Real-time tracking and targeting computations and rocket-vehicle aeroballistics for the PLACES ionospheric-plasma test series

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5080014

Rollstin, L R

The PLACES (Position Location and Communication Effects Simulations) test program, conducted in December 1980 at Eglin Gulf Test Range, involved a series of ionospheric releases of barium/barium-nitrate vapor. The Defense Nuclear Agency sponsored program investigated effects of a structured ionospheric plasma (similar to that produced by a high-altitude nuclear explosion) on satellite navigation systems and provided in situ measurement of plasma structure. Terrier-Tomahawk rocket systems boosted the barium payloads, beacon payloads (plasma occultation experiment), and probe payloads (plasma in situ measurement). Drifting plasma tracking procedures, beacon-and probe-vehicle targeting procedures, and vehicle flight test results are presented.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5080014
• Report Number(s): SAND-82-0635C; CONF-821017-1; ON: DE82017623
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ATMOSPHERIC EXPLOSIONS
BARIUM
BARIUM COMPOUNDS
BARIUM NITRATES
CLOUDS
COMMUNICATIONS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELEMENTS
EXPLOSIONS
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IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METALS
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
PLASMA
RADAR
RANGE FINDERS
ROCKETS
SATELLITES
SIMULATION