Research Article

High-Fidelity Aerothermal Engineering Analysis for Planetary Probes Using DOTNET Framework and OLAP Cubes Database

Table 9

Database of entry vehicles and flight entry trajectory data.

Flight vehiclesInertial entry velocity Relative entry velocity Peak heat velocity Inertial entry angle Control method
(km/s)(km/s)(km/s)(degrees)

Apollo AS-202ā€”8.297.77ā€”Roll modulation
Apollo 411.1410.7310.25 Roll modulation
Viking Lander 14.614.424.02 3-axis RCS
Pathfinder7.267.486.61 Ballistic
Genesis11.0010.809.2 Ballistic