Mars pathfinder atmospheric entry: Trajectory design and dispersion analysis

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 670-676

  Spencer, David A ^a,c,d   Braun, Robert D ^b,d,e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Navig and Flight Mechanics Section

^d AIAA ^*

^e Space Systems and Concepts Division ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT LANDING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARACHUTES; SPACECRAFT LANDING; TRAJECTORIES;

MACH NUMBER; MARS PATHFINDER SPACECRAFT; NOMINAL ENTRY TRAJECTORY; POTENTIAL TRAJECTORY DISPERSIONS;

INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0030231320     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26819     Document Type: Article

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