Influence of the Deorbit-Burn Manoeuvre on the Footprint of a Re-Entry Capsule

摘要

The Simulation Tool for Atmospheric Re-entry Trajectories (START) is an openloop, six-degrees-of-freedom simulation tool, with which entry and descent analyses can be performed for several central bodies, e.g., the Earth and Titan. Chapter 2 introduces the flight-dynamics software START Version 2.0. A brief description of the capabilities and the implemented models is given. In Chapter 3, the theory of the deorbit-burn maneuver is discussed. The implementation of the deorbit-burn maneuver in the START software is briefly discussed in Chapter 4. In Chapter 5, finally presents the sensitivity analysis of the ACRV. A description of the input data is given as well.