The press release of the Corona Project Cover Story

The following is the press release for the non existant DISCOVERER project. Again the real mission was to take photos of any area perceived as a threat to the U.S.A. Russia was its primary photo target. We needed to know if they were as far along with their missile program as they had lead the world to believe.



Accession Number : AD0607929

Title : SATELLITE INSTRUMENTATION FOR MEASURING SPACE NUCLEAR RADIATION.

Descriptive Note : Technical rept.

Corporate Author : LOCKHEED MISSILES AND SPACE CO SUNNYVALE CALIF

Report Date : NOV 1959

Pagination or Media Count : 116

Abstract : Certain problem areas of current scientific and military interest lend themselves particularly well to investigation from Discoverer satellite orbits. These areas have been chosen for investigation with Lockheed Missiles and Space Division instruments in the first alternate payload. Data on the species, fluxes, energies, angular distributions, and time dependences of the nuclear radiations in the polar regions of the earth, for example, are necessary for a better understanding of the origins of such radiations and their effect on satellite performance. Also, more detailed knowledge of the primary cosmic radiation can lead to a better understanding of the nature and location of the sources of this radiation, its composition, and interaction with matter. The particular properties of the Discoverer satellite that make it unique for the measurement of polar and cosmic radiation are the following: polar orbit; low altitude of orbit; attitude control feature; and recoverability of portion of the payload.

Descriptors : *ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, *COSMIC RAYS, RADIATION MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, RADIATION MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, INSTRUMENTATION, POLAR ORBIT TRAJECTORIES, ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEMS, NUCLEAR PARTICLES, PAYLOAD, DOSIMETERS, BATTERY COMPONENTS, EQUATIONS.

Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE