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Table 6 Typical related parameters of the lunar exploration type capsule for the first reentry

From: DSMC modeling of rarefied ionization reactions and applications to hypervelocity spacecraft reentry flows

Height

90 km

95 km

97 km

Inflow temperature

189.5 K

186 K

183 K

Inflow number density

7.116 × 1019/m3

2.920 × 1019/m3

2.038 × 1019/m3

Inflow Knudsen number

1.9 × 10− 2

4.6 × 10− 2

6.6 × 10− 2

Inflow speed

10,663 m/s

10,663 m/s

10,662 m/s

Angle of attack(AoA)

− 20°

−23°

− 25°