• - · 1 • • ·•_ • • _ · o ·P TIONAL -ORM NO 10 · • '- · ·i _ ' • JULY 1073 EDITION ' GSA f'PMR 41 Cf'RJ 101 11 11 •• O ITED -STATES • i J' I l I ' 1 _J GOVE- INMENT m TO DR FROM VP SUBJECT I Foreign DisclosJre S-O603 DN-18 DATE I1 3 0 NOV 1' 7 I I' f SATRAN Information U l S NOFORN lThi J is to summarize for you the extent to which Satellite Reconnaisdance Advance Notice SATRAN information can be released to the jUnited Kingdom Canada other NATO countries the Republic of Korea and to Japan I 2 S NOFORNi lsATJAN information is classified SECRET or lower and consists of a handbdok of operating instructions maps map overlays descriptions of Soviet reconnaissance satellite capabilities satellite identifications and i tracking data The material is designed to provide comm nders or project managers with information that can be used to deierilmine when Sovi t reconnaissance satellites will be in range to pose a threat to operational security The SATRAN program is managed by DIA and operated by ADCOM 3 S NOFORN j The United Kingdom and Canada have been authorized for a number of ye1ars to receive all SATRAN information Neither country however is a r egular user of the program The only recent use was 1 by Canada whi Fh obtained a special one time report on the coverage possibilities lfor an area near Pembroke Ontario during Oct 77 • I 4 S NOFORN j Other countries in NATO have been authorized access to SATRAN information to a very limited extent and heretofore only o a case by casej basis USAREUR forces involved in operations and maneuvers wit NATO forces have indicated that release of these data in a more general and continuous fashion is needed for their OPSEC program to be ffective when operating with NATO allies With the USAREUR needs in mind we have decided to allow US forces to release additional SATRAN information see enclosure to appropriate NATO commanders when needed to effect operational security measures during exercises maneuvers operations and in general defense planning In June of this year authority to disclose SATRAN data to Republic of Korea commanders was given to COMUSKOREA for similar reasons We are also prepared to release SATRAN information· in this fashion to the Japan Self-Defense Force - 'J • ' c1a i r1 •u • ' J J 0 1 _ _ · · _ cd ·· UBJ r c·r - r· - '· 7 ' · I l' 7 -- I t 'ON IF IC• ' ----- Cl ED' 'Li · - F E ' '' C ' · ·1 1 CJ ' ' l r · 1i ·r 2 -·· _ r L 1 h _ _ --' AUTOMATIC 1 LY D0WNCRt DED AT YEAR INTEl I ALS DECLASSIFIED ON 31 DECEMOER _ j_ __ C ft_ - - • • I - ' •• I • • 1 -jtVf'o· o - NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NAT NALS ' R rv TT m•hl rr R m rlr Rr Ttdflrlv nn thr P lvro 1 S 111i11crs Pla11 I'• 11 • ' l · · '· '· • f • I ' ' 5 S NOFORN T e i to meet all essen'tial the requirement fork Soviet reconnaissance each satellite lill b formation described in the enclosure is adequate objectives of the SATRAN program i e it satisfies owledge of the technical capabilities of the satellite systems and tells the SATRAN user when in range to pose a threat to operational security SI_GNED W D ROBERTSON Rear Admiral USN Vice Director for Production 1 Enclosure SAT RAN information S NOFORN ' cy I t cc VON v DN-1B 0N-181 I ' 1 I I i I I l I 2 ·f 1 '· I I I ' ' I ' • ·ATRAN Information Authorized _for Release to th ROK NATO and the Japan Self-Defense Force l Type of reconnai sance satellite if high-resolution photo lowresolution photo ELI T second-generation ELINT third-generation ELINT ELINT ocean reconnai 9isanc radar ocean reconnaissance or manned and manned-related s ste I 2 Projected tiJe ub-satellite ground trace and potential collection swath width of high- esolution photo low-resolution photo ELINT second- generation EL NT or third-generation ELINT systems I 3 Projected tiJ e ad sub-satellite ground trace for ELINT ocean reconnaissance radar ocean r connaissance or manned and man-related systems 4 Frequencies Ju1nJrable to cbllection by ELINT satellites 5 Camera resol Jtio of the phbto systems t I 'I -·- - - · V 1fJ N - ' ' ' • · •i ' ' ' • ' i ' • • I I '• I ·' _·· · ' • ' Y ' ·• I ' · t i L ·•• •• •· · _ · ' · · · J ' l h - ' - · •· · · - ' ' •' I 1 '' • • - • I - • · ••i · • ' l-'1 · _ Cl' i • • '• ' • I - • _ 7 r - - - - ·i·· t Hot r ' ' - - ' r •- 'K iJ r i it - l' 1 11 I i ii