Agency: Palmer Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
Time: 1331 MST
Altitude: 0.2 miles
UPPER AIR INSTRUMENTS
Cosmic radiation: Geiger counter telescope
Two ionization chambers.
DATA RECOVERY INSTRUMENTS
Telemeter: PXTA-501, 23 channel NRL PPM/AM system.
Four channel Lark FM-FM system
Recorder: Brass tape recorder
Physical recovery: None.
BALLISTIC INSTRUMENTS
Firing Range
Theodolites: Two Mitchell
and three Askania stations
Cameras: Three Bowen-Knapp
stations
Telescopes: One station
Radar: Two modified SCR-584
S-Band stations
Doppler: Four stations.
Airborne
Beacon: S-Band transponder
Doppler: DOVAP transceiver
Radio Cutoff: AN/ARW-17.
FM control receiver for command fuel cutoff.
Other: Routine propulsion
and control performance instruments. (G.E. Co.).
ROCKET PERFORMANCE
Comments: Rocket deviated to left shortly after takeoff
and then corrected to the right and
slowly changed its course
to the south. It leveled off at 1200 ft. altitude and flew in this
position until emergency fuel cutoff was effected at 31 sec.
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
Comments: No data obtained due to rocket failure.
REPORTS AND PAPERS
Preliminary Report of Firing of V-2 No. 14, White
Sands Proving Ground, November 1946.
"V-2 Report No. 8," Minutes of Meeting of the V-2 Upper
Atmosphere Research Panel on
28 January 1947.
"Final Report, Project Hermes V-2 Missile Program,"
by L.D. White, Report No. R52A0510,
General Electric Company,
September 1952.