(SANITIZED) MODIFICATION TO CORONA J SYSTEM
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CIA-RDP78B04558A001000030103-4
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RIPPUB
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T
Document Page Count:
1
Document Creation Date:
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date:
February 1, 2008
Sequence Number:
103
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Publication Date:
August 27, 1965
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CORONA
SUBJECT: MODIFICATION TO CORONA J SYSTEM
1. INFORMATION OBTAINED AT THE 27-28 JULY 65 PAYLOAD INFORMATION
MEETING AND SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS WITH
PERSONNEL INDICATE
PLANS FOR THE INITIAL MISSION UTILIZING THE INCLUDE
EXPOSURE OF THE THREE NODAL TRACES ACROSS THE FORMAT THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE MISSION. EXAMPLES OF TESTS INDICATE THE TRACES WILL BE
OPAQUE, OBLITERATING IMAGERY OVER APPROXIMATELY A 40 FOOT SWATH
EACH. ANTICIPATES THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME LOSS OF
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.
2. IS AWARE OF THE PURPOSE FOR TH AND ITS
VALUE TO MAPPING AND CHARTING EXPLOITATION, IT IS ALSO COGNIZANT
OF THE NEED FOR NODAL TRACES TO CHECK AND EVALUATE THE
CONCEPT. SINCE THE CAPABILITY EXISTS TO INCLUDE OR DELETE THE
NODAL TRACES AT WILL,
RECOMMENDS OPERATION OF THE NODAL
TRACES BE CONFINED TO ENGINEERING, DOMESTIC AND STRICTLY MAPPING
AND CHARTING PASSES ON THE INITIAL MISSION RATHER THAN RISK THE
POSSIBILITY OF OBSCURING IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.
AFTER EVALUATING AN OPERATIONAL SAMPLE, IT CAN BE DETERMINED WHAT
EFFECT THE TRACES HAVE ON THE IMAGERY AND A DECISION MADE REGARDING
USE OR NON-USE IN FUTURE MISSIONS.
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