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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.
Configuration Description 1910, 1913, Stg. 0: Nine Castor Ils employed 1914 Stg. 3: Varied: none (1910), TE-364-3 (1913), TE-364-4 (1914) PLF: 96-inch diameter replaced 65-inch 2310, 2313, Stg. 0: Three Castor Ils employed 2314 Stg. 1: RS-27 replaced MB-3 Stg. 2: TR-201 engine replaced AJ10-118F_. Stg. 3: Varied: none (2310), TE-364-3 (2313), TE-364-4 (2314) 2910, 2913, 2914 3910, 3913, 3914 3920,3924 4920 5920 6925 Stg. 0: Nine Castor Ils employed Stg. 3: Varied: none (2910), TE-364-3 (2913), TE-364-4 (2914) Stg. 0: Nine Castor N s replaced Castor Ils Stg. 3: Varied:none or PAM (3910),TE-364-3 (3913),TE-364-4 (3914) Stg. 2: AJ10-118K engine replaced TR-201 Stg. 3: Varied: none or PAM (3920), TE-364-4 (3924) Stg. 0: Castor NA replaced Castor N Stg. 1: MB-3 replaced RS-27 Stg. 1: RS-27 replaced MB-3 Stg. 1: Tanks lengthened 12 feet Stg. 3: STAR 48B motor used • PLF: Bulbous 114-inch diameter used 7925 Stg. 0: GEM replaced Castor NA Stg. 1: RS:.27A replaced RS-27 9/10/96 134 RTI
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