THE ACCURACY OF THE VELOCITY INCREMENT VECTOR OF THE BLACK ARROW THIRD STAGE.

Abstract

An investigation was made into the various sources of attitude errors in the Black Arrow third stage and their probable effect on the accuracy of the velocity increment vector. It is shown that apart from the possible but unknown effect of an impulse at motor light-up or of unstable burning, the directional error should be little more than 1 degree, which is well within the tolerances of an acceptable orbit. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0682912

Entities

People

  • A. P. Waterfall

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Directional
  • Errors
  • Motion

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Geodesy
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Orbital Debris