Discoverer II References

• One of United States Air Force's reforming astronautics plans - "day base radar" plan 2003-9-24 Beijing space science and technology information research institute this satellite heavy approximately 2000kg, the design working life 10 years, the satellite payload for the aperture is 40 ~ 50m synthetic aperture radar/activity target designator (SAR/MTI). It possibly moves in leaves ground 770km on, its picture ground resolution is 1m.
• DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD TASK FORCE ON SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE JAN 1998
• DISCOVERER II - A DARPA SAR TACSAT ASPO Briefing
• DISCOVERER II DEMONSTRATION - DRAFT SOLICITATION - 02 September 1998
  • INFORMATION TO OFFERORS (ITO)
  • STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
  • Standard Scenario Description System Capabilities Document
  • GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION
• Discoverer II: Briefing to Industry Col Mark T. Hughes, Discoverer II Program Manager -- June 24, 1998
• Discoverer II: Global Precision Surveillance Industry Day Briefing June 24, 1998
• GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION - Discoverer II (DII) program
• INFORMATION TO OFFERORS (ITO) - Discoverer II (DII) program
• INDUSTRY DAY BRIEFS - November 5, 1998
  • Space-Based GMTI/SAR Demonstration Program PD - Col Mark T. Hughes
  • Contracting to Meet Program Objectives Dir Cntr - Mr. Ron Poussard
  • Discoverer II Core Program - Part 1    Part 2   Part 3 Core,PM - Lt Col Allan Netzer
• Discoverer II: Space-Based GMTI/SAR Demonstration Program
  June 24, 1998 Presented by: Col Mark T. Hughes Discoverer II Joint Program Manager
• Discoverer II: Global Precision Surveillance Industry Day Briefing
  June 24, 1998 by: Dr. David Whelan Director, Tactical Technology Office
• Adaptive Computing Systems [ACS] Program Overview, June 1998 Dr. Jose Munoz
• Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)  Core,PM - Lt Col Allan Netzer (8/19/98)
• DISCOVERER II Commerce Business Daily: October 2, 1998
• System Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) - Lt Col Allan Netzer, (12/11/98)

• Discoverer II Phase One Contract Awards February 19, 1999
• Affordable Space-Based Radar - COL Mark T. Hughes, DARPATech 99, June 1999. (1128 KB PDF)

• Discoverer II (DII) @ LAAFB
• STARLITE MAPLINES #12 (19 April 1997)