High-Fidelity Aerothermal Engineering Analysis for Planetary Probes Using DOTNET Framework and OLAP Cubes Database

Table 4

Pathfinder flight trajectory data reconstructed by Sparta trajectory engine.

Trajectory analysis for flight vehicle: MARS pathfinder probe
Altitude	Velocity	Flight path angle	Mach	Freestream temperature	Convective heat	Radiative heat
(km)	(km/sec)	γ (deg)	number	(K)	transfer rate 𝑞̇conv (W/cm^2)	transfer rate 𝑞̇rad (W/cm^2)
60.20	7.40	9.56	40.00	130.11	58.10	1.40
55.80	7.34	9.26	37.20	147.45	69.80	2.30
50.09	7.16	8.84	34.60	163.78	85.40	3.80
45.32	6.89	8.48	33.20	164.06	98.30	5.20
40.05	6.38	8.09	30.10	172.01	100.10	3.60
35.09	5.59	7.74	26.4	172.26	85.7	2.09