Agency: Applied Physics Laboratory
    Time: 2212 MST
    Altitude: 114.0 miles

UPPER AIR INSTRUMENTS

    Cosmic radiation: Two geiger counter telescopes and Alpha particle emulsions
    Artificial Meteors: Ejection of M9A1 Rifle grenades at 70, 80, & 90 sec.
    Other: Fungus Spores (National Institute of Health).

DATA RECOVERY INSTRUMENTS

    Telemeter: NRL 23 channel PPM/AM system.
    Recorder: Two brass tape recorders.
    Physical recovery: Warhead separation explosive in control chamber

BALLISTIC INSTRUMENTS

    Firing Range
        Theodolites: Two Mitchell and eight Askania stations.
        Cameras: Two Ballistic and three Bowen-Knapp stations
        Telescopes:
        Radar: Two modified SCR-584 S-band radar stations
        Doppler: Four stations.

    Airborne
        Beacon: AN/APN-55 S-Band transponder.
        Doppler: DOVAP transceiver
        Radio Cutoff: AN/ARW-17 FM control receiver for command fuel cutoff.
        Gyroscopes: One roll and one zenith angle.
        Other: Routine rocket performance instruments. (General Electric Company).

ROCKET PERFORMANCE

    Firing angle: 000.0 degrees true
    Program angle: 3.0 degrees
    Time to burnout: 69.6 sec.
    Altitude at burnout: 25.4 miles
    Velocity at burnout: 5402 ft. per sec.
    Time to zenith: 249 sec
    Altitude at zenith: 114.0 miles
    Time to blowoff: 439 sec
    Altitude at blowoff: 9.5 miles
    Flight duration: 439 sec (time to blowoff)
    Impact Coordinates: 18.5 miles north and 6.3 miles east
    Payload weight:1650 lbs.
    Unfueled rocket weight: 8797 lbs.
    Unfueled rocket C.G.: 238.2 inches
    Gross weight at takeoff: 29,199 lbs.

BALLISTIC DATA

    Theodolites: Trajectory data; Mitchell - 0 - 68.25 sec, Askania 0 to 71 sec
    Cameras: Ballistic - camera operation good for 150 sec., sync. & timing unsuccessful; Bowen-
        Knapp - one camera successful.
    Telescope: Tracked 0 - 100 sec, followed thereafter
    Radar: Trajectory data 0 to 368 sec, spotty thereafter.
    Doppler: Velocity and position data 7.2 sec to 440 sec.
    Impact location: Ground and air search.
    Other: Gyroscope roll data good.

DATA RECOVERY

    Telemeter: Satisfactory records.
    Physical recovery: Rocket blowup did not occur but did tear apart from aerodynamic forces.
        Recorder, grenade camera and fungus spores no recovered. Alpha particle film recovered.
    Airborne recorder: No dat, recorder not recovered.

EXPERIMENTAL DATA

    Cosmic radiation: Telescope operated satisfactorily. No data from film
    Artificial meteors: No data, experiment failed to operate.
    Fungus spores: No data, spores not recovered.

COMMENTS

    Rocket performance: Normal ascent, tumble during descent according to doppler signals.
        Rocket exploded at 440 sec.

REPORTS AND PAPERS

    "High Altitude Research Using the V-2 Rocket, March 1946 - April 1947," by L. W. Fraser and
        E. H. Seigler, APL Bumblebee Series Report No. 81, The Johns Hopkins University Applied
        Laboratory, July 1948.
    BRL Report No. 695, by H. P. Hitchcock, Aberdeen Proving Ground Ballistic Research
        Laboratory, July 1948.
    BRL Report No. 639 by H. P. Hitchcock and V. M. Reklis, Aberdeen Proving Ground Ballistic
        Research Laboratories, October 1947.
    "V-2 Report No. 8," Minutes of Meeting of the V-2 Upper Atmosphere Research Panel on
        28 January 1947.