FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON MOBILE LAUNCHED INDICATIONS SATELLITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000500160044-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: December 16, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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WORK STATEMENT
Possible Contractors
STL, LMSC~
Purpose:
To determine whether a photographic satellite can
meet requirements of indications intelligence mission.'
Assumptions:
Mobile launch at sea or from aircraft.
Over-land or over-water recovery.
Target arrays and mission time spans to be supplied
by agency.
Mission lifetime of less than one orbit to about
two days.
Work Description:
Parametric study to determine swath width, altitudes,
inclinations, launch points, launch times, and recovery
points necessary to cover given target arrays in mission
time spans. Effect of variation of these parameters
and usefulness of orbital maneuvers on target coverage.
Effect of orbit element selection to minimize probability
of optical detection.
Duration:
The effort shall be completed within three months of
go-ahead.
Reporting:
Informal status reports shall be given not oftener'
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than every thirty days. Three copies of the final report
shall be submitted with 30 days of completion of effort.
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WORK STATEMENT
Purpose:
Study of light weight high resolution cameras.
Assumptions:
Minimum swath width and orbital data to be provided
Mission time spans to be provided
Guidance and control system based o
Work Description:
Examine design implications of new recording materials,
particularly those under development by
determine trade-offs available between weight, resolution,
swath width and film capacity. Determine stabilization and
control accuracy requirements. Provide assistance to other
contractors studying guidance and control, targeting and
orbital elements.
Duration:
The effort shall be completed within four months of
go-ahead.
Reporting:
Informal status. reports shall be given not oftener than
every thirty days. Three copies of the final report Shall
be submitted within 30 days of completion of effort.
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WORK STATEMENT
In House With Assistance of
STL, Aerospace, LMSC o~
Purpose:
To define the current state-of-the-art in satellite
launch vehicles, with particular emphasis on those
applicable for launch from mobile (sea or air) platforms
at short notice.
Scope:
A survey shall be made of systems available within
the 1966-1970 time period, applicable to satellite
launching. Estimates shall be made of development
problems, time, and cost of various systems described.
Work Description:
a. Parametric studies shall be made over a range
of orbital injection conditions (velocity and altitude)
using existing systems, modified systems, and new systems.
Particular attention should be paid to payload weight in
orbit as a function of available staging.
b. Space and weight limitations of potential air
or sea launch platform shall be considered.
c. Systems considered shall have the capability of
extended storage; and, when suitably alerted, shall be
capable of being maintained in a ready status for
extended period. In this status, it shall be capable of
launch on very short notice.
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Duration:
The study shall be completed within three months from
go-ahead.
Reporting:
a. Informal (oral or brief notes) reports shall be
made, not oftener than once a month.
b. Three copies of the final report shall be
submitted within 30 days of the completion of the study.
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WORK STATEMENT
Purpose:
Application of trap down inertial system to
mobile launch indications mission.
Assumptions:
Rapid targeting ('--l hour)
Quick launch (---l hour)
Mobile launch
No'ground-space command or tracking
Precise recovery over land or water
Orbital maneuvers may be used
Mission lifetime of less than one orbit to about
two days
Recovery within 48 hours of launch
Work Description:
Determination of guidance, control and targeting
requirements for indications mission and adaption of
to meet these requirements. Testing necessary
to insure adaptability. Payload characteristics (swath
width, resolution) will be given.
Study of attitude and velocity control system,
angular rates, response rates and stabilization times.
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Duration:
The effort shall be completed within 3 months of
go-ahead.
Reporting:
Informal status reports shall be given not oftener
than every thirty days. Three copies of the final
report shall be submitted within 30 days of completion
of effort.
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WORK STATEMENT
For Bidders on Recovery
Systems and Techniques
Purpose:
To define the current state-of-the-art on recovery
techniques, with especial emphasis on accurate recovery
within designated areas, and on means to reduce recovery
force size.
scope:
The effort shall be limited to analytical investi-
gations. No hardware or test program is contemplated.
Work Description:
A. Applicability of guidance information available
from an inertial system such as thel pace Navigation
System. u
B. Weight and volume requirements for various
maneuverable and non-maneuverable re-entry systems.
C. Accuracy of re-entry achievable with various
re-entry systems.
D. Estimates of research and development needs to
bring to practical application the re-entry schemes
proposed.
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E. Estimates of recovery system weights and volumes
for various amounts of payload.
Limitations and Supplementary Data:
A. Re-entry-vehicle-ground communication shall be
limited to re-entry vehicle altitudes below 75-100,000
feet. However, it is desirable to keep radiation for
the vehicle to a minimum.
B. Air or land recovery is preferred.
Duration:
A. Informal status reports (oral or brief notes)
shall be given not oftener than every thirty days.
B. Three copies of the final report shall be
submitted within 30 days of completion of effort.
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