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…

Launch Vehicle Test Response Flight Rep.
No. Mission/ID Date Confiauration Range Mode Phase Cont.
123 LONG BALL 07/21/65 11 (B-62) WR 0
124 MAGIC LAMP 08/16/65 II (B-6) WR 0
125 SV: GEMINI GT-5 . 08/21/65 II (G-5) ER 0
126 NEW ROLE 08/25/65 II (B-19) WR 0
127 BOLD GUY 09/21/65 II (B-58) WR 4 2 0
128 SV: OV-2, LCS-5 10/15/65 IIIC (65-212)/Trans. ER NA 4&5 1
129 POWER BOX 10/20/65 II (B-33) WR 0
130 REDWAGON 11/27/65 11 (B-20) WR 0
131 CROSS FIRE 11/30/65 II (B-4) WR 5 2 0
132 SV: GEMINI GT-7 12/04/65 II (G-7) ER 0
133 SV: GEMINI GT-6A 12/15/65 II (G-6) ER 0
134 SV: LES-3,4, OSCAR 4 12/21/65 IC (66-001)/Trans. ER NA 5 1
135 SEA ROVER 12/22/65 (B-73) WR 4T 2 O'
136 WINTER ICE 02/03/66 (B-87) WR 0
137 BLACKHAWK 02/17/66 (B-61) WR 0
138 SV: GEMINI GT-8 03/16/66 (G-8) ER 0
139 eLOSETOUeH 03/25/66 {B-16) WR 0
140 GOLD RING 04/05/66 (B-50) WR 0
141 LONG LIGHT 04/20/66 {B-55} WR 0
142 SILVER BULLET- 05/24/66 (B-91) WR 4 2.5 0
143 SV: GEMINI GT-9A 06/03/66 (G-9) ER 0
144 SV: IDCSP 06/16/66 1110 (6&-004)/Trans. ER 1
145 SV: GEMINI GT-10 07/18/66 II (G-10} ER 0
146 GIANT TRAIN 07/22/66 II (B-95) WR 0
147 DAILY MAIL 07/29/66 1118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
148 SV-IDCSP 08/26/66 me (66-005)/Trans. ER 4T 0 1
149 SV: GEMINI GT-11 09/12/66 II (G-11) ER 0
150 BLACK RIVER 09/16/66 II (B-40) WR 0
151 BUSY SCHEME 09/28/66 1118/AGENA D (23B) WR 1
152 SV-OAR/OV 11/03/66 me (66-002)/Trans. ER 1
153 SV: GEMINI GT-12 11/11/66 11 (G-12) ER 0
154 BUBBLE GIRL 11/24/66 II (B-68) WR 0
155 BUSY SKYROCKET 12/14/66 1118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
156 SV-IDCSP/LES/DATS 01/18/67 IIIC (66-006)/Trans. ER 1
157 BUSY PALEFACE 02/24/67 1118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
158 GIFT HORSE 03/17/67 11 (8-76) WR 0
159 GLAMOUR GIRL 04/12/67 11 (B-81) WR 4T 2 0
160 BUSY TAILOR 04/26/67 1118/AGENA D (238) WR 4 2 1
161 SV-VELA/RSCH 04/28/67 Ille (66-003)/Trans. ER 1
162 BUSY PLAYMATE 06/20/67 1118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
163 BUGGY WHEEL 06/23/67 II (8-70) WR 0
164 SV-IDCSP 07/01/67 1110 {66-007)/Trans. ER 1
165 AFSC 08/16/67 1118/AGENA D(238) WR 1
166 GLOWING BRIGHT 09/11/67 11 {B-21) WR 0
167 AFSC 09/19/67 1118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
168 AFSC 10/25/67 1118/AGENA D {238) WR 1
9/10/96 152 RTI

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