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Department of the Air Force Report, 1996

U.S. Department of War · 1996-09-10 · 181 pages · text from the file's own layer

This final report, dated September 10, 1996, was prepared by the Research Triangle Institute for the Department of the Air Force's 45th and 30th Space Wing safety offices. Titled Modeling Unlikely Space-Booster Failures in Risk Calculations, it shows how rare Mode-5 failures, in which a rocket veers well off its intended flight line, are modeled in the DAMP risk-analysis program. An appendix lists Atlas, Delta, Titan and Thor launch and failure histories through August 1996.

From the source:Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 9/10/96, N/A. This report describes the Modeling of Unlikely Space-Booster Failures in Risk Calculations, documenting historical launch failure modes and recommending corrective actions to address them using novel modelling techniques.

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“Mission Control”17 pages

  • p. 88 …Vehicle loses control at or shortly after liftoff, with all flight directions equally likely. Destruct is…
  • p. 106 …121 (8) Missiles/Space Vehicle Files, 45th Space Wing, Wing Safety, Mission Flight Control and Analysis…
  • p. 111 …Such behavior did not necessarily prevent the attainment of some, or even all, mission objectives. 50…
  • p. 131 …Due to excess speed, spacecraft passed 22,000 miles in front of moon, and primary mission…
  • p. 132 …Although Atlas performance was satisfactory, the mission was apparently a failure. No other data available. 134…
  • p. 133 …A flight-control malfunction occurred at about 15 seconds at the start of the pitch program…
  • p. 137 …Vehicle became unstable when B2 pitch control was lost at 121 seconds. Loss of pitch control…
  • p. 138 …The missile then lost attitude control, executing a hard yaw rate tum throughout and beyond the…
  • p. 139 …of the rate gyro or an electrical failure in the pitch channel of the flight control…
  • p. 140 caused yaw and roll rates that the flight control system could not correct. As a result…
  • p. 151 …Attitude control lost during second stage coast period. Third stage spun up, but did not fire…
  • p. 153 …One solid-rocket motor carried to MECO, but mission was still a complete success. 102. SMS…
  • p. 169 …Missile tumbled out of control at 130 seconds, then broke up. 104. IHA (65-210), 1…
  • p. 170 …Nominal mission through transtage second burn shutdown. Attitude control system engine failed to shutdown following vernier…
  • p. 171 …However, satellite propulsion system malfunctioned putting satellite in uncontrollable position with no possibility of restoring mission…
  • p. 172 …control until propellant depletion. Trajectory inaccuracies were compensated for during Stage-2 burn, and the mission…
  • p. 180 …Missiles/Space Vehicle Files, 45th Space Wing, Wing Safety, Mission Flight Control and Analysis (SEO), 1957…
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No. Mission/ID
Launch
Date
Vehicle
Conflauration
Test
Ranae
Response
Mode
Flight
Phase
Rep.
Cont.
TALL TREE4 03/23/63 52F WR 4 1 0
171 BLACK BUCK 04/24/63 65E WR NA 2.5 0
172 ABRES-2 04/26/63 135F ER 0
173 DamoClav 05/09/63 119D, LV-3A/AGENA B WR 0
174 MERCURY9 05/15/63 130D, LV-3B ER 0
DOCK HAND 06/04/63 62E WR 0
176 HARPOON GUN 06/12/63 198D WR 0
1n Bia Four . 06/12/63 139D, LV-3A/AGENA B WR 4T 1 0
178 GO BOY 07/03/63 69E WR 0
179 Fish Pool 07/12/63 2010, LV-3A/AGENA D WR 0
OamoDuck 07/18/63 75D, LV-3A/AGENA B WR 0
181 SILVER DOLL 07/26/63 24E WR 4 2 0
182 BIG FLIGHT 07/30/63 70E WR 0
183 COOL WATER I 07/31/63 143D WR 0
184 PIPE DREAM 08/24/63 72E WR 0
COOL WATER 11 08/28163 142D WR 0
186 Fixed Fee 09/06/63 212D, LV-3A/AGENA D WR 0
187 COOL WATER 111 09/06/63 63D WR 4 1 0
188 COOL WATER IV 09/11/63 84D WR 4T 2.5 0
189 FILTER TIP 09/25/63 71E WR 4T 2 0
HOTRUM 10/03/63 45F WR 1 1 0
191 COOLWATERV 10/07/63 1630 WR 4 1 0
192 VELA 1&2 10/16/63 197D, LV-3A/AGENA D ER 0
193 HavBailer 10/25/63 224D, LV-3A/AGENA D WR 0
194 ABRES-3 10/28163 136F ER 4T 2 0
HICKORY HOLLOW 11/04/63 232D WR 0
196 COOL WATER VI 11/13/63 158D WR 4 1 0
197 AC-2 11/27/63 1260, LV-3C/CENTAUR 0 ER 0
198 LENS COVER 12/18163 2330 WR 0
199 Rest Easy 12/18163 227D, LV-3A/AGENA 0 WR 0
OAYBOOK 12/18/63 109F WR 0
201 RANGERS 01/30/64 1990, LV-3A/AGENA B ER 0
202 BLUE BAY 02/12/64 48E WR 4 2 0
203 Uooer Octane 02/25/64 2850, LV-3A/AGENA 0 WR ·O
204 ABRES-4 02/25/64 5E ER 0
Ink Blotter 03/11/64 2960, LV-3A/AGENA 0 WR 0
206 ABRE5-5 04/01/64 137F ER 0
207 HIGHBALL 04/03/64 3F WR 1 1 0
208 PROJECT FIRE 04/14/64 263D, LV-3A/AGENA 0 ER 0
209 Anchor Dan 04/23/64 351D, LV-3A/AGENA 0 WR 0
Big Fred 05/19/64 3500, LV-3A/AGENA 0 WR 0
211 IRON LUNG 06/18/64 2430 WR 0
212 AC-3 06/30/64 1350,LV-SC/CENT.D ER 4 3 0
213 Quarter Round 07/06/64 3520, LV-3A/AGENA D WR 0
214 VELA3 &4 07/17/64 2160, LV-3A/AGENA 0 ER 0
RANGER7 07/28/64 2500, LV-3A/AGENA D ER 0
9/10/96 107 RTI

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