TEN YEARS OF SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05703A000100050050-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: January 7, 1970
• Content Type: FORM

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CLASSIFICATION
REQUEST FOR NPIC SUPPORT
READ INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE BEFORE COMPLETING FORM
2. REQUESTING AGENCY
3. DATE PREPARED
4. DATE REQUIRED
NPIC
7 January 1970
1 March 1970
5. OFFICE
6. PHONE NO.
7. REQUESTER'S CONTROL
NO.
0/DIR
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8. REQUESTING OFFICER
9. JOB TITLE
"TEN YEARS OF
A/DIR
SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY"
10. BE NO.
11. COUNTRY CODE
12. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
AUGUST 1969 MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE TENTH YEAR OF SUCCESSFUL U. S. RECONNAISSANCE
SATELLITE OPERATIONS. THE DIRECTOR HAS ASKED THAT A SPECIAL PACKAGE OF BRIEFING MATERIALS
COMMEMORATING THIS ANNIVERSARY BE PREPARED FOR HIS USE.
13. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT
1. IT IS REQUESTED THAT ALL GROUPS STAND READY TO PROVIDE THE RESEARCH AND ADVISORY
SUPPORT NECESSARY TO SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE PHOTOGRAPHY.
2. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AS MANY AS 50 BRIEFING BOARDS AND CORRESPONDING VUGRAPHS
MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT. OF PSG IS DESIGNATED PROJECT 25X1
COORDINATOR, AND CUSTODIAN OF THE COMPLETED GRAPHICS. OF THE 0/DIR WILL PROVID125X1
EDITORIAL GUIDANCE AS REQUIRED.
*3. IT IS HOPED THAT THE INITIAL 10-12 GRAPHICS CAN BE COMPLETED AND READY FOR USE
BY 1 MARCH 1970.
DECLASS REVIEW by NIMA/DOD
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In the case of IAS i t is cut i n i o each PRO f ran o and filed .
2. This program was instituted as a result of a suggestion by
SCSI I o !tlnd ~;l!I)e! I II'tpC.~'.~ I f I~~ i llem on a P/VC I n' I IIC` 11 (~ I l>pe; of ion I hI 1 On. T h
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of IAD. fdhen distribution ended it was one DO
one DP IEG, one DP IAS
and two DPs and two DN's for DIA. IAS has the only known complete serviceable
file of 70 mm chips filed by V/'AC.
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mosaics were made by AMS; the placing on WAC's and shooting
into 70 mm DP film was accomplished by NPIC (PSG).
4. Through EXSUBCOM auspices a review of the various indices produced
within the community was undertaken and the Photo-mosaic Index as an inter-
agency product was abandoned. AMS no longer produces the film mosaics at the
scale of the WAC's although a mosaic is stiII produced for use in a new index
publication called "Index to Panoramic Coverage." This index must be used in
conjunction with the NP I C-produced Mission Coverage Statistics for the same
mission. It does not provide graphical material of the quality required to
discern if a target is cloud covered. To search chronologically through
coverage available on a single geographic point would require hours and the
necessity to acquire many, many reports. The WAC mosaic file enables a P.I.
to acquire this data in several minutes.
5. NPIC ceased to produce the Pho-I-o-mosaic Index with the completion of
6. NPIC continued to lay the mosaics on.WAC's and have completed this
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activity through mission
It requires about 150 hours
per bucket to accomplish this activity.
7. PSG/NP I C does not presently intend to commit to 7C :,im f i I rn the completed
mosaics through mission
missions accornp I i shod beyond
They do not intend to do . ,ly work on the 12
(two man-years plus.)
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8. t.acI yc,ir
I uqu'.;s, I ed
as it was of high i In1~or:i arise to 1/\S.
grcual I y reduced puce and wwrou I d not cu l i-1 Off ~, i 1 hou l (ur 111e1` discussions
wi-1h AS.
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lo col-1-1 i IIIru -1 lie (!I c c)I ,!in
responded to a query from PSG
(PSG--117/69, 9 June 1969) restating our need for this important research tool.
10. We have heard no official word since though unofficially have been
informed the project is dead, dying, not dead, etc.
I I. Today I consul -ited with
and he informs me that it is not dead;
is drafting a cable to the recipients of the last finished chips to
12. I would recommend:
a. PSG put completed WAC's into photo lab and make DN on 70 mm.
b. Provide IAS 70 mrn DP,.=holding DN for response from other customers.
c. PSG allot the personnel required (4 people tofurnish existing
materials by June 70). If it would help to farm out IAS could handle 1-I/2
man-years of effort if it can be performed in IAS.
d. That NPIC continue to provide this service to the termination
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