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 ConfKJuration Ranae Mode Phase Conf.
169 AFSC 12/05/67 1118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
170 AFSC 01/18/68 11I8/AGENA D (2381 WR 1
171 GLORY TRIP 4T 02/28/68 11(13-88) WR 0
172 AFSC 03/13/68 I118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
173 GLORY TRIP 10T 04/02/68 II (8-36) WR 0
174 AFSC 04/17/68 11I8/AGENA D {238) WR 1
175 AFSC 06/05/68 1118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
176 GLORY TRIP ST 06/12/68 II (B-82) WR 0
1n SV-IDCSP 06/13/68 1110 (6&-009)/rrans. ER 1
178 AFSC 08/06/68 I118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
179 GLORY TRIP 18T 08/21/68 II (8-53) WR 0
180 AFSC 09/10/68 1118/AGENA D (23B) WR 1
181 SV-LES/OV 09/26/68 IIIC {65-213)/Trans. ER 1
182 AFSC 11/06/68 1118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
183 GLORY TRIP 26T 11/19/68 ll (8-3) WR 0
184 AFSC 12/04/68 111B/AGENA D (23B) WR 1
185 AFSC 01/22/69 1118/AGENA D(23B) WR 1
186 SV-TACCOM 02/09/69 IIIC-17/Trans. ER 1
187 AFSC 03/04/69 1118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
188 AFSC 04/15/69 I118/AGENA D (238) WR 1
189 GLORY TRIP 39T 05/20/69 II WR 0
190 SV-VELA/OV 05/23/69 IIIC-15/Trans. ER 1
191 AFSC 06/03/69 1118/AGENA D (238} WR 1
192 AFSC 08/23/69 1118/AGENA D (238-1) WR 1
193 AFSC 10/24/69 1118/AGENA D (238-2) WR 1
194 AFSC 01/14/70 1118/AGENA D {238-3) WR 1
195 SV-VELA 04/08/70 IIIC-18/Trans. ER 1
196 AFSC 04/15/70 1118/AGENA D (238-4) WR 1
197 AFSC 06/25/70 11I8/AGENA D (238-5) WR 1
198 AFSC 08/18/70 11I8/AGENA D (238-6) WR 1
199 AFSC 10/23/70 1118/AGENA D (238-7) WR 1
200 SV-DOD 11/06/70 IIIC-19/Trans. ER NA 3.5&5 1
201 AFSC 01/21/71 1118/AGENA D (23B-81 WR 1
202 AFSC 03/20/71 III8/AGENA D (338-1) WR 1
203 AFSC 04/22/71 1118/AGENA D (23B-9) WR 1
204 SV-DOD 05/05/71 IIIC-20/Trans. ER 1
205 AFSC 06115/71 111D (230-1) WR 1
206 M1-17 06/20/71 11 (B-12) WR 0
207 AFSC 08/12/71 111B/AGENA D (24B-1) WR 1
208 M2-1 08/27/71 II (8-100) WR 0
209 AFSC 10/23/71 111B/AGENA D (248-2) WR 1
210 SV-DOD 11/02/71 IIIC-21/Trans. ER 1
211 AFSC 01/20/72 1110 (23D-2) WR 1
212 AFSC 02/16/72 III8/AGENA D (338-2) WR 4 3 1
213 SV-DOD 03/01/72 llJC-22/Trans. ER 1
214 AFSC 03/17/72 111B/AGENA D (24B-31 WR 1
9/10/96 153 RTI

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