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Tower release
Capsule separation
Retrograde command
Retrorocket no. 1 Fire
Retrorocket no. 2 Fire
Retrorocket no. J Fire
Retropackage jettison
Drogue parachute deploy
Antenna fairing release
Main parachute deploy
Main parachute jettison
Reserve parachute deploy
Pilot abort
Mayday
Tower escape rocket
Periscope retract
0.05g relay actuation
Time since launch 10 seconds
Time since launch 100 seconds
Time since launch 1,000 seconds
Time since launch 10,000 seconds
Time of retrograde
- 5'-
Acceleration of missile-longitudinal
Inverter voltage
Take-off
Cutoff
Emergency cutoff
Speed pips
Fuel-dispersion, safe
Rate switch
Rate switch
Rate switch
Temperature fuel
Pressure HpOp regulator
Power supply
Pressure shock mount no. 1
Command receiver
Command decoder
Command antenna
DOVAP transponder
DOVAP antenna Tx
- 8-
DOVAP antenna Rx
AZUSA transponder
AZUSA pover supply
AZUSA antenna
Telemeter (XO-2)
Telemeter power divider
R.F. power amplifier
Telemetering antenna
AERODYNAMIC SPIKE
ESCAPE ROCKET
ESCAPE TOWER
SEPARATION LINE
AFT UNIT
(CONTAINS PRESSURIZED
INSTRUMENT COMPARTMENT).
BOOSTER AIRFRAME
STANDARD REDSTONE DESIGN WITH
ROPELLANT TANKS ELONGATED 96"
-OR INCREASED BURNING TIME
PROPEULANTSI
FUEL PRESSURIZATIONt
NITROGEN
- 152"
-JET VANES W)
R E C O V E R Y COMPARTMENT
HEAT 3HIEL-D \(MAIN AND R E S E R V E CHUTE)
ESCAPE ROCKET (ONE)
FUNCTION TO PROVIDE CAPSULE ESCAPE FROM
ANTENNA FAIRING THE VICINITY Of THE BOOSTER IN THE EVENT OF
CHOUSES DROGUE CHUTE AN EMERGENCY DURING PRELAUNCH OR BOOSTER FLIGHT.
AND HORIZON S C A N N E R S ) TOTAU IMPULSE: ss^soo LB. SEC.
RETENTION STHAPS FUEL. CONSUMED: 293 UBS.
( R E T R O G R A D E P~ACK 1.2 SEC
CI.7S LBS.)
FOR A E R O D Y N A M I C STABILITY
AERODYNAMIC 3P1KE
ESCAPE TOWER \ ^>T*-^
•UBUUAR STEEL) \X^ \
\ PYLON JETTISON ROCKET (TRIPLE NOZZLE)
CAPSULE—TOWER C L A M P FUNCTION : TO C A R R Y A W A Y THE TOWER AFTER
R E T R O G R A D E ROCKETS RING (THR«=UE .EXPLOSIVE ANY ABORT PROCEDURE IN WHICH THE ESCAPE
BOLTS) ROCKET.IS USED.
(THREE) FUNCTION \ TOTAL IMPULSE: 1133 UB.SEC.
TO I M P A R T A VELOCITY FUEL CONSUMED: 5.3 LBS.
DECREMENT TO THE CAPSULE TOTAL BURNING TIMEt 1.5 SEC.
OF 500 FT SEC (FIRED AT APOGEE) -POSIGRADE ROCKETS (THREE)
TOTAL IMPULSE (EACH ROCKET) FUNCTION TO IMPART A S E P A R A T I O N
12,960 LB SEC VELOCITY OF 32 FT SEC TO THE CAPSULE
FUEL CONSUMED (3 R O C K E T S ) HO LBS TOTAL IMPULSE ALO~NQ BODY A X I S
TOTAL BURNING TIME (EACH ROCKET) INCLUDING POP OUN EFFECT (THREE
'13 SEC ROCKETS) 2632 LBS
FUEL CONSUMED 6 LBS
TOTAL BURNING TIME t.Z SEC
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STABILIZATION AND CONTROL
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THE CAPSULE IN AN ENTRY
ATTITUDE
CAPSULE SEPARATION
AFTER .05g, STEADY ROLL OF.
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^\ 10° TO 12° PER SEC.
/} XCUTOFF BOOSTER; PYLON
/ SEPARATION DEACTIVATE'ENTIRE BOOSTER
ABORT CAPABILITY, GYRO SLAVED TO SCANNER
>•-•' "DEACTIVATE BOOSTER CHAMBER DROGUE CHUTE
PRESSURE ABORT CAPABILITY
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FIGURE 5.- GENERAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT WOULD OCCUR IF FLIGHT SHOULD BE ABORTED
BEFORE CAPSULE ESCAPE TOWER IS JETTISONED.
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30' 80.° 30' 7-9u 76°
CAPE CANAVERAL (PAD NO. 5) LAUNCH AZIMUTH = 105°
30'
28°
30'
Liftof? 50 100
TIME OF PULSE INITIATION
C.O. 1A2.5
(Seconds)
MR.-2
PULSE PROGRAM FOR TILTING