Flight data taken from the first five flights (STS-2, 3, 4, 5 and 9) of the Space Transportation System Shuttle Columbia during entry are analyzed to determine the Shuttle lateral aerodynamic characteristics. Maximum likelihood estimation is applied to data derived from accelerometer and rate gyro measurements and trajectory, meteorological and control surface data to estimate lateral-directional stability and control derivatives. The estimated parameters are compared across the five flights and to preflight predicted values.


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    Title :

    Lateral Stability and Control Derivatives Extracted from Five Early Flights of the Space Shuttle Columbia


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    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    34 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English