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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.
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Shortly after the Challenger accident in 1986, when the US government decided to offload commercial payloads from the Space Shuttle, Martin Marietta announced plans to develop a Titan III commercial launch vehicle with its own funds. The commercial Titan III is derived from the Titan 34D with a stretched second stage and a bulbous shroud for dual or dedicated payloads. The first commercial Titan III was launched with two communications satellites in December 1989. Table 44 shows a summary of Titan space-vehicle configurations since Gemini.1101 Confi ation II Gemini IIIB 34B IIIC HID IIIE 34D IISLV III Commercial IV 9/10/96 Table 44. Summa of Titan Vehicle Confi rations Descri Titan II ICBM converted to a man-rated vehicle Same as Titan II Gemini except stretched stages 1 and 2, and an inte al Trans Same as IIIA e Same as IIIC ex ·Same as 34B with added 5½-segment SRMs. Uses either Transtage orIUSu e Refurbished II ICBM with 10-foot diameter PLF Same as 34D except stretched stage 2, single or dual carrier, enhanced liquid-rocket engines, and 13.1-foot diameter PLF. Can use PAM-D2, Transta e, or TOS u er sta e Same as 34D except stretched stages 1 and 2, 7-segment SRM or 3- segment SRMU, and 16.7-foot diameter PLF. Can use IUS or Centaur u er sta e 147 RTI
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