RECONNAISSANCE

Satellites

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Falk, Richard A. "Space Espionage and the World Order: A Consideration of the Samos-Midas Program." In Essays on Espionage and International Law, ed. R.J. Stanger, 45- 82. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1962. [Petersen]

Finney, John W. "Copter Recovers Capsule Ejected by U.S. Satellite." New York Times, 12 Aug. 1960, A1.

Flaherty, Anne, and Pamela Hess. "US Plans New Spy Satellite Program." Associated Press, 1 Dec. 2007. [http://www.associatedpress.com]

The United States is pursuing a $2-$4 billion program to develop a new photo reconnaissance satellite system. The system, known as BASIC, is "the first major effort of its kind since the Pentagon canceled the ambitious and costly Future Imagery Architecture [FIA] system" in 2005. The new system "would be launched by 2011."

French, Matthew. "Defense Plans Smaller, Cheaper Satellites." Federal Computer Week, 16 Oct. 2003. [http://www.fcw.com]

Speaking in Boston at the Military Communications Conference 2003, Arthur Cebrowsk [VADM/USN (Ret.)], DOD's director of force transformation, announced that "[t]he Defense Department plans to launch a small, relatively cheap, experimental tactical satellite capable of supporting specific missions early next year." It is expected that "TacSat-1 will proceed from the official go-ahead to launch in about nine months for a total cost of only $15 million....

"TacSat-1 will be a sensor satellite, not used specifically for imagery or voice and data communications. It will, however, use an infrared camera and new thermal imaging technology, according to information from the Office of Force Transformation. The system will have a Secret Internet Protocol Router Network address, so battlefield commanders could potentially access the satellite's sensor data through DOD's classified network."

Friedman, Norman. "World Naval Developments: Satellite Reconnaissance Upgraded." U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 121, no. 12 (Dec. 1995): 91-92.

This article essentially declares victory for the tactical intelligence side in the tactical-strategic dichotomy that existed through the Cold War years in the design of U.S. reconnaissance satellites. "The next-generation U.S. photo-reconnaissance satellite, to be launched later this decade, will be modified -- given somewhat less resolution and a higher area-coverage rate -- to provide near real-time battlefield information. The change is the culmination of almost two decades of change, led by the U.S. Navy." An interesting admission by this author of The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, is that the Tomahawk cruise missile was bought for ship vs. ship use in the absence of an effective targeting system.

Fulghum, David A., and Joseph C. Anselmo. "DARPA Pitches Small Sats for Tactical Reconnaissance." Aviation Week & Space Technology, Mar. 1998, 24.

Gaffney, Timothy R. "'Missile Gap' Was Myth: A Reconnaissance Expert Tells About a Super-Secret CIA Spy Operation." Dayton Daily News, 18 Mar. 1998, 1B, 2B.

Report on comments about Corona system made by Dino Brugioni in visit to and lecture at the U.S. Air Force Museum, 17 March 1998.

Gertz, Bill. "Senate Seeks Intelligence Hub to Shield Satellites." Washington Times, 6 Feb. 2007. [http://www.washingtontimes.com]

"A provision of the Senate intelligence authorization bill for fiscal 2007 would require the Bush administration" to create "a new National Space Intelligence Center to better spy on space-based and other threats to U.S. military, intelligence and commercial satellites." The new center would be part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).

Greer, Kenneth E. "CORONA: The First Photographic Reconnaissance Satellite." Studies in Intelligence. Supplement 17 (Spring 1973): 1-37.

Cited in Norman Polmar, "Here's Looking at You, Boris," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Dec. 1995: 87-88.

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