; \.; :~l~h l,lle exceptIon of f:1 15 day span "Ihen the 

} ::';r,il~C; wc;re exceeded durj.ng a high sun period. The E05 ;:iC.lCU2 

cCJC ::'inued to :func·tioD properly with no anomalies. 

(b) REAPER: F"requency Range: 1800 to 0 >':;z. 

l\~4J\Hm pc:yload has operated in both its primary modes (~cI 

c..nc ) within desie;n specification for the entire missio;:r 

c}.1.~ration. No hardware failures have occurred and the entj,re 

payload rerr~ins fully operational. 

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(c) Both payloads have succes~:a'ul1y 

four quid: reaction projects during this reportinv 1/{';:;(":';.0d: FL}\-

VOR I : I PENDULuM l ECTJ1vfEfUC ,--I ,~,~~~~~~~ and LE]\'iOmWOD I' I 'I Data from these projects hhS 1:,(:":[;. 

collected) processed, and shipped to the user in the respective 

times as follows: 

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This vehicle contains three primary paylo3Gs: 

REilPER) TlffiESllER, and HARVESTER) I I 

LI ----------cI The REAPER has;--':b::-;e::-;e::-;Cn~r;:;CnO~Q;;r'~lI""·C;-lc;ce=d---=t"o~p=r=o=v~:.~' (~"l'~3-r~.ii~u~re 

precise TI data by doubling the rec';'gnization c:;ets. 

payload is essentially of the same configuration as 

hovlever) special screening and relay tests ',7ere p'?rf'ormed 

result of the recognizer failure on STRAvft~J III. The 7~~"~~= 

has a steerab1e antell..l1a syst,em designed to intercept c:.nd c':Jlleet. 

data in -::,he 1 1 ra.'1ge on .the radars associated -,Ii t·h ",;h0 

'-----_____ n:'!:1e S'I'IZAvlJ'.1AN IV ascent vehicle (Agena) wu,; :;t·l.T'pr;(l :f; 

Van~c;nberg AJ~f3 on 17 June 1971} while the payload vehiell: 'tiu:" 

~5hipped on 25 Jun0: 1971. '1'h8 Vandenberg j\FB ched:out prog;ca~:; 1;:;. 

progressing toward a scheduled launch date of 16 July 19T~· 

(2) POppy 

The nex"G POPPY vehicle (Fi[ 2707) is 

satisfac"Gorily towards a Novenber 1971 launch. 

2. Progr8~ Direction 

a. STRA w1v1AN 

The approved program for FY 19D. declined frOlD. 

31 March 1971; to $12.362 on 30 June 1971. This was 

the fact that increases in the BLACK Spacecraft a..Yld 

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line cau~;cd by tb.c launch date slip were more Ulan compcn:iatcd 

for L)Y l'\;luLcd reductions in the Spacecraft vTIIrfE linr; D.Yld in 

rl:iscL'11mlCou:; I I·VTHI'I'E requirements. In o.ddition) :;:830,000 

of FY 19'(1 IVlfI.DS funding was declared available for usc ago.inst 

1972 r{lAD~) costs in the FY 1972 Financial Program. 50X1 

b. POppy 

'file approved program for POppy declined from :);12.299 on 

21 MarcJ 1971 to $11.117 on 30 J~~e 1971, because of reduced 

requiren:ents for payload integration and Agena peculiarization. 

3· 'reclmical status - STRAVllflAN 4 POppy 

STRAltll'1AI~ II - Flight Vehicle (FV) 2735 

(a) FV 2735 was launched on 31 July 1969 ill1d ha3 

exceeded 699 days of operation as of 30 June 1971. 'E'1e t"Jel=-;:,h 

yew rrround was successfully completed on 7 June 1971. 

(b) No '1'1 or EOB activity occurred during Ghis 

period. The TfffiESHER and REAPER payloads 1tJere turned 

o:'f' o~} Rev 5918 (28 AUG'Ust IT(O) as previously reported. lie 

spacecra:C-;:, ::as rerrlained in caretaker status throughout this 

reporting period and the telemetry system is read tvlice daily 

for ;:;"vU,J; of hee;lth determination only. 

Cd) 'Ine vehicle's attitude is still be dete::r-

::line(]. oy a c:y::.puter attitude predict program, due to failure of 

~~~~.e !-.o:r<z:.~n senso:;: heads. l'-Il though this program is completely 

pascive) i L con t,inues to corre1a-ce with RJ!:APER calibration:; and 

is l;bc only source i'or vehicle attitude (.ata. 

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:;'I'HA'I'JlfJ.J\Y III - Fligbt Ve.hicIE (FV) 2T)6 

(a) This vehicle was launched on 26 Aug~s ,> 197C 

and 1:~as (;xce:edecl 308 days of operation as of 30 June 1971. Tne 

firth ya'tl around was successfully completed vn 10 May 1971. 

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2 \\'Cl:3 :3clcctcd on 26 Mo.rcl1 19TL. On two OC;co.~;t(,nc 

11) :1n unusuc.l noi~)c phenomenon \~a:5 note:u in H",· G.u.uJ. 

U)IJ I~o. 2. 

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~ f;l:cd 

Ui~3~;i0l1 \.Jm; not impn.cted. Since that time) lX;U l~c,. ~? hu.:: bccn 

~,uccesGfully w3ed on both sides 1 and 2. Sioe 1 :::"f JX:;Li i!ij. 1 

com:.inu(~~~ to exhibit full amplitude noi;;'~: 0;" (me ,'it:; 

therei'orc havc~ f\111 storalSe capability (40 m:Lrrctes) or;. ()[lei 0..,,; 

and one half storage (20 minutes) capability on l:.hc o',:«;r. 

( c) THRESHER: The payload he, s been 

the EOB mode only because of the recoGnizer 

reported. 'Ine specified temperature lim:Lts of' the 

pO\,'e1' supply Here again e:·:ceeded. during 'ctc last i'nll :;;url 

Fo}"' ~·11at J."eSEon t11e maxinrLltl1 on titne per Rev vl~~S Yf:o.\.4ced f:r~~r:~ ·t.~;.e 

norn:::.u "c,ine o:;:~ 1300 seconds L,O 1000 seconds o:c 1 lSi,!:- BIle.. 

·~.I:) 600 seconds orl 2 !-\.pril 1971. Tne rJaxir:iUl;-: D:'"" 6c;0 S2C(j~iC5, 

remained un eil 17 April 1971 when normal -::asking 'das reSiJ.:;.·2Q. 

The EOB mode continues to be operational and geo})o,"itioniY~€, 

accuracies for all receiver 'oands are within specificaL.lon and 

are as follows: 

Ba'1d 

2 

3 

i.;. 

5 

Average (NM) 

Miss Dista'1ce 

7.8 

12.0 

7.9 

15.2 

95% ( 

Confid.er1ce 

J..!.;..~ 

17.6 

14.9 

24.4 

((1) REi\PER: As previously reported J on rc~::'e 

occas:icms 0. HE/\PER dj.gi ted word appears as all zero~). 17;"r~' 

of DC currence is less than 0.1 of 1 percent alld ap}):~::::.'(';n "'::;:1::,; 

\·;11(:n::.110 payload is cornmJl1ded to the single pulse u:(,(),;: (Lei ". 

over n dense environment. 

processiDg) aDd j.ntercept 

accuracies for bot,h bands 

follows: 

This condition has not s.:C':;:'cci:cd 

data has not been lost. 

are wi thin specification [":0:~c. z..YC ,::..s 

Average (IilM:) 

Miss Distance Coni" :'der~_c e 

DOH Band 

High fund 

(e) It has been determined that the :~ncor:rec::; 

TlffiESHER digital words which occurred in late March '.</e:-,,: 

caused by a malf'unction in one stack (No.3) of the Core 

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problem has noc1'ecul'1'ed. This action reduced the digital 

st.orage cnpacity by 2510, but has not affected the mission 

b<:::CCltlE;e diGi to.l data has not been lost. 

(f) A summcrry of STRAvlMAN III status during this 

reporting period ShO"IS no significant cha.nges. T,he vehicle 

aLtitude) pO'I,er an.d general health remains excellent. Therefore) continued operation should be possible for the f'orseeable 

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