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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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  • p. 5 …64 6.4 Shaping Constants for Titan IV................................................................................ 65 6.5 Shaping Constants for LLVl .................................................................................... 69…
  • p. 74 …6.4 Shaping Constants for Titan IV Mode-5 shaping constants for Titan IV were developed…
  • p. 77 …Shaping Constants for Titan IV TB (sec) Breakupqa (deg-lb/ft2) B A II 300 none…
  • p. 109 …Titan IIIC and later configurations to include IIIB, IIID, IIIE, 34B, 34D, III/CT, IV, II…
  • p. 155 …Titan II SLV was developed from refurbished Titan II ICBMs incorporating technology and hardware from the…
  • p. 156 …Summa of Titan Vehicle Confi rations Descri Titan II ICBM converted to a man-rated vehicle…
  • p. 159 …2 0 54 WS (first Titan II) 03/16/62 II (N-2) ER 0 55…
  • p. 160 …08/13/64 II (8-7) WR 0 104 SV (first Titan Ill) 09/01/64…
  • p. 166 D.4.2 Titan Failure Narratives The following narratives provide available details about each Titan failure…
  • p. 168 …Stage II engine shut down prematurely due to oxidizer bootstrap-line failure. 76. Titan I (Mares…
  • p. 169 …Titan II (Thread Needle), 20 June 63, Response Mode 5, Flight Phase 2: Flight appeared normal…
  • p. 170 …Titan II (Bold Guy), 21 Sep 65, Response Mode 4, Flight Phase 2: After a normal…
  • p. 172 …Following a successful Titan-II second-stage burn and after payload separation, the apogee- kick motor…
Launch Vehicle Test Response Flight Rep.
No. Mission/ID Date Confiauration Ranae Mode Phase Conf.
42 ws 06/11/59 ABLE 11 (137) ER 0
43 ws 06/25/59 198 ER 0
44 ws 06/29/59 194 ER NA 1.5 0
45 ws 07/21/59 203 ER 3 1 0
46 ws 07/24/59 202 ER 0
47 ws 08/05/59 208 ER 0
48 EXPLORERS 08/07/59 ABLE HI (134) ER 0
49 ws 08/14/59 204 ER 0
50 ws 08/27/59 216 ER 0
51 ws 09/12/59 217 ER 0
52 TRANSIT 1A 09/17/59 ABLE (136) ER 4 2.5 0
53 ws 09/22/59 222 ER 0
54 ws 10/06/59 235 ER 0
55 ws 10/13/59 221 ER 0
56 ws 10/28/59 230 ER 0
57 ws 11/03/59 238 ER 0
58 ws 11/19/59 244 ER 0
59 ws 12/01/59 254 ER 4T 1 0
60 ws 12/17/59 255 ER 0
61 ws 01/14/60 256 ER 0
62 ws 02/09/60 259 ER 0
63 ws 02/29/60 263 ER 0
64 PIONEER-5 03/11/60 ABLE (219) ER 0
65 TIROSI 04/01/60 ABLE (148) ER 0
66 TRANSIT-1B 04/13/60 ABLE-STAR (257) ER NA 1&5 0
67 TRANSIT-2A 06/22/60 ABLE-STAR (281) ER NA 2&5 0
68 COURIER-1A 08/18/60 ABLE-STAR (262) ER 4T 1 0
69 COURIER-1B 10/04/60 ABLE-STAR (293) ER 0
70 TRANSIT-3A 11/30/60 ABLE-STAR (283) ER 4 1 0
71 TRANSIT-3B 02/21/61 ABLE-STAR (313) ER NA 4&5 0
72 TRANSIT-4A 06/28/61 ABLE-STAR (315) ER 0
73 TRANSIT-4B 11/15/61 ABLE-STAR (305) ER 0
74 BIG SHOT-1 (sutrorb.) 01/15/62 337 ER 0
75 COMPOSITE-1 01/24/62 ABLE-STAR (311) ER 5 2 0
76 ws 05/02/62 177 ER 0
77 ANNA-1A 05/10/62 ABLE-STAR (314) ER 4 2 0
78 BIG SHOT-II (sutrorb.) 07/18/62 338 ER 0
79 ANNA-1B 10/31/62 ABLE-STAR (319) ER 0
80 ASSET ASV-1 09/18/63 232 ER 0
81 ASSET ASV-2 03/24/64 240 ER 4 2 0
82 ASSET ASV-3 07/22/64 250 ER 0
83 ASSET AEV-1 10/27/64 260 ER 0
84 ASSET AEV-2 12/08/64 SLV II (247) ER 0
85 ASSET ASV-4 02/23/65 248 ER 0
9/10/96 166 RTI

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