Accession Number:

ADA288615

Title:

Navy Terrier LEAP Third-Stage Propulsion,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

THIOKOL CHEMICAL CORP ELKTON MD

Personal Author(s):

• Olsen, K. E.
• Walsh, J. J.
• Thomas, E. L.

Report Date:

1994-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

8.0

Abstract:

Under contracts with the Air Force Phillips Laboratory Edwards Air Force Base, California and Hughes Missiles Systems Company, the Elkton Division of Thiokol Corporation has completed the design, development, and qualification of a third stage for use in the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization BMDONavy Terrier Lightweight Exoatmospheric Projectile LEAP flight experiments. The stage consists of a solid- propellant motor with omni-axis thrust vector control TVC, safe-and-arm SA devices, flight-termination system, pitchyawroll attitude control system ACS, cablesconnectors, and skirtinterstage structures. The motor with these components is designated as the advanced solid axial stage ASAS. This paper describes the design, requirements, and results of component- and system- level testing to qualify the stage for the flight tests FTV-3 and FTVA scheduled for December 1994 - January 1995.

Descriptors:

• *ANTIMISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS
• *GUIDED MISSILE TRAJECTORIES
• *SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• GUIDED MISSILES
• FLIGHT TESTING
• AIR FORCE
• ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEMS
• ORGANIZATIONS
• NAVY
• CABLES
• SOLIDS
• PROPELLANTS
• PROPULSION SYSTEMS
• COMPANY LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS
• CALIFORNIA
• AIR FORCE FACILITIES
• CONNECTORS
• MOTORS
• THIRD STAGE ENGINES
• THRUST VECTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS

Subject Categories:

• Antimissile Defense Systems
• Guided Missile Trajectories, Accuracy and Ballistics
• Surface-Launched Guided Missiles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE