Research Article
Multiphase Trajectory Optimization of a Lunar Return Mission to an LEO Space Station
Table 4
Aerocapture parameters for the PM.
| Parameter | Optimal value |
| Mass (kg) | 6000 | Reference area radius (m) | 3.0 | Lift coefficient | 0.3877 | Drag coefficient | 1.2891 | Reentry altitude (km) | 122 | Nose radius (m) | 2.5 |
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