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Issue No 15168 12

lhe WIR ill Brief Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

30 Ml$SlLE5PAC quN(lcentl middotQFmRCH ~amp8 NEARLY SAME liiR ~OR lvlA~CH l 9i7

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Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

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--H10lI_AllQClifI VmiddotJiRIICA ~ Wgt UNOWJjyen 28 ~ARCH A PPAnENTlY A EAlLU~E 6

I I CClIMOS t l o IS FlRST SOVIB HSGCB S~ lEfurE LAONCTpoundD LNTO s) ~DEGRJE Olrgrr 6

middotMay Ou rvey Arltic tnn ~ntu tit~middotldhmiddot llo

Zd ~llll$ PAYLltAPshytyPE o~tter $ f lWgt H~ F KJJC AliTiR tiE-ORlUT OF Rillliltl-li- COSMOS ~08 1

~~raquo exact t lllttllre ltai)Jlol be middot(Je tcent rtnhtlld yet LJ~A 14 A LU_NIR O)H3itE ~ em LA IID~R NOT A CU CilM I tiNA~ NJVV)MPT S

Miy aUo b~ t~bullUng comm1lni~ati)s s ypound~tctn wbich middotU ltgt appcltfr~d on Z~na 4_

COSMO~L21 i APEAIliNn Y A [lt$~RCH srELUtB 13

LliCtlehid middotlf SL- 7 trltlgt Bl~aQ~_sk ~t~ -1 1-d-groc ~1 11~ 9

10

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

CO VER Bomhioding lt( nrsotmiddotn~laquonlier (fr o Rltilf Star ) (O~FICA USE ONLY)

NOrE~ Pa ~zgtz3 lo 1 30 ~~ 3t ltgttt ioi~gt (~ ~lgtlnlt middot

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Issue No 15168 12

lhe WIR ill Brief Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

30 Ml$SlLE5PAC quN(lcentl middotQFmRCH ~amp8 NEARLY SAME liiR ~OR lvlA~CH l 9i7

i bull

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

r---------------------------~------~

--H10lI_AllQClifI VmiddotJiRIICA ~ Wgt UNOWJjyen 28 ~ARCH A PPAnENTlY A EAlLU~E 6

I I CClIMOS t l o IS FlRST SOVIB HSGCB S~ lEfurE LAONCTpoundD LNTO s) ~DEGRJE Olrgrr 6

middotMay Ou rvey Arltic tnn ~ntu tit~middotldhmiddot llo

Zd ~llll$ PAYLltAPshytyPE o~tter $ f lWgt H~ F KJJC AliTiR tiE-ORlUT OF Rillliltl-li- COSMOS ~08 1

~~raquo exact t lllttllre ltai)Jlol be middot(Je tcent rtnhtlld yet LJ~A 14 A LU_NIR O)H3itE ~ em LA IID~R NOT A CU CilM I tiNA~ NJVV)MPT S

Miy aUo b~ t~bullUng comm1lni~ati)s s ypound~tctn wbich middotU ltgt appcltfr~d on Z~na 4_

COSMO~L21 i APEAIliNn Y A [lt$~RCH srELUtB 13

LliCtlehid middotlf SL- 7 trltlgt Bl~aQ~_sk ~t~ -1 1-d-groc ~1 11~ 9

10

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

Portion identified as nonshyresponsive to the appeal

CO VER Bomhioding lt( nrsotmiddotn~laquonlier (fr o Rltilf Star ) (O~FICA USE ONLY)

NOrE~ Pa ~zgtz3 lo 1 30 ~~ 3t ltgttt ioi~gt (~ ~lgtlnlt middot

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bull

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sie n I ftcaftyen ~v

intelllgen~e

developments

Hrgh-Apogee Vertiaal Lamplrnch of 28 Mar~o Ap ntJy-a E~t1ure

A probab~e pragt~ ta1fncentilt$it~li~ly fr~ tyurat~ Olil zg Mabullfell py the SL-~ propnlsion s~stem to aii~~tucfe of abampa~ 345 bull may hatve faile-cl to meet it-s misBion ohjecticent4s~ Pl~able 11 1emiddot is inciicatecl bull by tt

I 50Xl and 3 E013526

bull

~tllt ~~ ~ar middot~ 12 o~middott 61 laund ~er~ 3afn~hed middotV~lthcall~ ~() about saxne ~l~tud~ om fyut~tam Jf i(lc SLS ~ The SL-8 is a 2-stage system ensistittg b tlie SS-5 UH~lvt ana ~e-staragie- uppet ftaga

FTD MORAD (SEClt3l)

coslllltl 1

middot210 ismiddot Satel launmiddot

3 April mg E I la

Deenst C(fnterbull lie

wre 1 s 6~ 1z ApJ 1 968

middot

1n dgr Cc)sltlos io whlcJi the S middot

carrie~ a low-resolut It is the flirst S1~ middot ful Scent

iQto q~ orcbzit f Sl~egree ilitimiddot~ ~~tepound1 fnto 81-defi-tee orbits Pave

beslxl-ning middotwit-h 99amp1bos r~ ital palameters oif G-osynmiddotos agt~r~

SECRET

sie n I ftcaftyen ~v

intelllgen~e

developments

Hrgh-Apogee Vertiaal Lamplrnch of 28 Mar~o Ap ntJy-a E~t1ure

A probab~e pragt~ ta1fncentilt$it~li~ly fr~ tyurat~ Olil zg Mabullfell py the SL-~ propnlsion s~stem to aii~~tucfe of abampa~ 345 bull may hatve faile-cl to meet it-s misBion ohjecticent4s~ Pl~able 11 1emiddot is inciicatecl bull by tt

I 50Xl and 3 E013526

bull

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FTD MORAD (SEClt3l)

coslllltl 1

middot210 ismiddot Satel launmiddot

3 April mg E I la

Deenst C(fnterbull lie

wre 1 s 6~ 1z ApJ 1 968

middot

1n dgr Cc)sltlos io whlcJi the S middot

carrie~ a low-resolut It is the flirst S1~ middot ful Scent

iQto q~ orcbzit f Sl~egree ilitimiddot~ ~~tepound1 fnto 81-defi-tee orbits Pave

beslxl-ning middotwit-h 99amp1bos r~ ital palameters oif G-osynmiddotos agt~r~

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In~lination S1 2 degteeS Period 902 min Apcgt~cente 3-5middot7 km 1 ~2 n~ rn ) Perige~ ~1$1$1 ll4i u~m)

Th~ 81-degree inclinati-ott6 tt-ftord~ing pra~t1cally global coverag-e- sug gests that the missiQn of this spacecraft includes photography of the Arctic andAntarctic icmiddote Jti~ds the tQtir)J~r ar~ ef middotparticentu~r interest to the Soviets itl planning the aninlf-1 transfer of nav~l and clut_g~ ~esSgt~ls frotrl the wes~rn Aretic t~ the Pacific ~ia the No1thetn Sea Route

These poundields ate already being mCnatered ay Soviet aircraft and weather satellites according to the Soviet pres s However recGe satellites can provide inore detailed cove-rage than weather satellites they ~y lower ~d ~e p~otQgraphia ~iltil recoVeted frmiddotom th~ ~s m~ch bette1 r~aoi~on than the ~ideo trarui~tt~d llvwmiddoteaof lier s~lIite~ Ree-ce aircraftsdJ) p-ro~ vidmiddote still more detaathut cannot cover large areaS as quickly as recce saJelUtes

The launch pace oif recce ~~~fe llite sJ~~$ tP~s yeamiddotT lla$ 1gt-~n ptaoti shycallcy th~ saro_e middota]l 1~~1 y~axs middot~esnloA U middotthe 6th Sltivitee retee safe1Ute lau~ch~f 1968- Its date of launch 3 Apr-il~ iamp only 9ne day eadier than tba- of Casmos 153 the middot6th rec(e sat-ellite of Jo67 (NORAD) middot (gECREf)

2d Posstbfe PayiQatt-type Object Still in Flight After oe~orb1t of ReeceCosmos 208middot

Anmiddotadditiona-l possibie payload-typmiddote obJect wh~di appealed tcent separafe from iet recc~bull t~~eliite Cp-s-tnos ~08 gtOn pound Malch ~ day~ after middotmiddotla9ll~h middot d~lttt on 6 Apdl (Qjrmiddot days after 4~-orpit of -the main recce ~yload cf Cosmos ampOS middot shy

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7

7 April e_ and

lt was injtiaUy placed into a

~hls lis thtl same sequ~~cente which the SovietiJ Luna 14 is ex

hut it is believed to be an imshy( ~dellS launched by

hum 13 (Utunched zl Deb~mshytudy nwearshy

be flig~ Soviet

whicb is

failed when the

la~bed poundrom the Ples~sk Sp~-E am reSltea~e-h

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Luna 14 a Lunar Orbiter or Lander Not a Circumlunar Attempt

The Soviets launched Luna 14 from Tyuratam at about 1009Z 1968 with the $L-6 prQpulsion system (SS-6 lCBMs Yenik thUd atagthe so-called 11interplanetary11 Grth stageh parlting orbit with an inclination oj 5~ d~arees aXid then at ahout i 1 ZlZ ejected int~ a lunax traJectory have used with all thei-r lunar launChes since J~nuary 1963 pected to ~rive in the vicinity of the ~~on at about llOQZ 10 April

The ex~~t mission of luuna is not known Jgtroved vers-ien opound one of th~ ~~verallunar Qrbltera

ihe Sov~ets mtfC9~66 the la~SUCmiddot~es sfcit Olle+l b~g H~~ 1966 tHe Soviets st) -lar have said -qnlymiddotthat L~~a 14 Will s 1ltllar $pac~middot a sugge$tlan that it-may be a lunar orbiter lf if is it will

~ ~ ~ 0 ~

pilobablY attempt to obtain photography of proposed Jlit~ for Soviet mcmned landings Qn the Moon as well as eallect data on il~)unar spa~e

rhb ~raft i not on a c~rcymI~r ~jision How~~er it middot m~ testing a eammurlications system which will be used ~n im endin circum1unaz fli hts -- wunanned and manned

~~~~--~---~---~~---~------~~---~~------~---~~---~~believed to have tested system$ which will be used (ltl forthcoming Sovief circumlunal lights (PP~ 12-13 WIR 116$)

Luna 14 is tp-e Soviets second attempt to laun~h a lunar orbiter or iandeT this year The first attempt launched t February_ craft did not reach_parking orhit (NORAD) (~CRg 41

middotCosmos 2ll aResmiddotearctf middot

Cos~ps lll wh~eh 1lie ~e~ Missil-e lto~ple-x at about ll27Z 9 ~~Til is belierEfd t9 be a satellite I~ WfilS l~un~helli middotby th~ Sltf propulsion syteiil whi-eh has Iatmcbed numemiddotr middot0us lma11 scientific paylQds ~thc past potbf~om KapjJ$ttn yen~~Plesetsk

TASS reports th followin~orpital parameter-s i_omiddotr Cos1nos middot

Inclination 81 9 degrees Period 102 5 lnirmt-es Apogee 1S7~ km (fr4S n m) Perigee Zl~ km (113 h m)

Cos~os 211 s payload telemetry is- similar to that of CoampIl)QS 191~

1lshy-m- 6-a-middot middot middot5--68--l2~A_p_r_1_9~middot-w~ - 8

also believedto be ~ rmiddotfSeareh satellite ~hicenth was laJUlched by the SL-7 middot middot middotrXon-t Ples-emiddottsk on 21 November 19-67

(NORAD (pEGRBI)

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NOTES Progress in Pr~e~ring poterltiid gt

High Energy Ftvorlne PrGpeltan1s Reportect Two lAte Soviet techriologimiddotea~ advancemiddot~ in fl1gt-o~ine- chemi stry may well

h~V~ middot ~ ~ ~rioqs beaxing Qn high-tll~~gy w~p~llant com pounds a proceSs fot pteflari~g liiltaxyg__n d-i~hl1~1e (iOzFZlf aw another to- pre~rtPg ~trog~n tlr~W Clde middotlmiddot middot middot

The p Sf$ for pl~pa_ring diox -iUUQlfide al~p bt ased middot qr ~~l$i11-g ozone o~ride- a hjgh~en(trgy ~dizmiddotemiddotr safe~ fo hMldlbullthan pzone Ozone tluodde is a cryogenic l)ioXJyg~tl d1$~Q6~ide rem ains Iiqpila aif temshyp~atures (-164 to -58 dgree$ O middot~~lliGh place it withblfhe spacmiddot~-storahl~

p~~f~llant b~~~ltit middotmiddotmiddot middot

middot rhe prdtfe~s fbt m middot nitlogbn tritmiddot~ltgtritfe is isdgn~~ieant ~l~t nthegenbulltluoil~~ cemp- ltian s erVe -aJs propeil~ts ~nd alsO t~ linte~tn-e4 i$te s formiddot prepaiiingv oth~ o~di~ers

T~Ls is t)le first knowleiLg~ of ~oviiet ltooncern fampxf dioxtgen difluatidemiddot1 The success wiuh it may indicate q ~ene~ed ~ntelfe~ ~ oxygen--fill()r~i)e conshypounds as ~gl~lflergy ~rallel~l)t ox~pi~e rs middot

middot (Othei~~pdmcations ~fmiddotSovie~ iJltellt~s~ ill fl~oriue co~pounds aa prQgtp~l-lC~nts were reported in- WliB~ 35ilrJ1 middotaM3Qf67 middot (FTD) tGO~lfiDS~iTItL NO FOJUiiGNDISSEmiddotMNATION ~eleasabe t o NATO ilill$ amp NZ)

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