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Abstract

The corridor and trajectories of space vehicles during reentry flight using negative lift are studied. Numerical results are obtained for the corridors and trajectories using negative and positive lift, respectively. The following conclusions are obtained: in the case of a larger lift-drag ratio, the first one-third reentry corridor using negative lift is wider than that using positive lift; the total mass cost (TMC) by negative lift is smaller than that for positive lift, where TMC is the total mass of fuel consumed for the vehicle to deorbit from the mission orbit and the mass of the thermal protection system of the vehicle, in the case of a smaller lift-drag ratio. The two kinds of reentry trajectories produced by positive lift and negative lift are approximately the same. Therefore, the concept of return flight using negative lift is superior to that using positive lift.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA321319

Entities

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiradar Coatings
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Commerce
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Geometric Forms
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Testing
  • Operating Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Orbits
  • Stabilized Platforms
  • Static Electricity

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris