a JOHNSTON ATOLL eg F &.S NO, TITLE 01003 Rocket Launch Pads USER STRUCTURE/FACI LITY NO. SANDIA FUNDING AGENCY AEC ee ae Se 7 SCIENTIFIC STATION NO. 75} and 713. 00 ($000) | PROC . : . PRE-GO Prior Cost FY 69 Tyla eo He. 8.6° . ** SBeaer. ae SUBTOTAL 8.6 POST-GO Est. 3/69 TOTAL Boo 91-4-19 thru 91-4-47.inel. --——— FOOGO¢12 ENGR FY 71 SCIENTIFT . tA ROOTS 58.2 . : TOTAL CONST ; 443m. = 56.0 90.G- 189. ¥ | ae 110.7 56.0 90.0 256.7 eS 29.7 6 BOY Beep WheF565. 4334.0 38.3 “6a 2° PEAOT Soe ps oy eee REQUIREMENTS A. WELL FURNY : a 590.7 _?7 5 79 ORRMTD Ae Date cm FO Jaye SEES A total of twenty-nine (29) Rocket Launch Pads are required, Of this total «2. twenty-one (21) are Instrumented Rocket (HAD}, and. eight (9) are Universal™ eS Pads. Ten (10) HAD Padsaretobebittiatedatone thé northwest shore of thd” | island north of Building 840.---Elevesf (11) BEADY ‘and eight (e}Universal Pads are required along the south shore oftheislihd'west'of tiie West peninsula. Since three of the Universals Pads(91-42, 99-424} atid 91-4244) might be used for Strypi Launchers in the event of a GO situation, the pads are designated as Universal-Strypi Pads. In this event, some.cabling modifications for the three pads will be required. ~ a io Power for the launchera-w ha lters from (2) exist- ing substations via direct | Ww alc I i LAT 75ea3Phang |substation #210¢>~ . will serve the south she ae une iare. wile S arnentiie thenorth shore a 7%heya abe ! ; prhe power cable + standetis'nitb3dviadvared shrinnthition £for each launch pad. EAESS fox cabling reqiitéenitats:aoe (QfGrast survey markers’ embedded in 2 tishaface ofgach pad brovide4a“referente lite for‘the line of flight. *% ote Lek Ge ~ vs te 3°idea TL wa lio HAD Foundation The typical HAD foundation is designed-tq withstand 300, 000 ft-lbs. of overturning moment. It is comprised of two reinforced concrete elements, an 18-in. thick octagon with 8-ft. sides,.anda Qring,thick apggn-slabwhich abuts 3 . faces of the octagon. In plan, the pad measures 20,35;40-£t. Poy aRME oe ce USd. ata Bey wahet of vet Tet Me 1-3 we Lg eS we SoPeimtut sa... VOL I