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Preliminary guided rocket feasibility study.The feasibility of actively guiding sounding rockets to reduce impact dispersion has been investigated. The theoretical probability of Range Safety thrust termination for several high performance rockets was combined with the cost of acquiring the extended range at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) to establish a guidance system price ceiling of $20K per flight. Guiding the Black Brant VC for the first five seconds of flight results in sufficient dispersion reduction to impact within the standard range boundaries at WSMR. The guidance system thrust level required to statically control the vehicle to a nominal-wind weighted trajectory for five seconds is between 150-200 pounds. A six-degree-of-freedom trajectory program with guidance simulation capability has been developed and the equations are delineated in this paper.
Document ID
19730038416
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Nolan, M. B.
Celmer, J. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1973
Subject Category
Navigation
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 73-299
Meeting Information
Meeting: Sounding Rocket Technology Conference
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Start Date: March 7, 1973
End Date: March 9, 1973
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Accession Number
73A23218
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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