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Advances in Aerodynamics

Table 8 Typical related parameters of the lunar exploration type capsule for the second reentry

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

Height

80 km

85 km

Inflow temperature

204 K

188 K

Inflow number density

3.838 × 1020/m3

1.709 × 1020/m3

Inflow Knudsen number

3.5 × 10−3

7.8 × 10−3

Inflow speed

7161 m/s

7127 m/s

Angle of attack(AoA)

−22.5°

−24°

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