Figure 12
A line graph titled High angle RV intercept time as a function of interceptor launch delay time for multiple ranges (MACH 4). The horizontal axis represents delay time in seconds, ranging from 0 to 350 seconds. The vertical axis represents RV intercept time in seconds, ranging from 260 to 340 seconds. The graph includes four data series representing different ranges: 50 kilometers (blue), 100 kilometers (green), 150 kilometers (yellow), and 200 kilometers (black). Each range has two lines: a solid line for simulation data and a dashed line for calculation data. The lines show a parabolic trend, with intercept times decreasing to a minimum point and then increasing as delay time increases. The minimum intercept times occur at different delay times for each range, with the 50-kilometer range having the earliest minimum and the 200-kilometer range having the latest minimum.RV (lofted trajectories) intercept time as a function of interceptor launch delay time for multiple ranges obtained from MANA (bold line) and calculation (dashed line) (interceptor speed MACH 4)