Compilation of shock, vibration, and acoustic data from Titan vehicles. Volume III - Titan II shock, vibration, and acoustic data
Vibration, acoustic, and shock data tabulated for Titan II ICBM
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Vibration, acoustic, and shock data tabulated for Titan II ICBM
The Gemini-Titan 1 (GT-1) space vehicle was comprised of the Gemini spacecraft and the Gemini launch vehicle. The Gemini launch vehicle is a two-stage modified Titan II ICBM. The major modifications are the addition of a malfunction detection system and a secondary flight controls system. The Gemini spacecraft, designed to carry a crew of two men on earth orbital and rendezvous missions, was unmanned for the flight reported herein (GT-1). There were no complete Gemini flight systems on board; however, the C-band transponder and telemetry transmitters were Gemini flight subsystems. Dummy equipment, having a mass and moment of inertia equal to flight system equipment, was installed in the spacecraft. The Spacecraft was instrumented to obtain data on spacecraft heating, structural loading, vibration, sound pressure levels, and temperature and pressure during the launch phase.
This paper presents a brief description of the basic modifications made to the Titan II to adapt it to a Gemini launch vehicle (GLV), the ground rules under which they were made, how the principal systems were initially baselined, how they evolved, and how they have performed to date.
Adaptation of Titan II liquid propellant rocket engine for Gemini program