Design Assurance Test of a TE-M-479 Apogee Kick Motor for the Radio Astronomy Explorer Spacecraft

Abstract

One Thiokol Chemical Corporation TE-M-479 solid-propellant rocket motor, (S/N PV32-284-3) modified for use in the Radio Astronomy Explorer -B (RAE-B) spacecraft, was tested at an average pressure altitude of 110,000 ft while spinning about its axial centerline at 50 rpm. The primary objectives of this program were to determine the altitude ballistic performance of the motor when preconditioned at 40 plus or minus 5F, determine motor temperature-time history, evaluate component structural integrity, and determine the nonaxial (lateral) force produced by the motor while spinning about its axial centerline at 50 rpm. Motor ballistic performance, temperature-time history during and after motor operation, structural integrity evaluation, and lateral force data are presented and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0774017

Entities

People

  • H. L. Merryman
  • R. M. Brookshank

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Astronomy
  • Corporations
  • Engines
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Load Cells
  • Measurement
  • Propellants
  • Radio Astronomy
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Solid Propellants
  • Spacecraft
  • Strain Gages
  • Structural Integrity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers