LEAST DISPERSION OF THE MARK 12 RE-ENTRY VEHICLE

Abstract

The dispersion caused during the re-entry phase of ballistic missiles has two sources: (1) the errors of the fuzing components, and (2) the anomalies of the atmosphere. Technology can reduce the fuzing errors, but the atmosphere is uncontrollable. Technology has now advanced to the point where the atmospheric variability is the dominant source of the burst dispersion attributable to re-entry. This being the case, the fuzing program must be based on the characteristics of the atmospheric variability. This report analyzes the re-entry-induced dispersion of the Mark 12 Re-Entry Vehicle and defines a fuzing program which results in the least dispersion in a given impact region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0353247

Entities

People

  • Karl R. Johannessen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Computer Programs
  • Deceleration
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Research Facilities
  • Sea Level
  • Standards
  • Timing Devices
  • United States

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • ballistics.