Ground Cloud Dispersion Measurements During The Titan IV Mission Number K2 (3July 1996) at Cape Canaveral Air Station; Volume 1-Test Overview and Data Summary

摘要

Launch plume imagery and ground HCl measurements were accomplished during thelaunch of Titan IV Mission Number K2 at Cape Canaveral Air Station on 3 July 1996. These data will be used to improve the accuracy of the Rocket Exhaust Effluent Diffusion Model. The imagery from three sites (integrated IR and visible imagers at each) showed a cloud stabilization height of 1871 m (72% higher than predicted), reached in 10-14 min (4% to 46% longer than predicted). The cloud trajectory was east-northeasterly, similar to prediction, and the 6.2 m/s speed was 44% faster than predicted. Ground dosimeters around the launch pad measured dosages as high as 378 ppm min.