Final Report of STM-8W Weather Documentation, AFCRL/Minuteman Report Number 3

Abstract

Reentry weather encountered by Minuteman test STM-8W is described. Documentation was accomplished by WB-57F aircraft, by satellite, by radar, and by lidar. A thin cloud layer was present at about 8.5 km with ice water content about 0.003 gm/cu m, and one at 5.5 km had about 0.002 gm/cu m. Low-level cumulus clouds were observed below 3 km on two of the trajectories. Data from all sources are presented, and operational problems of the weather documentation plan are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 1975
Accession Number
ADB006666

Entities

People

  • Arnold A. Barnes Jr.
  • James I. Metcalf
  • Michael J. Kraus

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Clouds
  • Cumulus Clouds
  • Data Acquisition
  • Equations
  • Instrumentation
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Lidar
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Particles
  • Radar
  • Reconnaissance
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computer Science.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space