PROPOSED CONFERENCE TO ESTABLISH SENSOR THERMAL STABILIZATION REQUIREMENTS AND SOLUTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68B00724R000200020026-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: February 17, 1969
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy for Operations, OSA
TDLALIST/Operations/OSA
Deputy for Materiel, OSA
Weather Division/0/OSA
Contracts Management Division, OSA
SUBJECT: Proposed Conference to Establish Sensor
Thermal Stabilization Requirements and
Solutions
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dated 11 February 1969
1. A meeting is being planned to take place at
Project Headquarters on 4 March 1969. Contractors to be
represented are: Itek (IRIS II and Delta. 3), Hycon (B and H)
and LAC Items to be discussed and resolved
are stated in reference.
2. Tentative agenda for this conference is as follows;
A, Purpose of Conference (SSD/R&D/OSA)
B. Project Headquarters Operational Input
(IDEALIST/Ops and/or Deputy for O erations)
(1) Operational Concept:
(a) Mission planning (i.e., can time of
placement of photo configs in Q-bay be
reduced; necessity to reduce time to
thermally stabilize cameras; time to reach
operational altitude under various
conditions.)
(2) Percentage of missions requiring minimum
time for thermal stabilization.
(3) Probabilities of operating in areas other
than SEA.
NOTE: Above are only examples of items which
should be presented. Operational personnel
should be prepared to present any other
information which will aid Proj. head-
quarters in making determination as to
urgency of thermal stabilization require-
ment, solution, and justification of
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C. Weather and Environmental Conditions
on 11 February 1969.
D. Camera Configuration Contractors (Hycon and Itek)
Each contractor will present his requirements
fox thermal stabilization. Preliminary dis-
cussions between representatives of camera
configuration and contractors indicate following
will be required:
(1) Average Q-bay must be 50? to 55?F.
(2) Humidity within Q-bay to be 50% R.H.
(Note: No agreement at this time as to
variations permitted in temperature and
relative humidity limits).
(3) To achieve above, must have ground con-
ditioning equipment which must have capa-
bility to heat, cool and control humidity
within Q-bay. Plus -
(4) Q-bay insulation.
E. Aircraft Contractor (LAC)
(1) Aixeraft contractor will give existing U-2R
Q-bay environmental capabilities.
(2) Modifications, approaches, etc., to
achieve above camera configuration require-
ments.
F. Pxoject Headquarters Decision (D/M, D/0, D/RFD,
Contracts, Comptroller
(1) Guidance given to contractors to proceed
towards solution of problem.
(2) Time and costs involved.
(3) Tests required to verify validity of solution.
(4) Authorization far contractors to proceed.
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61'~/?PS/QSA will brief all attendees on environ-
i~rental conditions existing at Dets. G and Ii,
aboard aixcraft carriers and - her deployed
sites, i.e., etc. Both 25X1A
ground and air orne environmental conditions
at these localities will be presented. Under-
signed has had preliminary discussions with
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3. All recipients of this memorandum are requested to
take the following action not-later than 25 February 1969:
A. Indicate approval of agenda or any changes
desired.
B. Give names of attendees and, where appropriate,
person who will give presentation, Meeting is set
for 4 March 1969 and may take a maximum of six hours
including lunch. Tentatively, we could start
meeting at 0930.
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SSD R&D OSA
SSD/R&D/OSA :b j g
Distribution:
Cy 1 - D/O/OSA
2 - IDEA/O/OSA
3 - ]~/M/OSA
4 - D/RED/OSA
5 - WEA/O/OSA
6 - CMD/OSA
~ - COMPT/OSA
8 - B&FD/OSA
9 - D/SA
10 - SS/OSA
11 - SSD/R&D/OSA
12 - SSD/R&D Chrono
13 - RB/OSA w/o att.
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