Athena was conceived to reduce cost of ballistic-missile experimentation and employs inexpensive solid-propellant rockets to simulate flight dynamics of intercontinental ballistic missiles; it is four-stage, partially guided vehicle that has been launched from point near Green River, Utah, and impacted at White Sands Missile Range; nominal performance requirements are -- 50-lb payload delivered at 250,000 ft, separation distances (fourth stage from payload) of at least 5000 ft at test altitudes, velocity at test altitudes of 22,000 fps, re-entry angles of 18 to 46°, and payload angle of attack as close to zero as possible.


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    Title :

    Ballistic-missile research with Athena


    Additional title:

    J Spacecraft Rockets


    Contributors:
    Friedman, R.P. (author) / Reed, J. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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