R&D SOLUTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01133A000200030007-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 31
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 23, 2004
• Sequence Number: 7
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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ENVIRONMENT
? COLLECTION
? PROCESSING
? ANALYSIS
? REPORTING
R & D SOLUTION
NSA and NRO review(s) completed.
PROBLEM
DEFINITION
? INTRODUCTION
? CONSTRAINTS
? TRENDS IN SIGNAL
SVL.(ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS GROUP
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? SYSTEM COST
? MANPOWER LIMITATIONS
? FOREIGN REAL ESTATE
? SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS
? PLATFORM LOCATION I OPERATION
>w1ELECTRONIC
WSTERND VI ION SYSTEMS GROUP
T 'NEIL
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SIGNAL ENVIRONMENT TRENDS (U)
INCREASING SYSTEM CAPACITY
? SOVIET BLOC/PRC
? OTHER COUNTRIES
INCREASING USE OF FREQUENCY SPECTRUM
? DENSITY
? EXPANSION
INCREASING VARIETY OF SIGNAL MODULATIONS
? PSK
25X1
? DATA TRANSMISSION
? ENCRYPTION
INCREASING USE OF AUTOMATIC SWITCHING
MULTIPLE MEANS/PATHS
SECRET SPOKE
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PROBLEM AREAS
SOLUTIONS
e REMOTEIUNATENDED
SYSTEMS
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SIGNAL PROCESSING (U)
PROBLEM AREAS
SOLUTIONS
? INFORMATION EXTRACTION
? VOLUMES OF CONVENTIONAL
SIGNALS
? DATA SYSTEMS
? ENCRYPTION SYSTEMS
? LOAD SMOOTHING
? SIGNAL PARAMETER ANALYSIS
? DATA CORRELATION AND D I S PLAY
? SELECTIVE TASK I NGIM I S S ION MANAGEMENT
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SOLUTIONS
INFORMATION CORRELATION
EXTERNALS WITH INTERNALS
MULTIPLE SOURCE INPUTS
SITUATION RECOGNITION
EVENTS
TRENDS
ANOMALIES
FILE RETR IEVAL AND MAINTENANCE
DECI S I ON THEORY
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PRESENT AND NEAR TERM STATUS (U)
COLLECTION
? OCEAN BASED PLATFORMS
? REMOTE UNATTENDED RECEIVER
? REMOTE GROUND SITES
PL 86-36
PROCESSING
ANALYSIS AND
REPORTING
? SMMS
? CONTROL ANALYSIS AND REPORTING CENTER
? CENTRAL ANALYS IS CENTER
M ?`',ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS GROUP
s VWESTERN DIVISION
SECHEY HANDLE VIA CO HINT CHANNELS
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EMPHASIS ON FUTURE R & D (U)
REMOTE/
UNATTENDED
SYSTEMS
MISSION
MANAGEMENT/
ANALYSIS AND
REPORTING
? LOW COST
? FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT
? REDUCED LEAD TIME
? COMPACT
? LOW POWER DRA IN
? LOW POWER DRAIN
MICROELECTRONICS
? HIGH DENSITY
MASS STORAGE
? MICROPROCESSORS
? DELIVERY
? DECISION THEORY
? OPERATIONAL IMPACT ? PATTERN RECOGNITION
? USER ORIENTED ? INFORMATION STORAGE
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CHARTER
0 REQUESTED BY DIRECTOR, DDR&E
0 REVIEW PAST AND PRESENT STUDIES
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? SUGGEST INNOVATIVE DESIGNS
? PROPOSE NEW SYSTEMS AND OPERATING CONCEPTS
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CON U )ENT AL
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MEMBERS
j CHAIRMAN: MR. JAMES W. PLUMMER
MR. MINORU SAM ARAKI
MR. M.W. JACK BELL
a DR. ROBERT S . COOPER
MR. WILLIAM T. HAMILTON
MR. CHARLES H.. HUNT
MR. FREDERICK H. KAUFMAN
MR. EDWARD OFFENHARTZ
D R. HAROLD A. ROSEN
DR. MICHAEL I. YARYMOVYCH
LT COL FRANK A. PAPAROZZI
UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
LOCKHEED MISSILE & SPACE COMPANY
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
DDR&E
BOEING AEROSPACE COMPANY
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
TRW SYSTEMS
GRUMMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY
CHIEF SCIENTIST, U.S. AIR FORCE
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, U. S. AIR FORCE
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?CURRENT & PLANNED SYSTEMS
?TRANSITION PLANS
CONDUCTED INITIAL ANALYSES
?SHUTTLE OPERATIONS
? ORBITER I PAYLOAD INTERFACE
?SHUTTLE UTILIZATION
oSERVICING OF HIGH VALUE PAYLOADS
? S PACELAB
? FUNCTI ONS OF MAN
?IUS
?EFFICIENT USE OF SHUTTLE VOLUME
OTITAN III -SHUTTLE TRANSITIONING
?LARGE DIAMETER SHROUD
?SOL!D UPPER STAGES
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COMMITTEE POSITION 011 PAYLOAD/ORGITER INTERFACE
? ORBITER MON!T~" FOR MAN SAFETY ONLY
? ORBITER COMMANDS LIMITED TO SAFEING. PAYLOAD FOR ABORT.
? NO PAYLOAD CHECKOUT PRIOR TO RELEASE
? USE EXISTING SATELLITE CONTROL FACILITIES
?COMPLEX ANALYSIS REQUIRED
?LARGE DOD /CONTRACTOR DECISION TEAM ON GROUND
G ORBITER STANDBY FOR ASSISTANCE AND RETRIEVAL
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SERVICING OF CURRENT HIGH VALUE PAYLOADS IN LOW EARTH ORBIT
? ON-ORBIT SERVICING OF EXPENDABLES DOES NOT APPEAR ATTRACTIVE
*DEDICATED SERVICING LAUNCHES WOULD BE REQUIRED BY THE WEIGHT
OF EXPENDABLES -MOST HIGH VALUE PAYLOADS UTILIZE SHUTTLE CAPABILITY
? HIGH DEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR AUTOMATED ON-ORBIT REPAIR DEVICES.
OFFSET POTENTIAL SAVINGS
? SATELLITE REPLACEMENT & RETURN CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE SAME
LAUNCH
? LOW VALUE OF SATELLITE RETURN & REFURBISHMENT DRIVEN BY
? TECHNOLOG I CAL OBSOLESCENCE. OF LONG LIFE HARDWARE
? POTENTIAL DAMAGE AND CONTAMINATION TO OPTICAL HARDWARE
DURING RETURN
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SPACELAD BASIC HA D~~ A E ELE E TS
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'HIGH QUALITY
WINDOW
FORWARD UTILITY
BRIDGE
EVA HATCH
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ATTACH FITTINGS
MODULE ORBITER
ATTACH FITTINGS
EXPERIMENT SEGMENT
SEGMENT JOINT INSULATION
CORE SEGMENT
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POTE NTIAL DOD SPACELAB USAGES
? DOD BASIC RESEARCH LABORATORY
? DEVELOPMENT TEST BED FOR DOD MISSION EQUIPMENT:
? SURVEILLANCE
? WEAPONRY
? NAVIGATION
? COMMUNICATIONS
? SATELLITE INSPECTION
? METEOROLOGY
? SPACECRAFT SUBSYSTEMS
? SHORT TERM OBSERVATION PLATFORM
o7 TO 30 DAY MISSION
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FUNCTIONS OF MAN
? SUBSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TESTING
? CRISIS MANAGEMENT OBSERVATION
? CAPTURE OF NON-COOPERATIVE SPACECRAFT
? RECOVERY OF PARTS OF SPACECRAFT
? DEPLOYMENT, ERECTION, & ASSEMBLY OF LARGE STRUCTURES
SECRET
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HIGH ENERGY ORBITS STUDY
? FIVE YEAR DOD MISSION MODEL
? FIFTEEN HIGH ENERGY MILITARY MISSIONS
? .: ;%LUATED COMBINED MISSIONS TO MAXIMIZE SHUTTLE UTILIZATION
? COMPARED SOLID ROCKET MOTORS AND LIQUID STAGES
? CONSIDERED SHUTTLE LOADING AND PAYLOAD SUPPORT CONSTRAINTS
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HIGH ENERGY ? ORBITS OBSERVATIONS
*CURRENT DOD MISSION MODEL RESULTS IN SHUTTLE LOAD
FACTORS OF 50% IN WEIGHT AND 30% IN VOLUME
OMISSION COMBINATIONS ARE LIMITED BY
? S H UTTLE BAY LENGTH
? DEFINED SPACECRAFT CONFIGURATION (LENGTH TO DIAMETER)
? COMPACTNESS OF UPPER STAGES
?DEFINED CAPABILITY OF IUS (LENGTH AND P/L)
? NORMAL LANDING AFTER ABORT C.G. AND CONSTRAINTS
O HIGH ENERGY 63? INCLINED MISSIONS CAN BE COMBINED WITH
SYNCH EQ MISSIONS FOR DUE EAST ETR LAUNCH
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DOD NEEDS
*SINGLE IUS FOR COMBINED DOD/NASA MISSION MODEL-MINIMIZE
CHANGES TO COSTLY DOD PAYLOADS
? EXPENDABLE CAPABILITY ONLY-PAYLOAD AND STAGE COMPATIBLE WITH.
CURRENT LAUNCH VEHICLES
COMMITTEE 'WHY IUS'' STUDY GROUND RULES
0 M I NIMUM TOTAL SATELLITE AND IUS NON -RECURRING AND RECURRING
DOLLARS
? MAKE MOST EFFICIENT USE OF SHUTTLE
? MULTI -MISSION FLEXIBILITY FROM SINGLE SHUTTLE LAUNCH
o SIMPLE TRANSITION FROM CURRENT BOOSTER TO SHUTTLE
? EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO GET SATELLITE DESIGNERS TO START DESIGNING
FOR SHUTTLE TODAY WITH OPTION TO FLY SHUTTLE OR CURRENT BOOSTER
o EXPENDABLE CAPABILITY ONLY
? FLY ALL 24- HOUR, 12-HOUR AND SUPER-SYNCHRONOUS MISSIONS FROM
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ALL SOLID PERIGEE/APOGEE KICK MOTOR OPTION---.
? ADVANTAGE OF INDIVIDUAL SOLID MOTORS OVER I US :
? FEWER SHUTTLE FLIGHTS (31 vs 22)
*FLEXIBILITY IN MULTIMISSION SATELLITE PLACEMENT
? USE OF EXISTING ROCKETS FOR MOST MISSIONS (4 90 PERCENT)
? POSSIBLE COST ADVANTAGE
? AREAS OF CONCERN:
o KICK ROCKET DEVELOPMENT COSTS
? KICK ROCKET vs IUS INTEGRATION COSTS
? SHUTTLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND INTEGRATION COSTS
? DEFINITION OF NON-DOD MISSION MODEL
? KICK ROCKET INJECTION ACCURACY
? SHUTTLE UTILIZATION
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? PROBLEMS
? SHUTTLE SCHEDULE UNCERTAINTY
? RELUCTANCE OF PAYLOAD PROGRAM OFFICES TO COMMIT TO SHUTTLE
? VOLUME AND WEIGHT CONSTRAINTS
? UNDETERMINED PERFORMANCE, SIZE, COST, AND SCHEDULE OF IUS
? POSSIBLE SOLUTION
? LARGE SHROUD ON TITAN III FAMILY
? SOLID AKM 1 PKM UPPER STAGE
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? CONFIGURATION
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? SOLID AKM I PKM SPIN STABILIZED,
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? LOW EARTH ORBIT *281500 LBS. ?27, 400 LBS.
? SYNCHRONOUS EQUATORIAL ? 4,500 LBS. ? 2, 700 LBS.
?COST
? DEVELOPMENT & QUALIFICATION $ 15.5M
-T-IIID & FACILITY $ 6.5
- AKM I PKM $ 9.0
? RECURRING AKM I PKM
$ 1.0M
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AIR FORCE ACTIONS
? PREPARATION FOR OCTOBER 1975 DSARC ON SHUTTLE
INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF:
? TITAN IIID AT EASTERN TEST RANGE
? LARGE SHROUD ON TITAN III
? SOLID ROCKET TRANSFER SYSTEMS
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CONTINUING EFFORTS
SHUTTLE APPLICATION TO
* GPS
? DSCS III
? MILITARY USES OF SHUTTLE
? NEW MISSIONS
? IMPROVED MISSION CAPABILITY
0 REDUCED COST
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