WS 117-L SPECIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE MEETING, 10, 11 NOVEMBER 1959, LMSD, SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: November 24, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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SJ:JECT: WS 117-L Specia - Stu?c:. Cornmitte~: '41eet:ng, :'C, 11
::ov,:mb,r 1959, L:-SD, S .nnyva1., Cali+'crnia
3. On 10 November the Ferrett System (SS-F) was discussed,
and on 11 November the Photo System (SS--E). (SS-G, the IR
System was only mentioned briefly).
Sub-contractors to L'-.SD on SS-F are:
Airborne Instrument LabDratory (AIL), Mineola, N. Y.
Haller, Raymond, and Brown, State College, Penna.
Three recent Engineering Evaluation Reports were mentioned:
No. 6016D - Vol 1 - F-1 System
Vol II - F-2 System
Vol III - Intelligent.; Report
Dr. C. B. Tompkins
Harry H. Goode
Sunnyvale facility.
2. A complete list of tnoCe present is not available at
present, but will be forthcoming with the official minute_ of
the meeting at a later date.
T'-.e following persons were present, however:
Robert H. Shatz, Chairman David A. Kahn
Dr. '3ru.:ce 3illings Dr. John H. Roscoe, LMSD
AT.rom Katz Francis M. Kelly, RADC
Jesse Greenstein Major H. r`. Weinb-,rg, T3:4D
The conference was held in Building 104 of the Lockheed
4. W. V. Tyminski - L:4SD - Major Program Reorientation
Payload Recovery Discovercr
Discoverer
Advance Reconnaissance ystem Reconnaissance
Photo in erre
Recovery Samos
197 1957 195 1959
econnaissance Programs Recon. Read-
Samos out
50X1
50X1
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Schedule -
Apr. 60 - Fl-El (Will slip to June) (12 day life, 6 days
each system)
Jun.
60 -
Fl-El
Aug.
60 -
F2-El
Nov.
60 -
F2
Feb.
61 -
F-3a
May 61 -
F-3b
Jul 61 -
F-3c
Fl - Early Development Test System
F2 - BOB - General Coverage System
F3 - Technical Intelligence - Specific Mission Systems
Record
Analog
Wide Band
Improved Location Accuracy
Accuracy in Signal Parameters and steerable antennae
:(Spec. pulsed and CW emitters)
100 KC BW knaiog recorder
'F3b - Will handle unconventional emitters and technical
Intelligence
F4 - Advanced Ferrett System
Proposed Samos SS-F Flight (Basically Engineering
Program) Schedule
Jun, Jul, Aug - 3-F1 (Dual Fl-El) Atlas
.0
Dee 1-F2
61 Feb, Jun., Oct; - 3-F2 (Operational date F2-Dect 61)
62 Jan, Mar, May , Jul - 4-F3 (Operational date F3-Sept'62)
(Operational dates - where intelligence takes
precedence over R and D)
W. Burnett - HRB - Intelligence Analysis
Relation of intercepted signals to intelligence objective
The levels of intelligence information which have been
identified
of signals
Density
Classes of radiators
Numbers of radiators in classes
5 - Associated array radiators
intelligence I
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7 - Associated with geographic areas
8 - Identify and keeping,track of groups of radiators
9 - Identify and keeping track.of individual radiators
10 - Changes in characteristics of individual radiators
11 - Extraction of semantic content from signals
Test controller console - DCC (LMSD - Sunnyvale)
TV writing unit - write on screen w/camera underneath
4 TV screens in console - distaphone - (for controlling
satellites in orbit) common terminals
Console must display - simultaneously
assignments
Mission Schedules
Weather
Times
System readiness
Satellite positions
Countdown progress
Recovery situation
monitored data (Dynamic)
Teletype traffic (26 cameras in system)
Remote Station Status
Satellite equipment
Communication
Count down check list
Weather
Sehedules
D D' - ? ? II' ? Control
Centerr-Prototype
TOCC-Technical Operation Control
Center-Ultimate
TV Data Board
Write ? or lay material on, w/TV camera mounted beneath.
? ? c n
for presenting dynamic data-
? . projected on which can draw ? write on slide
as it is being projected
Can also call for reference maps, other statistical
? for presentation on screen.
W. E. Fromm Advanced Program
Cost of Samos this year is almost one dollar per I in U.S. head ? megabucks)
? and system design,
test and eva ation)
(Almost four years ? ? to produce II
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Operation, procedures and equipment for processing
? digital F1-F2-F3 - 150 mi. diameter circle of coverage on
ground.
Feedforward
AN/FSQ-27,data processor for Ferrett
procedures
15,000 intercepts/day - Individual and separate
2 vehicles predicated on Intelligence
? maximum capability
Is 150 miles the coverage or ground resolution
Katz raised a question about utility of the end product
? systems requirement, if any. Some heated
discussion of this point.
?
E5 - 60 mi. 5 ft. - (Steerable and recoverable)
El - not an operational package ' R and 1) only.
E4 - discontinued as AF package, now the "All program.
E2 - Eastman Kodak Development
20 ft. ? ? 3611 Focal length
17 mi. width coverage 70 mm wide film
26 degrees obliquity max. format 211 wide
34 degree convergent angle resolution-250 1/mm
10 lb/mo. film consumption F/4
4 mo. life
6 megacycle band width transmission
Film velocity - 1/211/sec. nominal
Stereo capability by back and
forth pointing. 1/100 sec.
nominal exposure.
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Dr. Lee - Radiation
Primary, osmic - energetic, 0 protons-in BEV range up
to 10 ?EV flux - 1 or 2 CM /sec. 1 milli Roentgen/hr.
Van Allen - inner and outer belts electrons+few protons -
Auroral
Winkler proton radiation
EK film S.O. 243 has 100 Roentgen tolerance W/o
noticeable degradation
iradiation.- though fast does less damage than slow
radiation (O(and B)
Analogy - dog running through forest does less damage
than one which lingers
Inner Van Allen belt - narrow in latitude about the
magnetic equator
earthts radii away - electrons
Outer - 3 112 I
to 111 / ? - requires little
Ratio shielding.
Auroral - important to photography -
between - vs. ? 111
1 ? 16 1 1
Energy 10,000 1 KEV
Only a few EV needed to sensitize silver halide grains
in film emulsion.
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E2 Flight schedule
MF-1 Nov. 60, Jan. , G .1
MK2 May, Aug. , Oct. , Dec (I
Changeable focus-from gro-und,
?
F,3 (EK) Alt. NO ? 4o mi.
Ground re-solution .51 ..!/2X power changer)
Contrast - 2:1
Life - 4-12 mo.
Pay ?.? weight - 2000 lb.
Pay load diameter - 5-6T
? ? F/4.5 or 14411 (Still in doubt)
Film S.O. 243 or 213
Width 511
Nominal Filter Wratten 12
exp. - 1/130 see. at T5.6
Solar power supply
E5 (ITEK development) ? ? m. alt.
115 l/mm. system resolution
? ? mi. ? resolution, 7211 focal _
? ? ? i coverage w1101 resolution
Stereo capability
511x2511 format - panoramic (20 degrees scan angle)
Horizon scanner ? attitude determination
? n.m. position accuracy
Film u? operation
4oo lb. film (20,000 ft. approx.)
Scheduled - Aug-Oct 1961
Pressurized and temperature controlled
? degree determination of attitude
Not affected by radiation Auroral or Van Allen
sensing Tape Camera
One millisecond exposure reduces IMC and stability
requirements.
Can re-use and,storage mediums
Operates at very low light levels by use of image
intensification
FlUk-,-FrInceton - Model electrostatic tape camera - W-o-r-Tiffig.
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