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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.
216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 No. Mission/ID Launch Date Vehicle Confiauration Test Range Response Mode Flight Phase Rep. Cont. 0KNOCK WOOD 07/29/64 248D WR LARGE CHARGE 08/07/64 110F WR 0 Big Sickle 08/14/64 7101, SLV-3A/AGENA D WR 1 GALLANT GAL 08/27/64 57E WR 4 2 0 BIG DEAL 08/31/64 36F WR 0 OG0-1 09/04/64 1950, LV-3A/AGENA B ER 0 BUTTERFLY NET 09/15/64 2450 WR 0 BUZZING BEE 09/22/64 247D WR 0 Slow Pace 09/23/64 7102, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1 Busy Line 10/08/64 7103, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1 Boon Decker 10/23/64 3530, LV-3A/AGENA D WR 0 MARINERS 11/05/64 289D, LV-3A/AGENA D ER 4 4 0 MARINER4 11/28/64 2880, LV-3A/AGENA 0 ER 0 BROOK TROUT 12/01/64 2100 WR 0 OPERA GLASS 12/04/64 300D WR 0 Battle Royal 12/04/64 7105, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1 AC-4 12/11/64 1460, LV-3C/CENTAUR D ER 0 STEP OVER 12/22/64 111F WR 0 PILOT LIGHT 01/08/65 106F WR 0 PENCIL SET 01/12/65 1660 WR 0 Beaver's Dam 01/21/65 172D/ABRES WR 4 2&3 0 Sand Lark 01/23/65 7106, SLV-3/AGENA 0 WR 1 RANGERS 02/17/65 196D, LV-3A/AGENA B ER 0 DRAG BAR 02/27/65 2110 WR 0 PORK BARREL 03/02/65 301D WR 0 Ac-5 03/02/65 1560, LV-3C/CENT. D ER 1 1 0 ShioRail 03/12/65 7104, SLV-3/AGENA 0 WR 1 ANGEL CAMP 03/12/65 154D WR 0 RANGER9 03/21/65 2040, LV-3A/AGENA B ER 0 FRESH FROG 03/26/65 297D WR 0 AirPumo 04/03/65 7401, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1 FLIP SIDE 04/06/65 150D WR 0 Dwarf Tree 04/28/65 7107, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1 PROJECT FIRE 05/22/65 264D, LV-3A/AGENA D ER 0 Bottom Land' 05/27/65 7108, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1 Tennis Match 05/27/65 68D/ABRES WR 4 1 0 OLD FOGEY 06/03/65 1770 WR 0 LEA RING 06/08/65 299D WR 0 STOCK BOY 06/10/65 302D WR 0 Worn Face 06/25/65 7109, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1 BLIND SPOT 07/01/65 59D WR 0 White Pine 07/12/65 7112, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 4&5 2&3 1 VELA 5 & 6 07/20/65 225D, LV-3A/AGENA D ER 0 Water Tower 08/03/65 7111, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1 PIANO WIRE 08/04/65 183D WR 0 SEA TRAMP 08/05/65 147F WR 0 9/10/96 108 RTI
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