Laser Ranging on Test 7688.

Abstract

This report presents the results of a test of the Laser Ranging system against the launch of a Trident missile coated with a band of reflective paint. Four consecutive laser hits at one second intervals were recorded and compared favorably, metrically, to the Best Estimate of Trajectory for this launch. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA041082

Entities

People

  • John M. Kennedy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Engineering
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Flight
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Optical Tracking
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Range Finding
  • Specifications
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy