HIGH-ALTITUDE REENTRY DRAG EFFECTS

Abstract

The effect of atmospheric drag on the trajectory of a reentry body is considered. The analysis is valid in the high altitude regime. Results are presented as the differential displacement and velocity from the vacuum trajectory for various values of ballistic coefficient.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0634390

Entities

People

  • S. Sharenson

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Coefficients
  • High Altitude
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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