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M_PR-SAT-FE- 66- 13 RESULTS OF THE THIRD SATURN IB LAUNCH AS-202 By Saturn George Flight Evaluation Space Working Flight Group Center VEHICLE TEST FLIGHT
C. Marshall (U)
ABSTRACT
Saturn IB AS-202 was launched at 1215:32 EST on August 25, 1966 from KSC LC34, under surface conditions of light winds, moderate temperature and humidity, and good visibility. The vehicle lifted off after a total delay of 45 min due to holds, on a launch azimuth i00 deg east of north and rolled to a flight azimuth 105 deg east of north. The actual trajectory was near nominal. All major systems performed within design limits and close to predicted values throughout flight. Although no malfunctions or deviations occurred that adversely affected flight or mission, certain refinements for future flights are indicated in camera coverage, camera recovery, guidance, and SPS ignition sequence. The AS-202 test flight demonstrated the structural integrity and compatibility of the stages of the launch vehicle and the spacecraft during powered flight and coast. It permitted evaluation of performance of the launch vehicle propulsion, guidance, control, separation, structural and electrical systems, and the efficiency of mission support facilities and operations. The report is contained in two volumes: Volume unclassified data; Volume II only classified. I contains only
Any questions or comments pertaining to the information in this report are invited and should be directed to:
contained
Director, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, Alabama 35812 Attention: Chairman, Saturn Flight Evaluation Working R-AERO-F (Phone 876-4575)
Group
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GEORGE
C.
MARSHALL
SPACE
FLIGHT
MPR-SAT-FE-66-13
RESULTS
OF
THE
THIRD
SATURN
VEHICLE
TEST
FLIGHT
(U)
SATURN
FLIGHT WORKING
EVALUATION GROUP
(U)
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS II Page
VOLUME
i_O 2,O
(U) (C)
1 2
(U) Figure 2-i 2-2 (C) (C) ST-124M3 Platform (Tracking Stabilized
LIST
OF
FIGURES Page
Platform
System
Error
Sources
4 6
Differences
(U) Table 2-1 2-11 2-111 (C) (C) (C) Guidance Guidance Intelligence Platform
LIST
OF
TABLES Page
3 5 8
Velocity
(S-IVB
iii
(U)
report,
engineering evaluation of AS-202, the third Saturn IB vehicle flighttested. Volume II presents only those data which are classified. The evaluation is centered on the performance of the major vehicle systems, with special emphasis on malfunctions and deviations.
This report is published by the Saturn Flight Evaluation Working Group--composed of representatives of Marshall Space Flight Center, John F. Kennedy Space Center, and MSFC's prime contractors--and in cooperation with the Manned Spacecraft Center. Significant contributions to the evaluation have been made by: George C. Marshall and Space Flight Center Operations
Research
Development
Aero-Astrodynamics Laboratory Astrionics Laboratory Computation Laboratory Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Industrial John Manned Chrysler Douglas F. Kennedy Spacecraft Corporation Aircraft Operations Space Center
Laboratory
of North position at
American this
report. It will not be followed by a similar report unless continued analysis or new evidence should prove the conclusions presented herein to be significantly incorrect. Final stage evaluation reports will, however, by published by the stage contractors. Reports covering major subjects and special subjects will be published as required.
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LAUNCH
VEHICLE
GUIDANCE
ERROR
ANALYSIS
of of
The velocity errors shown in this report the established postflight trajectory data the guidance hardware errors.
are and
Preflight estimates of the component and system errors were obtained from a series of laboratory tests made several weeks prior to vehicle launch. Prelaunch telemetry was sampled for an indication of platform orientation errors. This telemetry, adjusted for preflight estimates of accelerometer bias and scale factor errors, indicated that the ST-124M3 stabilized platform was aligned analyses also verify this. well within the 3 _tolerance. Postflight
The predicted errors of the ST-124M3 inertial platform sys_m for the AS-202 flight test were based on laboratory calibration of the ST-124M3 stabilized platform system. These errors are shown in Table 2-1 and Figure 2-1 along with guidance error solutions based on both the postflight each error reference component trajectory and is also shown. GLOTRAC data. The 3 _ value for
Telemetered platform velocities at principal event times are in Table 2-11 for comparison with corresponding values taken from postflight and preflight reference trajectories. The differences
the telemetered velocities and postflight trajectory data are within the noise level of the data compared. The cross range velocity telemetered from the guidance computer included about 28 excess negative pulses (-1.4 m/s) accumulated due to vibrations during the first 8 sec of flight (See Vol. I, Section 12.4.2,2). The differences between the telemetered data and the preflight of the vehicle as well formance. trajectory reflect as small errors in the the non-standard performance guidance hardware per-
the
(tracking minus guidance) are shown plotted versus range time in Figure 2-2. The _ 3 o velocity component errors at S-IVB cutoff are shown for comparison. Guidance error analyses were made to determine sets of guidance system errors that would simulate the observed velocity differences for both the postflight reference trajectory and GLOTRAC data. Before comparisons were made, the telemetered cross range velocity was adjusted for the excess pulses accumulated during the first 8 sec of flight. Velocity differences associated with the error solutions are shown as points enclosed in squares and and GLOTRAC data, respectively. GLOTRAC the error solution solutions fit the with the tracklng was terminated at velocity difference data are no better triangles for lost lock at the trajectory about 415 sec and
that point. Although the error curves, the accuracies associated than + 0.5 m/s at S-IVB cutoff.
TABLE 2-1
(C)
GUIDANCE
INTELLIGENCE
ERRORS
Parameter
Symbol
Units
3 Error Band
I.
System Errors a. Platform Leveling i) About X Axis 2) About Z Axis b, c. Flight Azimuth Alignment
des LX LZ AzA des des Toward Z Axis MXy Myz Myx deg/hr _X 2 _Z deg/hr/g _X/X _X/Y _Y/X _Y/Y _Z/X <Z/q -0.004 -0.0015 -0.007 -0.0005 0.018 0.007 0.028 0.054 0.020 -O.044 -O,O39 -0.071 0.020 0.051 -0.031 -0.06 0.013 -0.04 O,100 0.060 0.060 0.075 0.075 0.060 0.013 0.029 0.037 0.O14 -0.0_5 0.035 0.081 -0.C36 0.036 O.lO0 0.075 0.075 -0,4 x 10-3 -0.297 x l_ "2 -0.5 x 10"_ -0.4 x 10 -3 -0.3 x 10 .2 -0.5 x 10 -3 -0.4 x 10 -3 -0.8 x 10 "3 -0,5 x lO -3 0.01 0.42 x 10-2 0.89 x 10-2 Toward X Axis Toward Z Axls 0.4 x 10 -3 -0.6 x 10 -3 -0.1 x lO -2 O.105 x 10-3 -0.85 x 10.3 -0,47 x 10-3 0.5 x 10-2 0.5 x 10 -2 0.01
Accelerometer Misallgnment l) Range (X) Aecel Rotated 2) 3) Altitude Altitude (Y) Accel (y) Accel
Rotated Rotated
d.
Gyro Drift Rates, Constant I) yaw (X) Gyro (About X Axis) 2) Roll (y) GymJ (About y Axi_) 3) pitch (Z) Gyro (About Z Axis) Gyro I) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Drift Rates, g-Dependent yaw (X) Gyro (About X Axis Due to _) yaw (X) Gyro (About X Axis Due to Yl Roll (y) Gyro (About y Axis Due to X) Roll (y) Gyro (About Y Axis Due to Y_ Pitch (Z) Gyro (About Z Axis Due to X) Pitch (Z) Gyro (About Z Axis Due to y)
e.
2.
Bias BX By BZ
m/s/s 0.24 x 10 -3 0.5 x 10 -4 -0.9 x 10 -4 g/g gX 8y SZ 0.9 x 10 -5 0.22 x 10 -4 -0.I x 10 -5 -0.24 x 10 -4 -0.35 x 10 -4 -0.1 x 10 -5 -0.58 x I0 "4 0.23 x 10 -5 -0.I x 10 -5 0.3 x IO -4 0.3 x 10 -4 0.3 x 10 -4 0.22 x 10-3 0.5 x 10 -4 -0.12 x 10-3 0.19 x 10 -3 0.33 x 10 -4 -0.96 x 10 -4 0.3 x 10 -3 0.3 x 10 -3 0.3 x 10 -3
Range (X) Aeeelerometer Altitude (y) Accelerometer Cross Range (Z) Accelerometer
Accelerometer Scale Factor I) Range (X) Aceelerometer 2) Altitude (Y) Acelerometer 3) Cross Range (Z) Accelerometer
Aecelerometer 0.0005 BX
Bias (m/s/s)
Accelerometer 0.00005
Scale Factor
(g/g)
Misalignment
(deg)
By
BZ
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SZ
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Measured Analysis Error Source
GLOTRAC Analysis 3e
FIGURE 2-i
(C)
ST-124M3
STABILIZED
PLATFOF_I SYSTEM
ERROR SOURCES
,
TABLE (C) GUIDANCE PLATFORM 2-II VELOCITY COMPARISON
Telemetered Accelerometer 1553.55 Computer 1553.55 2359.45 -24.75 1627.10 2401.60 -25.65 1776.45 2488.15 -26.65 6768.05 4126.70 -2.15 6774.80 4127.90 -2.15
Trajectory Postflight 1552.62 2358.90 -23.08 1625.58 2400.48 -23.97 1776.64 2488.02 -25.08 6768.20 4125.57 0.42 6774.98 4126.76 0.23 Preflight 1565.95 2337.86 -11.86 1622.04 2369.99 -12.39 1769.02 245469 -15.22 6784.16 4209.67 -1.79 6789.81 4210.49 -1.91
IECO 139.57
OECO 143.47
Guidance 172.40
Initiation
4127.90 -0.75
* _ y
- Range Velocity (m/s) - Altitude Velocity (m/s) - Cross Range Velocity (m/s) values are based on nominal with the actual event times. event times which do not necessarily
** Preflight coincide
Difference (m/s)
[_ Trajectory
GLOTRAC Curve
Range Time (sec) -1.O i00 ! Altitude Velocity Difference n/s) 200 300 400 500
- -3 o
- +3 o
1.0-_
100 -I.0
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200
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1
300
1
400
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FIGURE 2-2 (C) PLATFORM VELOCITY COMPONENT DIFFERENCES (TRACKING MINUS GUIDANCE) -3o"
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The AS-202 vehicle was successfully guided tions as shown by the comparisons in T_le spacecraft separation.
The component differences between the postflight trajectory and guidance computer values are well within the 3_ tolerances. Since the IGM guidance scheme does not constrain the flight to a prescribed trajectory, the differences between the preflight and telemetered position and velocity components merely reflect non-standard vehicle performance and environmental conditions. The total velocity shown for the preflight trajectory indicates a cutoff velocity error of 0.32 m/s. However, the preset value for the guidance computer was 6800.00 m/s, compared with the actual cutoff velocity of 6799.95 m/s.
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TABLE (S-IVB
2-III Cutoff
(C) and
GUIDANCE Spacecraft
COMPARISONS Separation)
S-IVB
Cutoff
Spacecraft
Separation
Parameter
Symbol
Units
VS RS 8 * XS YS ZS
m/s km deg
km km km
XS YS iS
Earth-Center
Plumbline
Coordinate
System
MPR-SAT-FE-66TEST FLIGHT
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