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RELEASE NO: 77-110

Contents

GENERAL F E L E A S E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
SPACECRAFT ( G M S ) C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

VISSR MISSION..................................... 9-10

GMS LAUNCH P R O F I L E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

DELTA LAUNCH V E H I C L E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

STRAIGHT E I G H T DELTA FACTS AND F I G U R E S . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14

LAUNCH O P E R A T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

T Y P I C A L LAUNCH SEQUENCE FOR GMS/DELTA 132......... 16

DELTA 132/GMS T E A M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18

CONTRACTORS....................................... 18

Mailed:
J u n e 7, 1977
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National Aeronautics and
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David G a r r e t t
H e a d q u a r t e r s , Washington, D.C. IMMEDIATE
(Phone : 2 0 2 / 7 5 5- 3 0 9 0 1

James Lynch
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(Phone : 3 0 1/9 8 2 -6 2 5 5 )

RELEASE NO: 77-110

FIRST JAPANESE WEATHER SATELLITE TO BE LAUNCHED

An American r o c k e t , NASA's D e l t a 2 9 1 4 , w i l l l a u n c h

t h e J a p a n e s e Government's f i r s t m e t e o r o l o g i c a l s a t e l l i t e

i n t o s y n c h r o n o u s o r b i t from Cape C a n a v e r a l , F l a . , no
earlier than J u l y 1 4 , 1977.

The Geogynchronous M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S a t e l l i t e ( G M S )

weighs 2 8 1 kilograms ( 6 2 0 p o u n d s ) and r e p r e s e n t s a m a j o r

s c i e n t i f i c a t t e m p t t o improve w e a t h e r p r e d i c t i o n s o v e r

m i l l i o n s o f s q u a r e m i l e s i n t h e W e s t e r n P a c i f i c Ocean.

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GMS is a satellite program under the direction of the

National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The

Delta launch vehicle project i s managed for NASA's Office
of Space Flight by the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt,

Md .

From its "meteorological arena" 3 5 , 8 0 0 kilometers

( 2 2 , 2 5 0 miles) i n s p a c e , GMS w i l l i d e n t i f y , p i n p o i n t and

photograph every major weather pattern from Hawaii to Pakistan.
The satellite's "cameras" will take a cloud cover photo of
approximately one third of the world every 30 minutes, 24

hours a day to help alert meteorologists to potential perilous

storms over the Pacific. The satellite will be positioned
over the equator directly south of Tokyo at 140 degrees East
longitude.

Mission objectives of the GMS are to observe cataclysmic

events such as hurricanes, typhoons and regional weather
phenomena; day and night observation of regional weather;
relay meteorological observation data from surface collection
points (ships, buoys and weather stations) to the central pro-
cessing center in Japan; and to transmit processed imaging
data for facsimile reproduction at distribution points in

the Western Pacific area.

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On b o a r d GMS i s a V i s a b l e I n f r a r e d S p i n Scan

Radiometer ( V I S S R ) , c a p a b l e of making h i g h l y a c c u r a t e

p i c t u r e s of t h e E a r t h ' s c l o u d c o v e r i n d a y l i g h t and

i n t o t a l darkness. The images, which can be t r a n s -

m i t t e d t o E a r t h e v e r y 30 m i n u t e s , w i l l e n a b l e

m e t e o r o l o g i s t s t o i d e n t i f y , m o n i t o r and t r a c k s e v e r e

s t o r m s , heavy r a i n f a l l o r c l o u d b u r s t s , f l o o d s and

typhoons.

GMS a l s o w i l l c a r r y a Space Environment Monitor

(SEM) t o m o n i t o r e n e r g e t i c p a r t i c l e a c t i v i t y emanated
by t h e Sun. Extreme s o l a r a c t i v i t y c a n a f f e c t E a r t h

communications. The SEM m o n i t o r s s o l a r p r o t o n s ,

a l p h a p a r t i c l e s and s o l a r e l e c t r o n s .

A s o l i d motor a t t a c h e d t o t h e GMS s p a c e c r a f t

w i l l be f i r e d a b o u t 27 h o u r s a f t e r l i f t - o f f to inject
t h e s p a c e c r a f t i n t o i t s f i n a l p o s i t i o n above t h e

equator.

The NASDA ground s t a t i o n a t Okinawa and N A S A ' s

Space T r a c k i n g and Data N e t w o r k (STDN) station a t

Rosman, N . C . , w i l l provide near-continuous t r a n s f e r

o r b i t monitoring of t h e s p a c e c r a f t .

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The NASDA ground station at Masuda, Japan, plus

other stations in the NASA S T D N network (Orroral Valley,

Australia and Santiago, Chile) provide backup capability

in monitoring the transfer orbit.

After GMS goes into its preliminary orbit from

Cape Canaveral, all control and monitoring functions
will be performed from the GMS Mission Control Center
at Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, Calif.

The cylindrically-shaped weather satellite is

the first of several "weather watchers" to be launched
by several countries in an attempt to improve weather
predictions for extended periods on a global basis.
This international weather satellite program is a
major part of the Global Atmospheric Research Project
(GARP). :;ARP is sponsored by the International
Council of Scientific Unions and the World Meteorological
Organization.

Other countries contribgting weather satellites

to the GARP Program include the European Space Agency

(ESA), the Soviet Union and the U . 2 .

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Members of the European Space Agency are Belgium,

Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,

Switzerland, West Germany, the United Kingdom and

Ireland.

Under the GARP Program, five geostationary

meteorological satellites (two from the U . S . , one

each from Japan, the Soviet Union and the European

Space Agency) will be placed in orbit. Additionally,

the U.S. and the Soviet Union plan to launch two
satellites each into polar orbit. The mission of
these satellites is to:

0 Collect and disseminate observation data

on cloud formations and Earth surface

temperatures.

Collect and disseminate meteorological

observations data from ships, buoys and
unmanned observatories.
0 Observe solar protons by space environment

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In addition to those countries participating in

the satellite portion of GARP, 3pproximately 145

countries also will make contributions to the world-

wide weather effort by taking daily surface and

atmospheric measurements in their respective areas.

All of the data will be sent to Central Data

Centers in Moscow and Washington, D.C. Current planning

calls for the program to be in full operation by

December of 1978.

The Delta rocket is managed for NASA's Office

of Space Flight by the Goddard Space Flight Center.
NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Expen8able

Launch Vehicles Division is responsible to Goddard f o r

management of launch operations. GMS is a meteorological

satellite program of the National Space Development

Agency of Japan (NASDA). NASDA is responsible for the

satellite's procurement, launch and initial checkout.

Later, NASDA will share joint responsibility

with the Japanses Meteorological Agency for control and

use of the GMS during its planned five-year mission

lifetime.

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GMS has been designed, developed and manufactured

by Hughes Aircraft Co. under subcontract to the Nippon

Electric Co., Ltd. of Japan. Xughes also developed the

satellite's camera system. The SEM was designed and

built by Nippon Electric C o . Prime contractor f o r the
Delta launch vehicle is McDonnell Douglas Astronautics

Co. Huntington Beach, Calif.

T h e U.S. is reimbursed by the Japanese Government

f o r costs associated with providing Delta launch

support.

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SPACECRAFT ( G M S ) CHARACTERISTICS

GMS i s c y l i n d r i c a l i n s h a p e , 3 meters ( 9 f e e t )
t a l l , weighs 280 k i l o g r a m s ( 6 2 q pounds) i n synchronous
o r b i t a n d h a s a d e s i g n e d l i f e t i m e o f more t h a n f i v e y e a r s .
L i f e t i m e i s l i m i t e d p r i m a r i l y by t h e amount of h y d r a z i n e
f u e l t h a t can be c a r r i e d aboard t o p r o v i d e c o n t r o l i n o r b i t .
F u l l r e d u n d a n c y o f a l l m i s s i o n - c r i t i c a l f u n c t i o n s i s pro-
vided t o ensure e l e c t r o n i c s lifetimes s i g n i f i c a n t l y i n
excess of f i v e years. The s o l a r p a n e l power o f 2 2 5 w a t t s
i n c l u d e s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 30 w a t t s m a r g i n a t t h e e n d of f i v e
years.

Dominant f e a t u r e s of t h e s D a c e c r a f t a r e a l a r g e
s u n s h a d e f o r t h e V I S S R camera a p e r t u r e , a 216-cm ( 7 . 1 f t . )
d i a m e t e r c y l i n d r i c a l s o l a r a r r a y and a n S band/UHF d e s p u n
antenna.

Image c a p a b i l i t y o f t h e s a t e l l i t e i s p r o v i d e d by
t h e VISSR, w h i c h i s d e r i v e d f r o m t h e s p a c e - p r o v e d U n i t e d
States Synchronous M e t e o r o l o g i c a l S a t e l l i t e i n s t r u m e n t
already i n o r b i t . The VISSR p r o v i d e s s i m u l t a n e o u s
o p e r a t i o n o f f o u r v i s i b l e l i g h t d e t e c t o r s and o n e i n f r a r e d
detector.

The SEM i n s t r u m e n t , d e s i g n e d a n d c o n s t r u c t e d by
Nippon E l e c t r i c C o . , i s a new d e s i g n c o n t a i n i n g f i v e
d e t e c t o r s f o r multi-mode s o l a r p a r t i c l e c o u n t i n g .

Microminiaturization of e l e c t r o n i c s f o r t h e
c o m m u n i c a t i o n s s u b - s y s t e m r e p e a t e r d e s i g n f o r S band a n d
UHF o p e r a t i o n i s a c h i e v e d by u s i n g t h e l a t e s t microwave
integrated c i r c u i t design techniques.

A unique three channel noncontacting r o t a r y j o i n t

couples s i g n a l s f o r the spinning spacecraft electronics
t o t h e E a r t h - p o i n t e d ( d e s p u n ) a n t e n n a s . The U H F h e l i x
a n t e n n a combines h i g h g a i n and l i g h t w e i g h t c o n s t r u c t i o n .
The S-band p a r a b o l i c r e f l e c t o r a n t e n n a f e a t u r e s a s p e c i a l l y
d e s i g n e d r i m and d e f o c u s e d f e e d t o maximize p e r f o r m a n c e .

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Design of the VHF communication subsystem for tele-

metry and command monitoring is compatible with the Goddard
Range and Range Rate (GRARR) system, which allows use of
N A S A ' s STDN (worldwide tracking network) telemetry, t r a c k i n g
and command stations during launch and transfer orbit.
The control subsystem is similar to the flight-
proven Intelsat-IV control subsystem but with very low
jitter, to achieve precision images for the VISSR mission.
In addition, flight-proven space qualified design
approaches have been used throughout the various other
subsystems to enhance system reliability and assure con-
fidence in meeting the satellite objectives.

VISSR MISSION

The Visible Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR)

aboard the GMS is used to image the Earth in both visible
and infrared spectra. Visible spectrum information con-
sists of reflected sunlight measurements obtained when
the Earth's surface visible to the VISSR is illuminated by
the Sun. This information is valuable for determining
cloud cover, wind velocity and other information deduced
from these parameters.

The infrared spectrum is scanned in the long wave

infrared region (10 to 12 microns), where the information
obtained from the Earth is the amount of heat radiation
below the principal energy spectrum of the Sun. Since it
contains very little reflected radiation, the infrared
information is available day and night. The infrared
response to various Earth atmospheric conditions differs
significantly from the visible response an? thus is a
valuable tool for meteorological analysis.
Extremely sensitive infrared detectors are provided
which operate at temperatures about 95 degrees K ( - 1 7 8
degrees C). A unique radiation cooler cools the detectors
by radiating heat into cold space.

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The GMS VISSR g e n e r a t e s a n E a r t h image by u s i n g t h e

s p i n n i n g m o t i o n of t h e s a t e l l i t e f o r s c a n n i n g from w e s t t o
e a s t and u s i n g m o t o r - a c t u a t e d m i r r o r s t e p p i n g f o r s c a n n i n g
north t o south. S i n c e e a c h n o r t h - s o u t h s c a n s t e p i s 140
m i c r o r a d i a n s , 2 , 5 0 0 s t e p s are r e q u i r e d t o scan a r e g i o n
20 d e g r e e s i n e l e v a t i o n . A 2 0 - d e g r e e window o f a z i m u t h and
elevation ( t h e Earth subtends an angle of approximately
1 7 . 5 d e g r e e s ) can be scanned i n a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 5 m i n u t e s .
R e s o l u t i o n t o 5 km ( 1 6 , 0 0 0 f t . ) i s p r o v i d e d by a n o p t i c a l t e l e -
scope with approximately 1 4 0 microradians instantaneous
f i e l d of view ( I F O V ) . The f o u r v i s i b l e c h a n n e l s a r e s c a n n e d
s i m u l t a n e o u s l y w i t h e a c h i n f r a r e d s c a n , which p r o v i d e s
1 . 2 5 km ( 4 , 1 0 0 f t . ) r e s o l u t i o n i n t h e v i s i b l e c h a n n e l s .

A s t h e satellite s p i n s , both i n f r a r e d d e t e c t o r s
a n d t h e two s e t s o f v i s i b l e d e t e c t o r s a r e s w e p t o v e r t h e
s a m e Earth track, providing redundant s i g n a l s , i n c r e a s i n g
r e l i a b i l i t y a n d p e r m i t t i n g c o r r e l a t i o n o f i n f r a r e d and
v i s i b l e image d a t a . The r e l a t i v e a r r a n g e m e n t o f t h e i n -
f r a r e d and v i s i b l e s p e c t r u m d e t e c t o r s i n t h e VISSR f o c a l
p l a n e , where t h e image of t h e E a r t h i s f o r m e d , i s shown
i n the figures.

Detector s i g n a l s pass through t h e f u l l redundant

VISSR e l e c t r o n i c s t o t h e two VISSR m u l t i p l e x e r m o d u l a t o r s .
E i t h e r r e d u n d a n t V I S S R m u l t i p l e x e r m o d u l a t o r may b e commanded
t o e n c o d e e i t h e r o f t h e VISSR e l e c t r o n i c s r e d u n d a n t s i g n a l s
for t r a n s m i s s i o n t o E a r t h by way of t h e r e d u n d a n t communication
channels. Ground p r o c e s s i n g of t h e d a t a p r o v i d e d t h e
weather p i c t u r e .

GMS LAUNCH P R O F I L E

The f i r s t two s t a g e s o f t h e D e l t a 2 9 1 4 p l a c e t h e
s p a c e c r a f t i n a low a l t i t u d e p a r k i n g o r b i t 1 7 4 km ( 1 0 8 m i . )
a t 2 7 . 2 d e g r e e s i n c l i n a t i o n near t h e f i r s t e q u a t o r i a l
crossing. S p i n u p t o 5 0 rpm, f o l l o w e d by i n j e c t i o n i n t o
a t r a n s f e r o r b i t using the D e l t a t h i r d stage, occurs a f t e r
a few m i n u t e s i n p a r k i n g o r b i t .

I f s p a c e c r a f t o p e r a t i o n i s n o r m a l , t h e GMS w i l l b e
b o o s t e d i n t o s y n c h r o n o u s o r b i t when t h e s p a c e c r a f t a p o g e e
motor i s f i r e d a t t h e t h i r d a p o g e e ( a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 7 h o u r s
after lift-off). For a nominal t r a n s f e r o r b i t , t h e
s u b s a t e l l i t e longitude a t t h i s t i m e is 1 4 1 degrees E , t h a t
i s , o n l y 1 d e g r e e from t h e f i n a l o r b i t a l s t a t i o n .

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Following burnout of the Delta third stage and

spacecraft separation, the GMS will be in transfer orbit.
Transfer orbit is a highly elliptical, inclined ( 2 7 . 2
degrees) orbit, with a perigee altitude of 174 km (108
mi.) and an apogee of 8 7 0 km (540 mi.) above synchronous
altitude. When the spacecraft motor is fired at apogee,
the orbit will be circularized and the launch inclination
removed. The transfer orbit third apogee occurs nearest
the spacecraft's final orbit position of 140 degrees E
longitude (north of Australia) and, for this reason, is
the optimum time for aporjee motor firing, to minimize
time and expenditure of hydrazine (S2H4) propellant
necessary to arrive on final station.
During transfer orbit the spacecraft with apogee
motor attached i s ufistable about its principal (spin)
axis. To minimize nutation buildup about this spin axis,
an active nutation control system is turned on when the
spacecraft separates frcm the Delta third stage. Precise
control of thruster firings by this active nutation control
system maintains spacecraft stability about the spin axis.
Before apogee motor firing, the spacecraft spin
axis must be reoriented to the correct attitude. Re-
orientation will be started as soon as possible after
determination of injection attitude and subsequent apogee
motor firing attitude. Apogee motor firing attitude will
be aligned to inject the spacecraft into near-synchronous
drift orbit for arrival on station in less than two weeks.

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DELTA LAUNCH VEHICLE

F i r s t Stage

The f i r s t stage i s a McDonnell D o u g l a s m o d i f i e d Thor

b o o s t e r i n c o r p o r a t i n g n i n e C a s t o r I1 s t r a p - o n T h i o k o l s o l i d
f u e l r o c k e t motors. The b o o s t e r i s powered by a Rocketdyne
e n g i n e u s i n g l i q u i d oxygen a n d l i q u i d h y d r o c a r b o n p r o p e l l a n t s .
The main e n g i n e i s gimbal-mounted t o p r o v i d e p i t c h and yaw
c o n t r o l from l i f t o f f t o main e n g i n e c u t o f f (MECO).

Second S t a g e

The s e c o n d s t a g e i s powered by a TRW l i q u i d - f u e l ,

p r e s s u r e - f e d e n g i n e t h a t a l s o i s gimbal-mounted t o p r o v i d e
p i t c h a n d yaw c o n t r o l t h r o u g h t h e s e c o n d s t a g e b u r n . A
n i t r o g e n gas system uses e i g h t f i x e d n o z z l e s f o r r o l l c o n t r o l
d u r i n g powered and c o a s t f l i g h t , a s w e l l as p i t c h and yaw
c o n t r o l d u r i n g c o a s t and a f t e r s e c o n d s t a g e c u t o f f s . Two
f i x e d n o z z l e s , f e d by t h e p r o p e l l a n t t a n k , h e l i u m p r e s s u r i z a -
t i o n system, provide r e t r o t h r u s t a f t e r t h i r d s t a g e s e p a r a t i o n .
F i f t y - f o u r minutes a f t e r s p a c e c r a f t s e p a r a t i o n , t h e second
s t a g e w i l l be r e i g n i t e d f o r a 10-second burn. Data on t h i s
b u r n w i l l b e c o l l e c t e d f o r s t u d i e s r e l a t e d t o f u t u r e Delta
missions.

Third Staqe

The t h i r d s t a g e i s t h e TE-3-64-4 s p i n - s t a b i l i z e d , s o l i d
p r o p e l l a n t Thiokol motor. I t i s secured i n t h e spin t a b l e
mounted t o t h e s e c o n d s t a g e . The f i r i n g o f e i g h t s o l i d p r o -
p e l l a n t r o c k e t s f i x e d t o t h e s p i n t a b l e accomplishes spinup
of t h e t h i r d s t a g e s p a c e c r a f t assembly.

I n j e c t i o n I n t o Synchronous O r b i t

The D e l t a v e h i c l e w i l l i n j e c t GMS i n t o a t r a n s f e r o r b i t
h a v i n g a n a p o g e e of 36,655 km ( 2 2 , 7 7 6 m i . ) , a p e r i g e e o f 1 7 4
km ( 1 0 8 m i . ) a n d i n c l i n a t i o n of 2 7 . 2 d e g r e e s . NASA's S p a c e -
f l i g h t T r a c k i n g and D a t a Network w i l l p r o v i d e t e l e m e t r y ,
t r a c k i n g and r a n g i n g s u p p o r t u n t i l t h e s p a c e c r a f t i s p l a c e d
i n i t s f i n a l s y n c h r o n o u s o r b i t a t 1 4 0 d e g r e e s E. Command,
c o n t r o l , t r a c k i n g and d a t a a n a l y s i s a r e t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s
o f NASDA and Huqhes A i r c r a f t C o .

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STRAIGHT EIGHT DELTA FACTS AND FIGURES

Height: 35.4 m (116 ft.) including shroud

Maximum Diameter: 2.4 m (8 ft.) without attached
solids
Liftoff Weight: 131,895 kg (293,100 I b . )
Liftoff Thrust: 1,765,315 newtons (396,700 lb.)
including strap-on solids

First Stage
(Liquid Only) consists of an extended long-tank Thor,
produced by McDonnell Douglas. The RS-27 engines are produced
by the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International. The
stage has the following characteristics:
Diameter: 2.4 m ( 8 ft.)
Height: 21.3 m (70 ft.)
Propellants: RJ-1 kerosene as the fuel and liquid
oxygen (LOX) as the oxidizer
Thrust: 912,000 N (205,000 lb.)

Burning Time: About 3.48 minutes

Weight: About 84,600 kg (185,000 lb.) excluding
strap-on solids

Strap-on solids consist of nine TMX-354-5/Castor I1

solid-propellant rockets produced by the Thiokol Chemical
Corp., with the following features:
Diameter: 0.8 m (31 in.)
Height: 7 m (23.5 ft.)
Total Weight: 40,300 kg (88,650 1b.I for nine
4 , 4 7 5 kg ( 9,850 lb.) for each

Thrust: 2,083,000 N (468,000 1h.I for nine

231,400 N ( 52,000 lb.) for each

Burning Time: 3 8 seconds

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Second Stage
Produced by McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., using
a TRW TR-201 rocket engine. Major contractors for the vehicle
inertial guidance system located on the second stage are
Hamilton Standard, Teledyne and Delco.
Propellants: Liquid, consists of Aerozene 50 for the
fuel and nitrogen tetroxide (N 0 ) for
the oxidizer. 2 4

Diameter: 1.5 m (5 ft.) plus 2.4 m (8 ft.) attached

ring

Height: 6.4 m (21 ft.)

Weight: 6,118 kg (13,596 lb.)

Thrust: About 42,943 N (9,650 l b . )

Total Burning Time: 335 seconds

Third Stage
. Thiokol Chemical Corp. TE-364-4 motor.
Propellant: Solid
Height: 1.4 m (4.5 ft.)

Diameter: 1 m (3 ft.)

Weight: 1,152 kg (2,560 lb.)

Thrust: 61,855 N (13,900 1b.I

Burning Time: 44 seconds

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LAUNCH OPERATIONS

The Kennedy Space C e n t e r ’ s Expendable V e h i c l e s Direc-

t o r a t e p l a y s a key r o l e i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n and l a u n c h of
t h e t h r u s t - a u g m e n t e d Delta r o c k e t c a r r y i n g GMS.

Delta 1 3 2 w i l l be l a u n c h e d f r o m Pad B , s o u t h e r n m o s t of
t h e t w o l a u n c h p a d s a t Complex 1 7 , Cape C a n a v e r a l A i r Force
Station, Fla.

The D e l t a f i r s t s t a g e and i n t e r s t a q e are s c h e d u l e d t o

b e e r e c t e d on Pad B J u n e 18. The n i n e s o l i d s t r a p - o n r o c k e t
m o t o r s w i l l b e mounted i n p l a c e around t h e b a s e of t h e f i r s t
s t a g e June 20. The second s t a g e w i l l be e r e c t e d J u n e 21.

The GMS s p a c e c r a f t w a s r e c e i v e d by KSC J u n e 7 and under-

went i n i t i a l p r o c e s s i n g i n B u i l d i n g AE. L a t e r i t w i l l be
moved t o t h e Delta S p i n T e s t F a c i l i t y and mated w i t h t h e
D e l t a t h i r d s t a g e J u l y 1. The t h i r d s t a g e / s p a c e c r a f t assembly
w i l l be moved t o Pad B and mated w i t h Delta 1 3 2 J u l y 6 . The
p a y l o a d f a i r i n g , t o p r o t e c t t h e s p a c e c r a f t on i t s f l i g h t
t h r o u g h t h e a t m o s p h e r e , i s t o b e p u t i n p l a c e J u l y 11.

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 TYPICAL LAUNCH SEQUENCE FOR GMS/DELTA 132
Altitude Velocity
Event Time Kilometers/Miles Km/Hr MPh
Liftoff 0 sec. 0 0 0 0

Six Solid Motor Burnout 38 sec. 6 4 1,380 857

Three Solid Motor Ignition 39 sec. 6 4 1,380 857

Three Solid Motor Burnout 1 min. 17 sec. 21 13 2,888 1 I 795

Nine Solid Motor Jettison 1 min. 27 sec. 26 16 3 ,166 1,968

Main Engine Cutoff (MECO) 3 min. 48 sec. 92 57 17 ,871 11,104

First/Second Stage 3 min. 56 sec. 98 61 17 ,897 11,120

Separation
I
Second Stage Ignition 4 min. 1 sec. 101 63 17,873 11,106 P
3
I

Fairing Jettison 4 min. 45 sec. 125 78 18 ,612 11,565

Second Stage Cutoff (SECO-1) 8 min. 57 sec. 160 99 26 I 753 16 ,624

Restart Second Stage 21 min. 17 sec. 169 105 26,731 16 ,610

Second Stage Cutoff (SECO-11) 21 min. 24 sec. 169 105 27 I 103 16 ,841

Third Stage Spinup 22 min. 14 sec. 171 106 27 ,095 16 ,836

Second/Third Stage Separation 22 min. 16 sec. 171 106 27 ,095 16 ,836

Third Ctage Ignition 22 min. 58 sec. 173 107 27,085 16,830

Third Stage Burnout 23 min. 42 sec. 174 108 35 ,481 22 ,047

Third Stage/Spacecraft 24 min. 55 sec. 197 122 35,405 22,000

Separation
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DELTA 132/GMS TEAM

NASA H e a d q u a r t e r s

John F. Y a r d l e y Associate A d m i n i s t r a t o r
f o r Space F l i g h t

J o s e p h B. Mahon Director o f Expendable

Launch V e h i c l e Programs

Peter T. E a t o n Manager, Delta Program

Goddard SDace F l i c r h t C e n t e r

Dr. R o b e r t S. Cooper Director

Dr. W i l l i a m C. Schneider Director of P r o j e c t

Management

C h a r l e s R. Gunn D e 1t a P r o j e c t Manager

W i l l i a m R. Russell Deputy D e l t a P r o j e c t
Manager, T e c h n i c a l

Robert G o s s Chief, Mission Analysis

and I n t e g r a t i o n Branch,
Delta P r o j e c t O f f i c e --
NASA Manager f o r GMS

W i l l i a m R. Burrowbridge D e l t a Mission I n t e g r a t i o n
Manager

Edward Lowe Network S u p p o r t Manager

John Walker Network O p e r a t i o n s Manager

Kennedy Space C e n t e r

L e e R. Scherer Director

Dr. Walter J . Kapryan D i r e c t o r , Space V e h i c l e s

Operations

George F. Page D i r e c t o r , Expendable V e h i c l e s

Hugh A. Weston, Jr. C h i e f , Delta O p e r a t i o n s

Division

B e r t L. Grenville Complex 1 7 O p e r a t i o n s Manager

Edmund C h a f f i n Spacecraft Coordinator

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NASDA

Hideo Shima President

A k i y o s h i Matsuura V i c e President

Dr. Y a s h i r o Kuroda Special Assistant t o

the President

Masayoshi N o j i m a E x e c u t i v e Director

A k i r a Kubozono System P l a n n i n g Department

Yoshitaha Kurihara Applications Satellite

Design Group

Kazuo Watanabe GMS P r o j e c t Manager

CONTRACTORS

McDonnell Douglas D e l t a launch vehicle

A s t r o n a u t i c s Co.
H u n t i n g t o n Beach, C a l i f .

Nippon E l e c t r i c C o . , Ltd. S p a c e c r a f t and SEM

Yokohama, J a p a n

Hughes A i r c r a f t Co. S p a c e c r a f t a n d camera

L o s Angeles, C a l i f . systems

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