Launch Conditions Produced by the Titan III-C Launch Vehicle

Abstract

Abstract A two-year study of the Titan III-C Standard Space Launch Vehicle was performed to evaluate hazards associated with the launch and to describe exhaust cloud content for use in predicting downwind hazards. Data were collected for HC1, CO, C02 and noise. Average HC1 concentrations 50 to 1.50 feet from the launch point ranged from 3246 ppm approximately 9 seconds after launch to essentially zero at 45 seconds. Concentrations of other products were not significant. No offsite toxicological hazards were detected. Noise levels outside the 8000-foot control radius were within acceptable limits.