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throw weight

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rocket and missile system
Design principles
…this payload constitutes the missile’s throw weight—that is, the total weight that the missile is capable of placing on a ballistic trajectory toward a target. By midcourse the warheads have detached from the remainder of the payload, and all elements are on a ballistic path. The terminal phase of flight…
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…this payload constitutes the missile’s throw weight—that is, the total weight that the missile is capable of placing on a ballistic trajectory toward a target. By midcourse the warheads have detached from the remainder of the payload, and all elements are on a ballistic path. The terminal phase of flight…
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