-·· •' _ ·-· --·- - - ··· ·2·-•·-· - ' · - · - ···• - - - - - - - - - _ JO TOP SECRET • J c·- - - pV · NO 'FOREIGN DISSEMINATION CONTROLLED DISSEMINATION i 1 24 September 1964 DIA SPECIAL Intelligence Summary SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY ATTENTION THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CODE WORD MA TERI AL f ' 'OP SECRET DINAR C SPECIAL DIA Intelligence Summary New Soviet COSMOS Satellite 24 September 1964 TOP SECRET DINAR ··-··•·- -·--· - ---- -- - - -- - qo - --- - -c CODE WORD MATERIAL ON REVERSE OF PAGE C DP SECRET DINAR C ✓ New Soviet COSMOS Satellite COSMOS 46 Sputn k 77 was orbited from Tyuratam at 1205Z on 24 September This new satellite which appears similar to others in the COSMOS photographic reconnaissance series was launched one week followin the COSMOS 45 orbital mission of 13-18 Se tember I soxt and 3 E 0 13526 COSMOS 46 is the 10th satellite launched during the April through October period when there are optimum conditions for photographic missions over the Northern Hemisphere it is the third using a 51-degree inclination which provides the best coverage of the US I I soxt and 3 E 0 13526 COSMOS 46 was placed in a low earth orbi with the following characteristics apogee 146 3 ·nautical miles perigee 115 2 nautical miles period 89 2 minutes and inclination 51 22 degrees Deorbit and recovery of COSMOS 46 is expected All photographic satellites launched this year have been recovered after eight days with the exception of OSMOS 45 which was deorbited on 18 September after five days in orbit TOP SECRET DINAR 24 Sep 64 SPECIAL DIA Intellig nce Summary TOP SECRET DINAR Page l