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
Ranae
Response
Mode
Flight
Phase
Rep.
Cont.
AC-6 08/11/65 151D, LV-3C/CENTAUR D ER 0
TONTO RIM 08/26/65 61D WR 0
WATER SNAKE
Log Fog
Seethina Citv
GTV-6
Shop Degree
09/29/65
09/30/65
125D
7110, SLV-3/AGENA D
WR
WR
0
1
10/05/65
10/25/65
11/08/65
11/29/65
12/20/65
34D/ABRES
5301, SLV-3/AGENA D
7113, SLV-3/AGENA D
200D
85D
WR
ER
WR
WR
WR
4 3
0
1
1
0
0
WILD GOAT
TAG DAY
Blanket Partv
YEAST CAKE
01/19/66
02/10/66
02/11/66
02/15/66
02/19/66
7114, SLV-3/AGENA D
305D
86D
7115, SLV-3/AGENA D
73D
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
1
0
0
1
0
LONELY MT.
Mucho Grande
SYCAMORE RIDGE
ETERNAL CAMP 03/04/66 303D WR 5 1 0
GTV-8 03/16/66 5302, SLV-3/AGENA D ER 1
Dumb Dora 03/18/66 7116, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1
WHITEBEAR 03/19/66 304D WR 5 2 0
Bronze Bell
AC-8
OA0-1
Shallow Stream
CRAB CLAW
SUPPLY ROOM
Pump Handle
GTV-9
SAND SHARK
SURVEYOR-1 (AC-10)
GTV-9A
Power Drill
OGO-3
Mama's Boy
VENEER PANEL
03/30/66
04/07/66
04/08/66
04/19/66
05/03/66
05/13/66
05/14/66
05/17/66
72D
184D, LV-3C/CENT. D
5001, SLV-3/AGENA D
7117, SLV-3/AGENA D
208D
98D
7118, SLV-3/AGENA D
5303, SLV-3/AGENA D
WR
ER
ER
WR
WR
WR
WR
ER
4T
4T
5
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
05/26/66
05/30/66
06/01/66
06/03/66
06/06/66
06/09/66
06/10/66
410
290D, LV-3C/CENTAUR D
5304, SLV-3/AGENA D
7119, SLV-3/AGENA D
5601, SLV-3/AGENA B
7201, SLV-3/AGENA D
960
WR
ER
ER
WR
ER
WR
WR 4 2.5
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
GOLDEN MT.
HEAVY ARTILLERY
Snake Creek
06/26/66
06/30/66
07/12/66
1470
298D
7120, SLV-3/AGENA D
WR
WR
WR
0
0
1
Stonv Island 07/13/66 580/ABRES WR NA 3 0
GTV-10 07/18/66 5305, SLV-3/AGENA D ER 1
BUSY RAMROD 08/08/66 149F WR 4 2 0
1LUNAR ORBITER 1 08/10/66 5801, SLV-3/AGENA D ER
Silver Doll 08/16/66 7121, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1
Haoov Mt. 08/19/66 7202, SLV-3/AGENA D WR 1
GTV-11
Taxi Driver
09/12/66
09/16/66
5306, SLV-3/AGENA D
7123, SLV-3/AGENA D
ER
WR
NA 5
1
1
0SURVEYOR 2 (AC-7)
Dwarf Killer
09/20/66
10/05/66
1940, LV-3C/CENT. D
7203, SLV-3/AGENA D
ER
WR 1
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