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The Reusable Reentry Satellite - Keeping it up and bringing it downMission and system concerns of the Reusable Reentry Satellite are examined. The orbital lifetime of the satellite due to atmospheric drag, the desirable orbital characteristics which will permit deorbit and landing at the designated recovery site, the cycle of the local time of landing from day to night for the possible orbits, and the deorbit sequence and subsequent reentry point and landing site dispersions are discussed. Also, atmospheric reentry, terminal descent and landing, and an approach which can significantly reduce the landing dispersion errors by actively nulling the deorbit maneuver errors are considered.
Document ID
19880063161
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mascy, Alfred C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Swenson, Byron L.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Keller, Robert G.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 88-4257
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Conference
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Country: United States
Start Date: August 15, 1988
End Date: August 17, 1988
Accession Number
88A50388
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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