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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000200010026-3
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• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2004
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: June 15, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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ACTION MEMORANDCIM
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Action Memorandum No. A-257
Date 21 June 19 63
TO Deputy Director/Research
SUBJECT
REFERENCE:
Passes over the United States by Soviet Satellites
Will you undertake a detailed study of the passes which have
been made over the United States by Soviet space vehicles, both manned
and unmanned. Will you also undertake to maintain this on a current
basis and keep the DCI advised of the status.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: .General ~.aCFter~^
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Mr, McCone requests on an urgent basis a de-
tailed study of the number of passes by Soviet COSMOS
vehicles and Soviet astronauts over the U. S. This is to
be a detailed study which is to be maintained on a con-
tinuing current basis.
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A~~M~IVDUM FQR: I}irector of Central Intelligence ,
SUBTECT: Passes Aver the United States by Soviet Satellites
R?~NCE: Your action memorandum A-257, same subject,
dated 21 June 1863
1. This memorandum is in response to your request in the reference.
2. A detailed study has been made of the total number of passes
over the United hates by all Soviet satellites, beginning t~tith Sputnik
1 and covering all passes up to 30 June 1963. This figure came to
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passes and did not include passes over the United States by the
payloads of interplanetary and lunar probes which remained in earth
orbits following an unsuccessful attempt to eject out of parking orbit.
A breakdown of this total by individual satellites is included in
Appendix A.
3. The grand total amount is some~that unrealistic, in that it
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(passes by Sputniks 1~ 2, and 3. The details of the pay-
load of these three vehicles were well publicized, and unquestionably
they had no reconnaissance mission. The manned Vostok vehicles and the
series of unmanned Vostok vehicles preceding the first manned launching
were less publicized with regard to their payload. This group produced
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SUBJECT: Passes Over the United States by Soviet Satellites
higher orbit, as the result of an unsuccessful deorbit attempt..
~+. The Cosmos series of launchings provides the most fertile area
for rebuttal against any claims against U.S. reconnaissance satellites.
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Deputy Director
Enclosures
Appendix A -Breakdown of passes
Appendix B -Crossings over U.S.
Assistant Director, Scientific Intelligence
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