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4 single-stege ASP was Leunched on 7 January at dSPG to determine
cents Yor the presont ASP desien.
Good date tore sbtainec,
On & January, a two-stago vehicle, consisting of an ASP and tue Leki.
motors, Was flown,
The Lokits ignited on schedule, bui the expected alti~
tude was not obtained,
It vas believed that the second stage ignition
ciming might not have been optimun,
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Another ASP with two Loki's was launched cn 17 Janusry.
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pnite and the heed did not separate.
The Leki's
Programmer failure was be-
lieved to be the cause of these malfunctions.
On 22 January, en ASP with two Loki's was leunched at the NAM?
Point Mugu.
Botn Loki’s ignited on echedule, the head separated, and both
parachutes deployed properly.
Photographic coverage was excellent.
motor section was recovered, but the head was not.
The
It is not known whether
the flotation system failed or the recovery ship simmly did not locate the
head.
Peak altitude was considerably less than was expected.
The fifth test was conducted at NAMTC on 23 January, using essentially
the same vehicle.
properly.
The Leki's ignited on schedule, end the head separated
No data were obtained from the ground equipment at Mugu util
the final 2 or 3 minutes of the flight.
Radar coverage during this period
shoved that the second stage chute head not deployed.
A test employing an ASP with two stages of tvo Loki's each ia planned,
It was decided to mount the head on the four Loki’s and deploy the ASP at
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