Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992aifo.reptq....d&link_type=abstract
M.S. Thesis Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. School of Engineering.
Physics
Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles, Mission Planning, Spacecraft Launching, Titan 4 Launch Vehicle, Aerospace Systems, Spacecraft Reliability, Surface To Surface Missiles, Titan Project
Scientific paper
The feasibility of developing responsive space systems through responsive launch operations with the Titan 4, the only expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle in the United States inventory, is investigated. A definition for responsive launch has not been firmly established by Air Force Space Command for this launch vehicle. For benchmark purposes, the responsive launch definition contained in the proposal request for the Medium Launch Vehicle 3: launch vehicle ignition within 60 days of mission need notification is used. Titan 4 launch processing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida currently requires in excess of six months, rendering Titan 4 launch operations non-responsive. A Top-Down analysis of Titan 4 launch processing at CCAFS is conducted to expose those factors which contribute to its current total duration. The factors considered are the time required for the assembly, testing, and transshipment activities associated with Titan 4 launch operations. Analysis of improvements in these activities estimates their effect on Titan 4 responsiveness. A Titan 4 responsive launch capability may be attainable with improvements in processing activities, with a new launch processing concept of preprocessing, or with a combination of both.
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