The number and applications of the satellites, as well as the R & D methods used, underwent constant revision. Most troubling was that differences of opinion among the executives of the NSPO, the implementing agency for the Satellite Project, made it impossible for them to work harmoniously as a team. At that time, rumors and allegations of infighting circulated in the press.
衛星的應用類型、數量和研發方式等，日後都不斷再經調整；惱人的是，執行衛星計畫的太空計畫室籌備處，也因為主管意見不同，而無法建立成一個和諧運作的團隊，甚至頻傳相互攻訐的流言、黑函，成為報紙媒體上常見的新聞。