U.S. ARMY PROJECT APOLLO AND RELATION TO CORONA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000600130011-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 27
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 2007
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: April 20, 1959
• Content Type: MF

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PROJECT
CORONA
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Operational Reports Control - Tab A
1st and 2nd CORONA Launch - Tab B
Sequence of Events,
CORONA Test Launch #3
Chronological Sequence of - Tab C
Events CORONA Mission
9001 - June 1959
Time of Year Limitations - Tab D
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Operational Reports Control
Each Friday
L- 14 days
L-10 days
L- 5 days
L-3 days
L-30 hours
L-8 hours
L-6 hours
L-2 hours
L410 min
L42 hrs
L420 hrs
ASAP
ASAP
As Occurs
As Occurs
Report Title
Weekly Status
Ephemeris Data
Program Data
Daily Status
1 Mission Plan
Recovery Wx
Special Status
Reason for Report 4 _
To keep Hqs informed on the long range
status (estimated launch. dates).
To provide Hqs with ground track and othe
data necessary to establish camera on-off
points.
To furnish LMSD with data to cut prograrl
tape (camera on-off points). Data may be
furnished for more than one tape.
To keep Hqs informed on the immediate
capability to launch. Report required eve
day from L-5 days until launch.
To inform LMSD of camera settings and f
type to be used. Also to select final cam
on-off points to use.
To inform LMSD of Hqs decision to delay
continue the launch based on Weather in t,
get area. To provide LMSD with optimun
launch time and earliest and latest time c
day launch could occur and give sufficient
sunlight for photography.
To provide Hqs with forecast of Wx in
Recovery area
To inform LMSD of final Hqs decision to
launch or delay based on target weather.
To keep Hqs informed of status of vehicle
during pre-launch countdown. Report sul
witted each hour until launch or abort.
Launch Report To inform Hqs that launch laas occurred.
Progress Report To inform Hqs of success of launch and
Progress
preliminary data.
Report To provide Hqs with actual ground track
Recovery
Take Report
Abort Report
Crash Report
satellite and estimated recovery time.
To inform Hqs of the recover of. the cap
sule and brief description. of condition.
To inform Hqs of ETA of take at West C;c
and condition of take.
To inform Hqs of a delay requiring post-
ponement of launch until next day or long
To inform Hqs of a mishap to a vehicle i volving loss of life, injury or destructior
of property.
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