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achieve neximum altitude
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The first two were scheduled
During this series of tests two con-
The first vehicle will be weighted in order
The second vehicle will be designed to
by reducing the weight of the vehicle as much
The first vehicle will be programmed to filter dering
the ascending portica of its trajectory, and will attain a maximum
altitude of 70,000 to 80,000 feet, while the second vehicle will bo
programmed to filter during thea descending portion of its trajectory
and may be exnected to have a potential maximum altitude of 90,000 to
100,000 feat.
The ASP-RIV vehicle launched on 27 February attained a peak altitude
of approximately 93,000 fest MSL and impacted approximately 220,500 feet
down range.
The nose tip separation was pregrammed to occur during the
ascending part of the trajectory; nose tip separation vas not observed,
and, since the head was not recovered, it is not known whether this
funcbion occurred.
The first-stage parachute deployed at 125 seconds,
then redar lost the vehicle end did not re-acquire it.
Consequently,