ADEPT Sounding Rocket One Flight Test Overview

Cassell, Alan M ; Wercinski, Paul F ; Smith, Brandon P ; Yount, Bryan C ; Ghassemieh, Shakib M ; Nishioka, Owen S ; Kruger, Carl E ; Brivkalns, Chad A ; Makino, Alberto ; Wu, Shang C(NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States)

关键词: NANOSATELLITES;    MICROSATELLITES;    ADAPTIVE CONTROL;    DEPLOYMENT;    ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY;    SOUNDING ROCKETS;    LAUNCH VEHICLES;    FLIGHT TESTS;    SPACECRAFT PERFORMANCE;    PAYLOADS;    STABILITY;    RADAR TRACKING;    SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;    MISSION PLANNING;   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN68889

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

On September 12th, 2018, a sounding rocket flight test was conducted on a mechanically-deployed atmospheric entry system known as the Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology (ADEPT). The purpose of the Sounding Rocket One (SR-1) test was to gather critical flight data for evaluating the vehicle's in-space deployment performance and supersonic stability. This flight test was a major milestone in a technology development campaign for Nano-ADEPT: the application of ADEPT for small secondary payloads. The test was conducted above White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on a SpaceLoft XL rocket manufactured by UP Aerospace. This paper describes the system components, hardware development campaign, test execution, and test conclusions.