A DIGITAL COMPUTER METHOD FOR DRAG FORCE DETERMINATION OF RE-ENTRY BODIES,

Abstract

This report presents the derivation of an equation for computing the drag force on re-entering vehicles. The equation takes into account the inertial, gravitational, and centripetal forces making it applicable to objects approaching altitudes of Earth satellites. The report presents and explains the programming for an IBM 7094 computer including a table of Fortran Symbols, a sample data card, a general program flow chart, and a complete program printout. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 02, 1965
Accession Number
AD0477282

Entities

People

  • Charles K. Lombard
  • Coe A. Bloomberg

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Digital Computers
  • Equations
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris