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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66B00728R000300080043-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2002
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: September 13, 1963
• Content Type: CABLE

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PROGRAM STATUS REPORT AS OF 13 SEPTEMBER 63. UNIT ACCEPTANCE
HAPL-8 LENS INITIAL LENS-ONLY TESTING IN THE DRT GAVE A
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VACUUM TO ATMOSPHERE FOCUS SHIFT ANAMOLY AND DEGRADED STATIC PHOTO
RESULTS. THIS WAS .CHECKED WITH HAPL12WITH SIMILAR RESULT So
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HOWEVER" ~ RETESTING ON THE MANN `BENCH INDICATED NORMAL VACUUM
SHIFT CHARACTERISTICS OF HAPL-8. AS A RESULT :,THE DRT HAS BEEN
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MODIFIED TO USE A NEW 240 INCH FOCAL LENGTH PARABOLA AND COMPLETELY
REALIGNED. TESTING OF HAPL-8 AT ATMOSPHERE DONE LAST NIGHT AND
THIS MORNING IN THE DRT INDICATES A LENS-ONLY STATIC PERFORMANCE'
OF APPROXIMATELY 140 LINES.
A FOUR FOOT ADDITIONAL TUBE SECTION MUST BE ADDED TO THE DRT
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FOR'FULL VACUUM OPERATION. THIS IS NOW BEING PROCURED, HOWEVER,
AN ATTEMPT IS BEING MADE TO DETERMINE VACUUM SHIFT CHARACTERISTICS
BY INSTALLATION OF A WINDOW BETWEEN THE MAIN TANK AND THE COLLIMATOR
TUBE. THIS HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND TESTS ARE UNDER WAY. THE FOUR FOOT
TUBE SECTION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AND BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW AT
WHICH TIME IT WILL BE INSTALLED.
UNIT 6 - IT IS PRESENTLY PLANNED TO INSTALL HAPL-8 UPON
COMPLETION OF THE CURRENT LENS-ONLY TESTS VERIFYING VACUUM FOCUS SHIFT.
THIS TESTING IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE BY NOON TOMORROW. UNIT
LENS AND MIRROR INSTALLATION AND ALIGNMENT WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY
AND BE COMPLETE NOON SUNDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER. ACCEPTANCE TESTING
CONSISTING OF TP49984, A DR. "A" TEST FOR FILM FLATNESS AND A
.15=MINUTE TRACKING VERIFICATION IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE ON
TUESDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER.
A COLD PORT THERMAL TEST WITH :THE LENS CELL AT AN UPPER LIMIT
OF 90 DEGREES F WILL BE CONDUCTED UPON COMPLETION OF ACCEPTANCE
TO VERIFY LENS PERFORMANCE AT HIGH TEMPERAT URES. THIS TEST
CONSIDERED MANDATORY BY BOTH `AND SE.
ONU DOCK,,DELIVERY IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, 20 SEPTEMBEK*
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