ESTIMATING PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF BOOST ROCKETS

Abstract

The results are reported on a parametric study of boost rockets. The term boost rocket includes rockets launched from the surface of the earth for the purpose of achieving near-orbital or greater velocities. The parameters studied are divided into two categories: vehicle design parameters and trajectory parameters. Vehicle design parameters describe the physical rocket and include such quantities as weights, thrusts, propellant flow rates, drag coefficients, and the like. Trajectory parameters include such quantities as impact range, apogee altitude, and burnout velocity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 1959
Accession Number
AD0418770

Entities

People

  • P. Dergarabedian
  • R. P. Ten Dyke

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combustion
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Flow Rate
  • Free Flight
  • Free Flight Trajectories
  • Mach Number
  • Sea Level
  • Space Systems
  • Specific Impulse
  • Trajectories
  • Vehicle Design

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris