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RELEASE NO: 77-152
Contents
GENERAL R E L E A S E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
LAUNCH O P E R A T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
MAJOR DELTA S I R 1 0 FLIGHT E V E N T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CNR MANAGEMENT..................................... 10
CONTRACTORS........................................ 11
Mailed:
July 28, 1977
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Washington. D C 20546
AC 202 755-8370
Fc lr Release
David Garrett
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. IMMEDIATE
(Phone: 202/755-3090)
Joseph McRoberts
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
(Phone: 301/982-4955)
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G o d d a r d Space F l i g h t C e n t e r directs t h e D e l t a p r o j e c t
and M c D o n n e l l D o u g l a s A s t r o n a u t i c s C o . , Huntington B e a c h ,
r e s p o n s i b l e t o G o d d a r d C e n t e r f o r management of l a u n c h
o p e r a t i o n s over ETR.
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First Stage
(Liquid only): Extended long tank Thor produced by
McDonnell Douglas Astronautics., engines produced by
Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International.
Diameter: 2.4 m (8 ft.)
Height: 21.3 m ( 7 0 ft.)
Propellants: RJ-1 kerosene is used as the fuel and
liquid oxygen (LOX) is utilized as the
oxidizer.
Thrust: 912,000 N (205,000 lb.)
Burning Time: About 3 minutes and 4 8 seconds.
Weight: Approximately 84,700 kg (93 tons) excluding
strap-on solids.
Strap-on Solids: Three solid propellant rockets pro-
duced by the Thiokol Chemical Corp.
Diameter: 0.8 m (31 in.)
Height: 6.9 m (19.8 ft.)
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Total Weight: 1 3 , 4 1 0 kg ( 2 9 , 5 6 8 lb.)
4 , 4 7 0 kg ( 9 , 8 5 0 lb.) each
Second Stage
Produced by McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., utilizing
a TRW engine. Major subcontractors for the vehicle inertial
guidance system located on the second stage are Hamilton-
Standard Division of United Technologies Corp., Windsor Locks,
Conn.; and Teledyne, Inc., Los Angeles.
Propellants: Liquid -- Aerozene 50 f o r the fuel and
nitrogen tetroxide (N204) f o r the oxidizer.
Diameter: 1.5 m ( 5 ft.) plus 2 . 4 m (8 ft.) attached
ring
Height: 5 . 2 m (17 ft.)
Weight: 6 , 2 1 0 kg ( 6 . 8 tons)
Third Stage
Thiokol Chemical Corp. T E - 3 6 5 - 3 motor.
Propellant: Solid
Height: 1.09 m ( 4 3 in.)
Weight: 7 1 8 kg ( 1 , 5 8 2 Ib.)
Thrust: 4 2 , 1 6 9 N ( 9 , 4 8 0 lb.)
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LAUNCH OPERATIONS
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Time
Liftoff 0 sec.
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CNR MANAGEMF,NT
CNR H e a d q u a r t e r s
Prof. E r n e s t o Q u a y l i a r i e l l o President
CNR
NASA H e a d q u a r t e r s
Goddard Space F l i g h t C e n t e r
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Kennedy Space C e n t e r
L e e R. Scherer Director
G e r a l d D. Griffin Deputy D i r e c t o r
CONTRACTORS
Compagnia I n d u s t r i a l e Spacecraft
A e r o s p a z i a l e SPA, Rome
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