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Re: Some Odyssey factoids

Robert — 10/24/2001 9:39:17 AM (archived)

I don't have any more hard data on the dimensions of the panel or the expected drag. Looking at the aerobraking configuration drawing:

and knowing the panels have to fully shield the spacecraft, I'm willing to guess that the dimensions are 2.6 x 1.7m (that's the longest/skinniest face of the 3D box they describe).

I could be completely wrong about that. Caveat reader.

--Robert

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• Odyssey - Delbert - 10/23/2001 3:09:47 PM
  • Re: Odyssey - YEAH!!! (n/t) (n/t) - LJ - 10/24/2001 4:04:38 PM
  • It's a breathe of fresh-air. - Jacob Samorodin - 10/24/2001 3:28:22 PM
    • True, the Fat Lady ain't sung yet, but... - Robert - 10/24/2001 8:45:00 AM
      • Some Odyssey factoids - LJ - 10/24/2001 9:07:16 AM
        • Re: Some Odyssey factoids - Larry J - 10/24/2001 9:40:39 AM
          • More than a Newton - Nick Hoffman - 10/25/2001 12:08:05 PM
            • Found some better numbers from MGS - Larry J - 10/25/2001 2:22:51 PM
              • Perhaps Mars Climate Orbiter is a better guide - Alex R. Blackwell - 10/25/2001 11:09:15 AM
                • MCO had an 11 square meter drag area - Larry J - 10/26/2001 1:22:41 PM
            • Re: More than a Newton - Larry J - 10/25/2001 1:35:39 PM
              • Dragging the Average - Nick Hoffman - 10/26/2001 7:41:08 PM
                • Visualize an egg - Larry J - 10/26/2001 1:34:02 PM
                  • An EGG? - Nick Hoffman - 10/26/2001 11:45:28 AM
        • Re: Some Odyssey factoids - Robert - 10/24/2001 9:39:17 AM