IT IS REQUESTED THAT SUBJECT OF BINARY CLOCK MALFUNCTIONS BE INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE SETD MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05700A000500230005-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 1, 1962
• Content Type: CABLE

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CORONA
ATTENTION
DEC 2 196
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1. IT IS REQUESTED THAT SUBJECT OF BINARY CLOCK MALFUNCTIONS
BE INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE SETD MEETING OF 5 DECEMBER.
2. OUTLINED BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF BINARY CLOCK MALFUNCTIONS
AND INCLUDING OUTGOING CABLES DISCUSSING EACH SPECIFIC 2)S?
MISSION 9047
(I) LIGHT NO 18 FAILED THROUGHOUT THE MISSION ON THE
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FORWARD CAMERP CAUSING GROSS ERRORS OF 131.072 SECONDS IN
APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF THE FRAMES.
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(2) LIGHTS NO 13 AND 14 WERE APPARENTLY CROSS WIRED r.
CAUSING CONSISTENT ERRORS OF 4.096 SECONDS IN APPROXIMATELY
ONE-HALF THE FRAMES ON THE FORWARD CAMERA.
(3.) THE DENSITY OF THE LIGHTS WAS GOOD FOR READING AND
REMAINED CONSTANT.
(4) REFERENCE CABLE 0243)
MISSION 9045
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THE BINARY CLOCK MALFUNCTIONED AT NUMEROUS TIMES AS REPORTED
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IN CABLESI 0082 AND 0102. THESE ERRORS WERE GROSS IN NATURE AND
USUALLY INVOLVED MULTIPLE LIGHT ERRORS.
M ISSI ON 9044
NO MAJOR ERRORS IN THIS MISSION HOWEVER THE DENSITY
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIFFERENT LIGHTS MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
FOR THE PHOTO READER TO READ THE DATA BLOCKS.
MISSION 9043
THE MAJOR DIFFICULTY HERE ALSO WAS IN THE READING OF THE
DATA BLOCKS WITH DIFFERENT DENSITYS IN THE DIFFERENT BINARY
BIT POSITIONS.
MISSION 9041
(1) LIGHT NO 15 (16.384 SECONDS) FAILED THROUGHOUT ON THE
FORWARD CAMERA.
(2) LIGHT NO 23 (4194.304 SECONDS) FAILED THROUGHOUT ON
THE FORWARD C AME Rid.
(3) LIGHT NO 19 (262.144 SECONDS) FAILED THROUGHOUT AFTER
FRAME NO 1 OF PASS A50.
(4) NUMEROUS DENSITY PROBLEMS OUTLINED I OF 25X1
12 SEPTEMBER 1962.
(3) PROBLEMS INVOLVING 9040, 9039, 9038 AND 9037 ARE ALSO
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DISCUSSED IN REFERENCEI ~ THESE PROBLEMS INVOLVE
LIGHT FAILURES, LIGHT DENSITYS, AND CLOCK FAILURES MUCH LIKE
THOSE ABOVE.
(6) REFERENCE OF 12 SEPTEMBER 1962. 25X1
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