OSP'S NRO QUARTERLY REPORT ON NRP SATELLITE SYSTEMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00529R000200170025-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: April 22, 1968
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, CIA Reconnaissance Programs
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SUBJECT OSP's NRO Quarterly Report on
NRP SATELLITE SYSTEMS
Attached for your consolidation into an overall CIA
Reconnaissance Report is OSP's NRO Quarterly Progress
Report. Two additional copies are attached for Dr. Flax
and General Berg, and one copy each of CORONA
is attached for forwarding to SAFSP.
Attachment: As stated
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QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT
SATELT,ITE SYSTEMS
1 January 1968 through 31 March 1968
I. CORONA PROGRAM
A. J-1 ys tem ?teAns
1. J-45 Sunii-nal:y
During the period 24 January through 7 February 1968,
J-45 (Mission 1O45) was successfully launched, operated, and
recovered.
Major Areas of Interest
(1) Pan Cameras (214 and 215) functioned normally
throughout the mission. A maximum ground resolution rating of
7-8 feet was recorded, and an MIP rating of 90 was given for
txiis mission.
(2) Stellar Index Cameras (D108 and D109) functioned
normally throughout the mission.
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The film used in both Pan Cameras was Type 3404.
(4) The SRV's for both portions of the mission
functioned. normally.
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(5) In the Agena, a T/M circuit relay malfunctioned
causing Link I '/M to become inoperative and some monitors on
the back-up T/M Link, Link II, to be off. Due to this anomaly,
thr selector postions could be checked o.i-ily once per day. Thus, ILLEGIB,
c=~ri iaxi: ling was performed lr ho ~-lipid. This anomaly dictat*'d
t ear :.%, recovery o.0 the first bu ;kept result-i.tt,; in a laces Of t .tciy 200 cycles (tbtat cyt:lc d h ici fal tnas~,i