METEOR BURST

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06809310
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2019
• Case Number: F-2018-02240
• Publication Date: October 20, 1967

Doc ID: 3860802
Approved for Release: 2019/10/29 006809310
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The Soviet Interest in meteor bunt communica-
tions clearly developed as a result of related work ,
In the Western world. The wiliest Soviet paper �
(HEE), by Atone, consists of a review of !stale
factors, all of which were obtained from US, US.
and Canadian periutheab." Later, original Soviet
work began to appear. but it has 'sometimes been
of questionable quality. , lraprinsental results
began to appear in 1Q87, consisting of measure-
ments of different man, signal strength, intervals
between bursts; isesonal verbatim; and polarisa-
tion cluusget." '13 Only two Soviet parrs were
foung-CU' ntaining detailed analysis of problems
tmeountered In the design of meteor burst cam-
' munkations systems."'" Despite the lack of sig-
nificant Soviet publication on meteor burst cam-
municatitms systems. TASS announced an 17 August
1937 that the Soviet Union would soon Introduce
u meteor burst communications system to the for
north. Either security restrictions imposed upon
burst communications techniques or the nature of
the communication traffic Intended to be trans-
mitted over the meteor system are possible cepla-
nations for the apparent suppreuton of publication
of detailed technical papers.
In addition to the communkations aspects of
meteor trails, a large Soviet &eft has been under-
way for souse time dealing with radar detection
of meteors, properties of meteors which cause
tonimtion, propertim of the upper atmosphere, etc.
�rhis Kvms to be basic research and not directly
cimnecwd with ansununications.
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