Aeroheating analysis for the Mars reconnaissance orbiter with comparison to flight data

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1226-1231

  Liechty, Derek S ^a,b,c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Mail Stop 408 A

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORBITS; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

AEROBRAKING PHASE; AEROHEATING ANALYSIS; MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER;

INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT;

EID: 38349130285     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.25843     Document Type: Article

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