Parachute systems for the atmospheric reentry of launcher upper stages

Parachute systems can be used to control the reentry trajectory of launcher upper stages, in order to lower the risks to the population or facilitate the retrieval of the stage. Several types of parachutes deployed at subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic speeds are analyzed, modeled as single and mul...

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Main Authors: Bogdan DOBRESCU, Radu BLIDERAN, Adrian CHELARU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli” - INCAS 2017-03-01
Series:INCAS Bulletin
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Online Access:http://bulletin.incas.ro/files/dobrescu__blideran__chelaru__vol_9_iss_1.pdf