USE OF A GLIDING UPPER STAGE TO ACHIEVE LARGE OFFSETS DURING ASCENT TO ORBIT,

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Abstract:

The possibility of using a lifting upper stage vehicle in a boost-glide modein order to achieve large offsets during launch has been investigated. When the trajectory is properly optimized, large savings in velocity requirements are realized, compared with performing the offset maneuver by a direct ascent technique. Thus, the study had identified another area of utility for lifting vehicles. Author

Author(s):
Fey, Wayne A.
Author Organization(s):
AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CA
Annotation:
Use of a gliding upper stage to achieve large offsets during ascent to orbit.
Pagination:
0078

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-669(6520-10)-2, SSD-TR-66-86
Contract/Grant Number(s):
AF 04(695(-669
Monitor Series:
TR-66-86
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
(*BOOST GLIDE VEHICLES, ASCENT TRAJECTORIES), LAUNCH VEHICLES, LAUNCHING, OPTIMIZATION, VELOCITY, MANEUVERABILITY, AERODYNAMIC HEATING, EARTH(PLANET), ROTATION, TRANSFER TRAJECTORIES, RANGE(DISTANCE), LIFT, DRAG, TURNING FLIGHT, ORBITS, LOW ORBIT TRAJECTORIES, MATHEMATICAL MODELS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Astronautics, Unmanned Spacecraft, Spacecraft Trajectories and Reentry, Ground Support Systems and Facilities for Space Vehicles
Report Date:
1966 May 01