DESIGN AND THEORY OF OPERATION-SAFETY-IGNITION DEVICE FOR APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE ROCKET MOTOR

Abstract

This report describes and illustrates the design and operation of a safety-ignition device (SID) that was developed for use with a 750-lb solid- propellant apogee rocket motor. This device, used in combination with the Applications Technology Satellite for NASA, is primarily intended to prevent ignition of the rocket motor during ground handling and prelaunch operations, and in orbital flight provided reliable ignition of the apogee rocket motor with a high degree of safety and operational reliability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0688137

Entities

People

  • Edward N. Freeman

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Control Panels
  • Diagrams
  • Ignition
  • Impedance
  • Impedance Bridges
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials
  • O Rings
  • Physical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Engines
  • Solid Propellants
  • Spacecraft
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites