Development of an extended test range, with range instrumentation providing continuous vehicle communications, is required to flight-test the X-33, a scaled version of a reusable launch vehicle. The extended test range provides vehicle communications coverage from California to landing at Montana or Utah. This paper provides an overview of the approaches used to meet X-33 program requirements, including using multiple ground stations, and methods to reduce problems caused by reentry plasma radio frequency blackout. The advances used to develop the extended test range show other hypersonic and access-to-space programs can benefit from the development of the extended test range.


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    Title :

    The X-33 Extended Flight Test Range


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Telemetry Conference ; 1980 ; San Diego, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    1998-10-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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