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This image seems to exaggerate the size a bit but gets at the issue. Is the guidance system part of final descent or does it jettison with the second stage?pic.twitter.com/nRVsHVn3B8
(I am leaning towards the guidance breaking off with Stage 2, for both turbulence and weight reasons.)
Some of the ICBM rvs have a flared out base that was part of the ablative shell. But I'm looking at photo of an A1 on the Polaris Wikipedia page. No flare. So I have to assume the guidance package would be discarded for the ballistic phase.
Amateur here, but based on some photos of the MRV on the polaris 2, I believe you are correct that guidance breaks off and it goes to warhead + reentry vehicle only
1) work with a guy who was at Vandenburg for a while: “I have no direct knowledge of Polaris system, but based on what I know of other systems, the answer is neither.
2) “The guidance unit doesn’t jettison w/the 2nd stage, nor does it remain attached to the warhead thru flight termination. It is jettisoned at some point during terminal flight.”
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