DISCOVERER II (STARLITE)

• ASSESS UTILITY OF A CORPS DIRECTLY COMMANDING THE PAYLOAD

  • DIRECT DOWNLINK
  • DIRECT TASKING
  • DYNAMIC RETASKING
  • RADAR IMAGERY & MTI

• TWO SATELLITES 15 MINS APART

24 SATELLITES

6 MIN COVERAGE EVERY 8 MINS OVER KOREA (165 PASSES/DAY)

MODES
• 3 M (MTI) ALL IRAN EVERY HR
• 1 M (IMAGERY-ID TANKS, ARTY, VEHICLES) N. KOREA EVERY HR
• 1 FT (IMAGERY-ID INF CREW SERVED WEAPONS) 150 PTS/HR

ALLOCATION OF PASS TO UNIT

TRACKING AND BDA OF DEEP TARGETS

HAND OFF TO JSTARS TARGET/ID FOR CLOSE IN TRACKING

DTED 5 FOR SELECTED AREAS

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