Two-stage rocket will carry payloads of 150 lb to 300 statute miles (altitude), or 1000 lb to 150 mi; second stage of 55-ft long, fin-stabilized vehicle is powered by four liquid-propellant Aerobee 150A engines; vehicle design phase included propellant-utilization calculations, six-degree-of-freedom trajectory and roll lock-in simulations, and aeroelastic body deflections analyses; severe pressure surges encountered in sustainer fuel system during propulsion testing were suppressed by prepressurizing fuel tank; first flight test, using boosted inert sustainer, demonstrated compatibility of 7000-lb vehicle with 160-ft long launcher rail system at Wallops Island; summary of measurements and directions of present efforts.
Development of aerobee 350 sounding rocket
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 4 , n 10
1967
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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