Accession Number:

AD0423703

Title:

Standard Launch Vehicle I (SLV-I) System Description and Operation Summary

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Summary Report]

Corporate Author:

AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CA

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1963-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

166

Abstract:

An SLV-I system description and flight operation summary is presented for ready reference to the SLV-I program and to facilitate reliability evaluations. The system description is brief and primarily concerned with defining configuration differences. The flight operation summaries are extracts of system hardware performance and anomalies as reported in contractor flight evaluation reports. The SLV-I is an inexpensive, diversified missile used for space exploration. Basic configurations of SLV-I used are LV-1B, threestage unguided SLV-IB, four-stage unguided BSI, three-stage guided BSII, four-stage guided and SLV-IA, four-stage guided. Various payload requirements can be met by utilizing available motors. Flight histories, diagrams, charts, schematics, and tables are included.

Descriptors:

Subject Categories:

  • Guided Missiles
  • Solid Propellant Rocket Engines
  • Unmanned Spacecraft

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]