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02-26-2017, 09:09 AM	#12
thrash Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: traveller	Re: [Space, Spaceships] Armor needed for Aerobraking/Re-entry Drag for aerobraking is most efficient from blunt rather than streamlined surfaces. A flat plate perpendicular to the airflow has a Cd ~ 2.0. SMAD III (p. 145) recommends 2.2 for a generic satellite.

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