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
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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