Atmospheric Reentry Control Simulation

Vehicle Mass

2,000 kg 5,000 kg 10,000 kg

Entry Velocity

7.0 km/s 9.0 km/s 12.0 km/s

Flight Path Angle

-20.0° -5.0° 5.0°

Bank Angle

0° 0° 180°

Space-delimited format:
time angle
Example: 0 0
100 60

Apollo 10 Reentry

Historical bank angle data from Apollo 10 Command Module (May 26, 1969). Skip-entry technique.

Data Points: 551

Duration: 550 sec

Max Bank: 180°

Lift-to-Drag Ratio (L/D)

0.00 0.30 1.00

Drag Coefficient (C_D)

0.5 1.5 2.5

Reference Area (S)

5 m² 15 m² 50 m²

Max Deceleration

---g

Peak Heat Flux

---kW/m²

Peak Heat Altitude

---km

Peak Stagnation Temp

---°F

Show Peak Heat Flux Indicators

Bank Angle vs Time

Altitude vs Time

Velocity vs Time

Deceleration vs Time

Heat Flux vs Time

Flight Path Angle vs Time

Altitude vs Downrange

Altitude vs Crossrange