Methods and procedures applied in IMS-Aries preflight trajectory evaluation and targeting are summarized. Aries is the Minuteman 1 second stage. Esrange wind information, and preliminary postflight trajectory data are presented. The rocket was launched March 20, 1977, at 19:22:00 U.T. from Esrange, Kiruna, Sweden, carrying the Porcupine-2 payload. Flight performance was nominal, characterized by 460 km apogee altitude, 11.5 min flight time, and 59 km impact range.


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    Titel :

    Wind and Targeting Evaluation, Post Flight Performance of the Aries Sounding Rocket for IMS-Porcupine-2


    Beteiligte:
    A. E. Pietrass (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1977


    Format / Umfang :

    61 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch