Atmospheric Environment for Space Shuttle (STS-41) Launch
Atmospheric Environment for Space Shuttle (STS-41) Launch
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A summary of selected atmospheric conditions observed near space shuttle STS-41 launch time on October 6, 1990, at Kennedy Space Center, Florida are presented. Values of ambient pressure, temperature, moisture, ground winds, visual observations (clouds), and winds aloft are included. The sequence of prelaunch Jimsphere-measured vertical wind profiles is given. The final atmospheric tape, which consists of wind and thermodynamic parameters versus altitude, for STS-41 vehicle ascent was constructed. The STS-41 ascent atmospheric data tape was constructed by Marshall Space Flight Center's Earth Science and Applications Division to provide an internally consistent data set for use in postflight performance assessments and represents the best estimate of the launch environment to the 400,000 ft altitude that was traversed by the STS-41 vehicle.
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Atmospheric Environment for Space Shuttle (STS-41) Launch
1990
45 pages
Report
No indication
English
Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather , Space Technology , Meteorological parameters , Space shuttles , Space transportation system flights , Spacecraft launching , Ascent , Atmospheric composition , Meteorology , Thermodynamic properties , Exhaust clouds , Humidity , Launch windows , Moisture , Pressure measurement , Visual observation , Wind profiles , Winds aloft