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Approximate Calculation of Required and Available Lateral Range Achieved in a Spacecraft Descent to a Preset Point on the Earth's Surface

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The results of calculation of the required lateral range are presented for the orbital reentry of a spacecraft having a preset inclination and preset ascending node longitude to land at a preset point on the Earth's surface. The suboptimum laws of roll angle variation in velocity are determined, which allows one to reach the maximum available lateral range for a given value of constant lift-to-drag ratio taking into account constraints imposed on the maximum equilibrium temperature.

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  1. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, Zhukovsky, Moscow oblast, 140160, Russia

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Translated from Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya, Vol. 43, No. 6, 2005, pp. 462–469.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Yaroshevsky.

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Yaroshevsky, V.A. Approximate Calculation of Required and Available Lateral Range Achieved in a Spacecraft Descent to a Preset Point on the Earth's Surface. Cosmic Res 43, 442–449 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10604-005-0068-7

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