Agency: Applied Physics Laboratory
    Time: 1310 MST
    Altitude: 80.3 miles

UPPER AIR INSTRUMENTS

    Cosmic radiation: Two geiger counter telescopes and Alpha particle emulsions
    Solar radiation: Ultra violet spectrograph (APL); and one ultraviolet spectrograph
        (Yerkes Observatory)
    High altitude photography: 16 mm. GSAP motion picture camera.

DATA RECOVERY INSTRUMENTS

    Telemeter: PXTA-501 23 channel NRL PPM/AM system.
    Recorder: Three brass tape recorders.
    Physical recovery: Separation of forward portion of rocket with TNT and prima cord.

BALLISTIC INSTRUMENTS

    Firing Range
        Theodolites: Two Mitchell and eight Askania stations.
        Cameras: Two Ballistic and three Bowen-Knapp stations
        Telescopes: Two stations
        Radar: Two modified SCR-584 S-Band stations
        Doppler: Number of stations not known
        Impact location: None.

    Airborne
        Beacon: AN/APN-55 (XE-2) S-Band transponder.
        Doppler: DOVAP transceiver
        Radio Cutoff: AN/ARW-17 FM control receiver for command fuel cutoff.
        Aspect: Roll photocell and gyro, and zenith angle gyro.

ROCKET PERFORMANCE

    Firing angle: 000 degrees
    Program angle: 5.6 degrees
    Time to burnout: 57.0/60.5 sec.
    Altitude at burnout: 19.9 miles
    Velocity at burnout: 4457 ft. per sec. max. at 60.5 sec.
    Time to zenith:
    Altitude at zenith: 80.3 miles
    Time to blowoff: 344 sec
    Altitude at blowoff: 23.5 miles
    Flight duration:
    Impact Coordinates: 25 miles North and 3.5 miles East
    Payload weight: 2200 lbs.
    Unfueled rocket weight: 8800 lbs.
    Unfueled rocket C. G.: 235.4 inches
    Gross weight at takeoff: 28,095 lbs.

BALLISTIC DATA

    Theodolites: Mitchell trajectory data 0 - 65.6 sec., Askania trajectory data 0 to 96 sec
    Cameras: Trajectory data from three Ballistic stations, data from Bowen-Knapp station
    Telescope: One tracked 70 sec., another throughout flight
    Radar: No data, beacon failed
    Doppler: Data 0 to 344 sec.
    Impact location: Air and ground search
    Aspect: Roll data from gyro, photocell in good agreement.

DATA RECOVERY

    Telemeter: No comments furnished
    Recorder: Both recorders not recovered
    Physical recovery: Film and camera not recovered

EXPERIMENTAL DATA

    Cosmic radiation: No comments furnished
    Solar radiation: Spectrograms between 30 and 50 miles obtained from APL spectrograph;
        yerkes spectrograph failed.

COMMENTS

    Rocket performance: Propulsion cutoff in two stages by rocket timer.

REPORTS AND PAPERS

    "High Altitude Research Using the V-2 Rocket, March 1946 - April 1947," by L. W. Fraser, and
        E. H. Seigler, Bumblebee Series Report No. 81, Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns
            Hopkins University, July 1948.
    "The Ultra-Violet Spectrum of the Sun from V-2 Rockets," by C. T. Holliday, Photogr. Engr. 1:16, 1950.
    Report No. 695, by H. P. Hitchcock, Ballistic Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Proving Ground,
        April 1950..
    "V-2 Report No. 10," Minutes of Meeting of the V-2 Upper Atmosphere Research Panel on
        May 7, 1947.
    "Final Report, Project Hermes V-2 Missile Program," by L. D. White, Report No. R52A0510,
        General Electric Company, September 1952.