REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESENT SATELLITE (Sanitized)

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c. USIB-D-41.14/240 COMDR-D-48 96)
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26 March 1965,
b. USIB-D-41. 14/235 (COMOR-D-13/45)
19 March 1965,
Requirements for Present Satellite
REFERENCES a. USIB-D-41. 14/229 (COMOR-D-13/43)
1. The draft statement on the subject in the Enclosure and Tabs to
USIB-D-41. 14/229 (reference a.) was approved by the United States Intelligence
Board (USIB) (as recorded in reference b.) subject to:
a. Amendments in paragraphs 13, 14 and Tab A, and
b. Subsequent approval by the Director of Central Intelligence.
2. In restricted session at the USIB meeting on 14 April 1965, the
Director of Central Intelligence. (DCI) referred to the above actions by the
Board and subsequent discussion in reference c. Mr. McCone noted that the
statement on the subject in reference a. called for about 10 successful KH-4
missions each year primarily for search and surveillance, and 2 additional
missions annually primarily for mapping, charting and geodesy requirements.
He commented that this would call for a total of 12 successful KH-4 missions
annually, and noted that provision for these was being made by the National
Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Mr. McCone also observed the analysis in
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COMOR highest priority targets because of their particular location and
geographic arrangement.
3. Mr. McCone expressed his view that the requirement in
reference a. as amended and approved by USIB represented a good
practicable program. The DCI informed the Board that he has now
approved the Enclosure and Tabs to USIB-D-41. 14/,29 as adopted by the
Board at its 24 March meeting.
4. Accordingly, the attached revised pages 6 and 7 and the last
page in Tab A are transmitted herewith for substitution in all copies of
USIB-D-41. 14/229, which now stands approved for information and guidance
for all concerned.
5. In addition, all copies of USIB-D-41. 14/229 should be modified
as follows:
a. Page 4, paragraph 6.b., line 1 - change _"emergency" to
"emergence" and page 5, paragraph 10, line 2 - change "forcal"
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SUBJECT Requirements for Present Satellite
REFERENCES . P. T7`;rF:-T) 4 .lei/ri r(;~,ra~rtr 1) 11/11)
1 March 1965,
b. USIB-D-41.14 - - )
15 February 1965,
1. The attached draft statement on the subject, recommended for
United States Intelligence Board (USIB) approval by the Committee on
Overhead Reconnaissance (COMOR) in response to USIB instructions in
reference a. , is circulated herewith for consideration by the Board at its
meeting on 24 March 1965.
2. The attached paper is a revision of reference b. , and takes
into account the need for a statement of the m,rnh- r
1,: 1~.i Wo.rd11 b t~,is 1,al~er (..(J1V1(jit asked tnat USlb luC advised
that COMOR's estimate of the number of successful missions required
annually had the benefit of an extensive computer study made by the
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). This study took into account the
probabilities regarding weather, season of the year, light factors, and
vehicle reliability.
4. Tab B, referred to in paragraph 6. of the Enclosure, will
be circulated separately as soon as available.
5. This item is scheduled on the USIB agenda for the meeting
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REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESENT SATELLITE
Section I
Requirements for Employment of
KH-4 and KH-7 Capabilities
1. This statement of requirements including targets and
frequency of coverage in Tab A hereto is specifically designed to provide
general guidance to the NRO in the operation of the KH-4 and KH-7
capabilities for the next two years or so. It is emphasized that Tab A
is an estimate of the number and type of targets and the frequency of
coverage required and is subject to change in the light of shifting world
situations or other factors that may bear on our current intelligence
needs such as the results of previous reconnaissance missions and the
receipt of collateral information. Accordingly, Tab A will be supple-
mented on a mission-to-mission basis with specific guidance which
reflects changes in our intelligence needs. To assure effective manage-
ment, including frequency of launch, each mission will therefore be
targeted on the basis of a continuing review of the intelligence needs.
Long-term satellite reconnaissance requirements are discussed in Section II
of this paper which deals with requirements for new or improved collection
capabilities.
2. The KH-4 generally serves well as a search (area coverage)
p:_oto reconnaissance device and can additionally meet some of our sur-
veillance needs, as shown in detail in Tab A, and can assist in meeting
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3. Search (Area Coverage`. With the present capability we
need to search the essentially entire area of the Sino-Soviet Bloc
semiannually to permit us to detect and identify activities associated
with both the strategic and major tactical threat against the United
States and to locate and identify weapons systems capable of countering
or impeding our offensive capability. Generally, we expect priority will
be given to the built-u areas of the USSR and China, I
d .. e c ot otner parts of e worict depending
on whether the prevailing political situation poses some threat to ourselves,
our allies-, or our commitments to the free world. These areas may on
occasion require high priority attention.
4. Surveillance (Target Coverage0. Our surveillance require-
ments of today (see Tab A) can be satisfied to an important extent by KH-4
5. Frequency of KH-4 Missions for Search and Surveillance.
It is preferred tl-_at missions be spaced at fairly even intervals throughout
the year. S::ch spacing will assist in:
a. Searching critical areas, such as the
ICBM belt, until deployment is completed..
b. Detecting the emergence of new
installation and
c. Keeping track of their development.
d. Comparing the status of similar
installations and their activities.
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e. Covering new requirements which have
emerged from collateral sources.
f. Providing the PI with sequences of
photography derived from different angles of obliquity
and lighting conditions which will provide deductive
increments over and above that obtainable strictly
from the resolution.
6. On the basis of the analysis made of the experience during the
period 1961 through January 1965 (See Tab B) several facts emerge:
a. Nearly all of the Sino-Soviet Bloc was
covered with interpretable photography, the bulk of the
area several times.
b. We observed the emergence-of new
facilities, the deployment of weapons systems, and
were able to keep abreast of such developments in a
time frame which minimized the chance of surprise
or concealment.
c. The period included good and bad
weather cycles and light conditions ranging from the
best to the worst.
7. Statistical evaluations carried out by NRO= indicate that ten
successful KH-4 missions can be expected to search, semiannually, in
cloud free stereo, about 90 per cent of the Sino-Soviet Bloc. In addition,
extrapolations from these studies indicated that about 90 per cent of the
surveillance requirements (Tab A) for KH-4 can be met with these ten
successful missions. We therefore conclude that a reasonable effort for
KH-4 is about ten successful missions, approximately evenly spaced through-
out for the KH-4 search and KH-4 surveillance tasks.
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8. There is a requirement for KH-4 type stereo satellite
photography to prepare maps and charts of the Sino-Soviet Bloc as well
as areas outside of the Sino-Soviet Bloc. For the Sino-Soviet Bloc,
about to million square miles remain to be covered for preparation
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base of about 23 million square miles remains to be covered during the
r.ex;, two- or not more than three-year period.
9. There is a specific geodesy requirement for satellite
photography to provide an accurate world-wide primary control network
for use in establishing a launch-to-target geodetic relationship for long-
range missiles and for establishing a coherent intra-continental network
of position and elevation control for map and chart production. The
remaining geodesy coverage requirement is for stellar index camera type
data for 12 million square miles of land area plus Polar ice regions by
July 1966.
10. The NRO had advised that the KH-4 system can be modified
to include an index camera with a three-inch for~a1 length (the present
camera is one and one-half inches) and a reseau in the panoramic camera.
These modifications were initiated by the NRO to assist in mensuration
and to contribute to satisfying mapping, charting, and geodesy needs.
Botr, of the modifications have appreciable potential value in the mapping,
charting and geodesy tasks. Incorporation of these modifications should
be expedited if the potential value is realizable and if the cost and impact
on the normal search and surveillance mission are not unacceptable.
11. The current procurement program for, and the improved
re?iab:l'r of the KH-4
=_ system will furnish about 12 successful missions
Per year, two i n excess of the number anticipated necessary to meet
t}-._eKr-4 search and surveillance requirement. The amount of mapping
and_h:arring photograd-_y to be obtained during the search and surveillance
missions estimated at 5 to 20 per cent per mission) be determined on the
basis &i mission-to-mi=_on analysis of the current as well as long-term
needs. -Two missions annually should be utilized additionally to accelerate
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ar,as and other specific inforination, including desired launch date, with
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Surveillance - Technical (Target Coverage)
12. For the next two years or so the KH-7 is the primary system
to obtain surveillance-technical information over the Sino-Soviet Bloc.
The KH-7 requirement is included in Tab A.
Standby KH-4 and KH-7 Missions (Critical Intelligence Collection Means).
14. In addition to the plans for use of KH-4 and KH-7 to meet
search, surveillance, and technical requirements, there should be
available additional KH-4 and KH-7 vehicles to meet periods of international
tension. Although we realize that these systems are limited in this role,
we believe they should be available on standby basis to be employed on
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short notice not only as back-up for regularly scheduled missions but
also for special purpose missions. The acquisition of information with
these capabilities at such critical times might provide information for
the policy maker which could be highly important in his policy considerations.
Until the development of special reconnaissance capabilities (explored in
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