ORBITAL-TERRESTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EVALUATION STUDY

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2001
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: April 2, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

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onnVar-Tra-MSTeratti, MOTOGRAMC ZVALUATI071 STUDY
vcnceurataa.
A study i3 proposed to evalute the present operational capability
bl system by relatin ita photography to specific zround data
at sround stations- at t:fle of exposure. The 'program wuu.34 be
oa annniber or high-eltit vith the CiII cawra used
h the 112-A configuvation (sar:ys er,:cy:ra-type na !,.:1 the orbital system).
These zei.stiorx vould be planned gnd f17.iwn in eon4unctLon with proarammed
orbital missions.
Problems.. in resolutionvacutty and cro,and truth cannot bo fully
aolved throuc;h laboratory tsU. Dt!ring the process of the various
systems development, it has been ctanaard brueedure to test cameras
under caIltrolled labore.tory condttionz:, This provided statistics on
a camara's characteristics in. Iwovrne%vironments; ho'?iever, e%tensive
correlation of operationsl factors -4. aetml environzental and ground
paraOters -- has not been gde. In the proposed proomm, by photo.
25X1A isphins ground tarEets- in areas wIMabta 1r.-4 and I12-A
systems, data will be o11ce correlated on the effect of ambient,
hich-altitudo and orbital enylronanntal conditions on the systems.
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ti .131 and anIrjort.
25X1A 2.2.1. Operational phazo:
2.2.1,1. Orbital photo0.-ap over
camera ,v;:;11tam.
2,2,1,2. Aircraft flights lasing the 112-A c=fifpretion to obtain
PootoPt7 or the sam areaa (which would be throuch of the earth'a
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Evalvtion Study
22.L.3. Ambient data dete..1.,:ned by instrumentation at round
etatos it the riit path, photoaraphod by the orbital and aircraft
flights.
Support procedures:
2,2.2,1, Evaluation b,:r a z,r,:,-?T of photo illt.orp,roter,s or all
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lhote,7raphy which inoluaosth Ground statior.s.
A.... .2. aorrelation of 01.oui:d. ct,ition data wi:',11 o,raluatioas or
photographic Quality.
2.2.2,3. Analyses of the r to csteplich erlteria for as-
Segsinz, these ana similar
2,2.3. It .is anticipated sufficient information cannot be
obtained frasoeconcurront attet:pt; therefore, n"wear= could be
oarrivd 04 ant1.1 sufficient !!,:.mni:,4 urc established a4 aceurate xze-
dictIc the results of zutierlkont rissions arc made and proven
veltd.
2.2.4. Teat procedures outied 1a this report nood not be re-
-tricted to the two aysteni could be the basis for operational
testing of a wide variety of casyste.:-4. This pregra,-.1
:7,-oIrlde criteria by which photoz-rpphic quaity for voryfaAcr, operational
conditions could '014 predieted with creat accuracy.
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3. RD:gThfi=1T3.
.1. 2;01.1z,1,Z2=f?m,12z. The prozxammed crwsure of filu over
-est areas shall bo made in the nor1 COLTS0 of the 501-4
ralss on. It woold bo necescery to know the time and ewact corahi
location of the vehicle to enable the pionain of u111 for for the
some tizo) over the 4,ane area.
3./.1. ror con7r:xlaon with the fila xre ra most of the previous
101-4 missionc resLuan Loda'm film. 0104 (ao 132) should be used in:all
celmeras.
3.1.. Concra calthratIona and ot*wttUti (mIch aa slit
lirlat34r ttio etc.) shall be recoraea aa port of the rela;Ad
data,
3.1.3, OTbltal paruaters oucit as ter.lperaturca ceozraphic 1ocatior4
exi4 attU4de ah741d bo
3.1.4. The "0 '',?:rt :,,,,libration lox" and other epher-cral
should be correld wlia cddltional inforzoitIon that tLa 11a3tgaA
Koaall. Company cart sulQly on 27,,4 fi1m-nrocenc and film-hanali.nc,.
3.2. Hico.-AltltwaqaTta. rve the purpose of corrclatine
ytett eapability, liic;11-catitude atrcraft ,JJ.th a 1124. cera coa.
fiearaLon is rog:Lerc,
Eastman Eodo% 44?4 On 132) aball alco b0ucL
3.r!A2 camera culibrstion u4d other statistics (such as slit width
and scan rate shall be il*.c1ude4 La the roport,
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Dm/nation Study
3,243, A f/icht io ;m13. b.) 1:ept, on tevreerat-twe? weather ?riw
tio; owivoloeityl, attitude) ,cotxse and T`Zn tizto. All deviations
SheAd be proDerly reeordc.I.d.
AltitAtle otho bo 65,Ci)0 feet 11'14 and
141,X1? be yeearatiad ttz, t4r.: ztv:rt temlnattie,n 01: ;i:10t-037r=1-11 :04Z3.
325 irif.e direct:Leta el', 1'154:At and 11'..1t path will avproxir.tate
that, of the orbital vehicle.
3.2%.6.llateeal in tile fomOX 1o'
etzfri,,11.4 (tat& 1.03 andproc..e.=izz reziort41 novad, ';47 it.r..de available.
?3 Lc r sgrala ine11,40 r$uiteblc., t-lenzr the
path of the orbital volliolazthTArr," -Up of
-,,wrcpristo inatruzaentatien z2 frcz-a vbich objects of interest, ean be
avrw,,,tcd.
3.3.1. Abient data 'Jillb collected one lionr prior tol during,
and oz.V7',.1c rtor the achodulfa 0pcxational phetoraphie 211.1sions.
Tha datf.!., will 1=1'4400 b-ut leot neceasari/y be l'allited to;, the
follow 'tz;
Spectral Rofleet=co.
tt,* Sun Ann-le:
"Z" time.*
Date.
Gack;;;.voite Tocntrie,
c, Cray sea:Le (.,,fanivalcat oi" rzets.
d. tritor.40-1k,f). ,
r. Brzonxtrie
s, Telverat
Li iit
Atmospheric con.1,1tions aze4.zeke,, of ecad ccver,
elelad-tyoe end, vind valocitj
t
j. Diatertsioa4; (017,:104`-'t 40, "4e5 and sbnpes).
Donaely pap-4,3?ate1 crINJas al:fz a cg,e'l.:t.t, variety or sizes
and sha?,,,: c.nd e,jtt d's.v.easiena cuk1 b rtive1,/
,;ary In .a Ions, clz.771ify
raesv.zr=ell 3;:414u 7:g.tag'Cue:14.-4: roadelide3,s Ifehlciee or othlar
avyn7o;ipiat,e objectr, a= be rade at r. corweaent tire and ineor,l)ozated
into the repert,
CDo.m.el.-: .7..t.tetect ope.;1, za.e.a,0 can be uced todet,7xmine
Iw-contraat runctions of the ca,nera systems tch,f1 can also be uz:,:o for
Lmages of isolated foetures 21-1Ch, es.hotaca* vehicles, railroad lihee4
fsOce intersectionsi streams sala the-
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OUBjEM. lo:774.1 Objectives; ,bital-T:trrostrial Phetoc,q.aphic
Zvaluatioa Et14.,,r
Axert4 to be dosiznaed for these surveys will. be determifted
at the earliezt pomible title co that (torraatii3 or control conditions
cta be 4ftde with orbital rihotograllly.? Ground photozrapily of buildingals.
roads,. etc.; bo used to slement target identification-wherever
34 This Kitlase could be carried out thre-ogh contracts with
camerial coLITAzTAcs, On the other hand; due to the. posed
vz.tricty tet *.rns aa dencely-poulated,
cp4=ely-rotcd and alyen land), it way be more desirable to solicit
Air Fon::o or etber service supr.,,a;rt.. TIvl number of i:ciatroments, and
Nrsonnel snd the :e1extent of the project are facto
tha.t :Tny'limlt the number of interested comma-re-al c!eiz-9,aaies.
All field data, accunralated as -ort of this rroject;vill
------.jieeerLe.Governmcat proNrty and r;iiall ?dlot be reDrodiacci without couuent
of the lyrojeet =niter.'
S.4. Pnoto Intxlypratritnn. ovalactio,a ei orbital aad
altituae :photoraphy will be mecle byelmIreek Air 17003, Army And NIC
vers*.a.
On all DbotocralAy t be ockluata by the Moto inter-
Te6ms, crolvtd target aroas mlat bo specifically identified.
Measure=rits of filn. 1111lb-a cemparad vith the
1)21ys1oz..,1.ziension3 of the e?,amr: cbjects on the cround. Tv? MOASIAVGA4,
a::ents iyold be made: oac by the :Qhoto IntersixetatioTt tea:1s with
t-fati,traor.t;E.u1 th