A Method for Calculating Impact Points of Ballistic Rockets

Abstract

A s imple m e t h o d is developed for d e t e r m i n i n g i m p a c t p o i n t s of ba l l i s t ic rocke t s on a r o t a t i n g e a r t h . Rap id c o m p u t a t i o n is fac i l i ta ted by g r a p h s giving t i m e of flight be tween t w o chosen p o i n t s of t h e e l l ip t ic t r a j ec to ry . T h e m e t h o d is appl ied t o ca lcu la t e t h e d ispers ion of a n e x t r e m e h i g h a l t i t u d e u n g u i d e d rocke t .