FLIGHT TEST CRITERIA FOR RE-ENTERING NAP SYSTEM

Abstract

This interim report covers Phase A of the Flight Test Criteria Study which will determine criteria that can be used as guidelines in setting up a flight test program or in judging one that has been proposed. This study is intended to be universal in application to NAP re-entry phenomena. The SNAP l0A was designated to provide a representative system for study. The various parameters considered and topics discussed in this report include orbital decay and thermodynamic data, scaling, instrumentation, launch vehicles and sites, and reliability. Significant among the interim conclusions reached is the determination that a 300,000-foot re-entry altitude can be used.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0295159

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Birds
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Measurement
  • Optical Equipment
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Radio Frequency
  • Spacecraft
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermodynamics
  • Two Dimensional

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  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space