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AGA: Arbeitsgruppe Physik und Abrüstung

AGA 2: Missile Defense and Threat Analysis

AGA 2.3: Talk

Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 18:00–18:30, VMP 9 HS

Modelling of Missile Trajectories and their Application — •Hans Christian Gils — Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH)

A detailed model for the simulation of flight trajectories of different kinds of ballistic missiles is introduced. The model includes the Earth's shape and rotation as well as atmospheric aspects and missile characteristics. It can further be used to calculate a missile's maximum range and its possible trajectories to a target point on Earth. For a given trajectory of an approaching missile, the feasibility of an interception in space can be determined. The missile's coordinates during the flight are saved and can be visualized in a virtual-globe program. The model allows the investigation of various scenarios, taking into account existent and prospective ballistic missile threats and defense systems. The results of some scenarios will be presented in the talk.