Data for ICBM Reentry Trajectories

Deane N. Morris, P. Benson

ResearchPublished 1963

A presentation of basic trajectory data during reentry, for a series of reentry vehicles with ballistic coefficients ranging from 300 to 3000 lb/sq ft. Reentry flight-path angles were varied from 10 to 60 deg, with reentry velocities corresponding to a nominal ballistic range of 5500 n mi. In addition to the usual trajectory parameters, other variables particularly useful in studies of low-altitude interception systems are presented. A presentation of basic trajectory data during reentry, for a series of reentry vehicles with ballistic coefficients ranging from 300 to 3000 lb/sq ft. Reentry flight-path angles were varied from 10 to 60 deg, with reentry velocities corresponding to a nominal ballistic range of 5500 n mi. In addition to the usual trajectory parameters, other variables particularly useful in studies of low-altitude interception systems are presented.

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  • Year: 1963
  • Pages: 64
  • Document Number: RM-3475-ARPA

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Morris, Deane N. and P. Benson, Data for ICBM Reentry Trajectories. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1963. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3475.html.
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