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Trajectory Reconstruction of a Martian Planetary Probe Mission: Reconstruction of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Entry Descent Landing Performance

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Wells, Grant W.
 Braun, Robert D.
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Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics was established in 1931, with a name change in 1962 to the School of Aerospace Engineering
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Accurate post-flight reconstruction of a vehicle’s trajectory during entry into a planetary atmosphere can produce a wide array of valuable information. Data collected through the reconstruction of entry, descent, and landing system performance enables the quantification of performance margins for future systems. Beyond the engineering knowledge gained through trajectory reconstruction, the results may also be used by planetary scientists to generate an accurate atmospheric profile. This paper provides a reconstruction of the trajectory, vehicle orientation, and atmospheric density profile for the hypersonic and supersonic phases of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover spacecraft.
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2008-10
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