SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR A CIA/SR-71 SYSTEM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68B00724R000100100015-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: December 21, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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SUBJECT ; Sensor Systems for a CIA,/SR-71 System
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1, With the possible replacement of the l~;-12. by -the SR-71,
the foilowin comments on sensor requirements are made; these
are the sensors needed to perform a mission equivalent to the
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current primary photographic missions. ror reasons of economy,
we do not attempt to use the A-12. sensor systems, but use
applicable SR-71 sensors. It must be noted that several missions,
now within the capability (or being developed) for the A-12
will not be possible with the SR,-71. These deleted missions
are analysed in paragraph 3.
2, Recommended ~'7.inht Confi.~:rar ti~ons : On the basis of
.projected usage, and to give a c~.pability essentially equivalent
to that provided by the A-12, the following SR-71 sensor systems
would be flown:
a. Technical Objective Camera,~to provide high
resolution detail of'.selected small targets.
b. Operational Objective Camera, to provide medium
resolution imagery of general target areas. This reso- N RO
lotion is satisfactory for a large portion of t'ne
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and counts, facilities developments, etc., can be btained.
This resolution is com arable to that obtained by
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con igura ion.
c. Terrain Objective Camera, would be used as a
tracker camera. As the SR-71 unit is a 1'35 pound
'.precision mapping camera, it.could be replaced by a
smaller lighter tracker. ,
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3, Missions
not Avaa_1ah7~: With the substitution of the
SR-71 for the A-12., some flexibility of missions is lost; some 25X1
of the missions one,,cannot accomplish with the SR-71 are:
4, It must be further noted that the A-12 photographic
systems have undergone extensive checkout throughout the analysis
community, to assure that necessary auxiliary data is available
in the form necessary when required. NPIC has developed the
computor programs necessary tI donnoe be~ievera`romrinformalr
mation from the basic film.
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convers~7tions with NPIC, that they are in anywhere near this.
same status on the SR-71 pro ;ram. The deve~.opment of the handling
procedures takes considerable time, and would need to be started
in the very near ,future, if this substitution is programmed any
time. within the next eighteen months.
Assistant for Technology
.Deputy for
Research and Development
Special Activites
Sensor ystems ivision
Special Activities
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Distribution:
2, _ SSD/OSA
3 _ D/SA
4 _ DD/SA
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