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Table 7 Typical related parameters of the lunar exploration type capsule for the first jump-out

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

Height

80 km

85 km

90 km

Inflow temperature

197 K

187 K

183 K

Inflow number density

3.838 × 1020/m3

1.709 × 1020/m3

2.038 × 1019/m3

Inflow Knudsen number

3.5 × 10− 3

7.8 × 10− 3

1.9 × 10− 2

Inflow speed

7292 m/s

7245 m/s

7217 m/s

Angle of attack(AoA)

−22°

− 22°

− 22.5°