A summary is presented of selected atmospheric conditions observed near space shuttle Atlantis STS-39 launch time on 28 April 1991, at Kennedy Space Center, FL. Values of ambient pressure, temperature, moisture, ground winds, visual observations (cloud), and winds aloft are included. The sequence of prelaunch Jimsphere measured vertical wind profiles is given. The final atmospheric tape, which consists of wind and thermodynamic parameters versus altitude, for STS-39 vehicle ascent was constructed. The STS-39 ascent atmospheric data tape was constructed by NASA-Marshall to provide an internally consistent data set for use in postflight performance assessments and represents the best estimate of the launch environment to the 400,000 ft altitude that was traversed by the STS-39 vehicle.
Atmospheric Environment for Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-39) Launch
1992
45 pages
Report
No indication
English
Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather , Space Technology , Atmospheric pressure , Atmospheric temperature , Meteorological parameters , Moisture , Spacecraft launching , Wind profiles , Winds aloft , Cloud cover , Jimsphere balloons , Launch windows , Space shuttles , Thermodynamic properties , Visual observation