Lightweight Exo-Atmospheric Projectile Space Test--LEAP 2 Flight

Abstract

The Army Lightweight Exo-Atmospheric Projectile (LEAP) will demonstrate hit to kill intercept performance against a non-boosting target during the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization's LEAP 2 space test at White Sands Missile Range early in 1992. The Army LEAP is the lightest weight interceptor currently developed. The LEAP 2 mission will fully validate the performance of this interceptor in a space environment. Data from the LEAP 2 mission will be used to complete validation of projectile simulation models. LEAP 2 has a high probability of success based on analysis and test data. Information gained from LEAP 2 will be used to ensure a high probability of success for future, even more stressing, space tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 03, 1992
Accession Number
ADA338970

Entities

People

  • Dennis J. Camp
  • Frank D.. Smith
  • Katherine K. Leister

Organizations

  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuit Boards
  • Control Systems
  • Electronics
  • Flight
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Long-Wavelength Infrared Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Printed Circuits
  • Propellants
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Rockets
  • Simulations
  • Space Flight
  • Telemetry
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers