The successful development of the Black Brant X (BBX) launch vehicle resulted from the application of a gyroscopically stabilized, unguided third stage motor configuration. Design analyses indicated sufficient gyroscopic stability and acceptable impact dispersion could be realized by optimizing second/third stage separation time. By flying an unguided third stage motor, significant program cost savings were realized. One flight test and two operational missions demonstrated the feasibility of utilizing gyroscopic stability to achieve satisfactory trajectory dispersion on a high performance rocket. A detailed assessment of the major dispersion contributors identified for the first three BBX missions is presented, offering important insight into the dispersion sensitivity of unguided, spin-stabilized flight.


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    Title :

    Black Brant X third stage dispersion dynamics


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Sounding Rocket Conference ; 1982 ; Orlando, FL


    Publication date :

    1982-10-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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