Air-launching earth to orbit: Effects of launch conditions and vehicle aerodynamics

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 569-572

  Sarigul Klijn, Nesrin ^a,b   Sarigul Klijn, Marti ^a,b   Noel, Christopher ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GRAVITATION; ORBITS; ROCKET ENGINES; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; SUPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; VACUUM; VELOCITY;

AIR-LAUNCH VEHICLES; CORIOLIS ACCELERATION; LOW EARTH ORBITS (LEO); VEHICLE AERODYNAMICS;

LAUNCHING;

EID: 20844444360     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.8634     Document Type: Article

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