CAPTURED V - 2 ROCKET LAUNCH APRIL 1, 1947,
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APRIL 1, 1947, V-2 ROCKET LAUNCH, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, UPPER AIR ROCKET SUMMARY V-2 NO. 22 IDENTIFICATION 1 April 1947 Agency: Applied Physics Laboratory Time: 1310 MST Altitude: 80.3 miles UPPER AIR INSTRUMENTS Cosmic radiation: Two geiger counter telescopes and Alpha particle emulsions Solar radiation: Ultra violet spectrograph (APL)...; and one ultraviolet spectrograph (Yerkes Observatory) High altitude photography: 16 mm. GSAP motion picture camera. DATA RECOVERY INSTRUMENTS Telemeter: PXTA-501 23 channel NRL PPM/AM system. Recorder: Three brass tape recorders. Physical recovery: Separation of forward portion of rocket with TNT and prima cord. BALLISTIC INSTRUMENTS Firing Range Theodolites: Two Mitchell and eight Askania stations. Cameras: Two Ballistic and three Bowen-Knapp stations Telescopes: Two stations Radar: Two modified SCR-584 S-Band stations Doppler: Number of stations not known Impact location: None. Airborne Beacon: AN/APN-55 (XE-2) S-Band transponder. Doppler: DOVAP transceiver Radio Cutoff: AN/ARW-17 FM control receiver for command fuel cutoff. Aspect: Roll photocell and gyro, and zenith angle gyro. ROCKET PERFORMANCE Firing angle: 000 degrees Program angle: 5.6 degrees Time to burnout: 57.0/60.5 sec. Altitude at burnout: 19.9 miles Velocity at burnout: 4457 ft. per sec. max. at 60.5 sec. Time to zenith: Altitude at zenith: 80.3 miles Time to blowoff: 344 sec Altitude at blowoff: 23.5 miles Flight duration: Impact Coordinates: 25 miles North and 3.5 miles East Payload weight: 2200 lbs. Unfueled rocket weight: 8800 lbs. Unfueled rocket C. G.: 235.4 inches Gross weight at takeoff: 28, 095 lbs. BALLISTIC DATA Theodolites: Mitchell trajectory data 0 - 65.6 sec., Askania trajectory data 0 to 96 sec Cameras: Trajectory data from three Ballistic stations, data from Bowen-Knapp station Telescope: One tracked 70 sec., another throughout flight Radar: No data, beacon failed Doppler: Data 0 to 344 sec. Impact location: Air and ground search Aspect: Roll data from gyro, photocell in good agreement. DATA RECOVERY Telemeter: No comments furnished Recorder: Both recorders not recovered Physical recovery: Film and camera not recovered EXPERIMENTAL DATA Cosmic radiation: No comments furnished Solar radiation: Spectrograms between 30 and 50 miles obtained from APL spectrograph; yerkes spectrograph failed. COMMENTS Rocket performance: Propulsion cutoff in two stages by rocket timer.
