Demonstration of the PADRE spacecraft assessment mode. This analysis simulated the destructive re-entry of a 1000kg component-centric vehicle, modelled as a relatively simple structore comprising approximately 40 components. Re-entry is predicted from a circular sun-synchronous orbit of 130km altitude using SAMj. Uncertainties in the initial state vector, atmosphere density, material properties, drag and heating coefficients are considered. A standard Monte-Carlo of between 1000 simulations has been executed.
The following distributions include results for all components that demise, including those that demise as atomic components, part of a compound fragment
Gaussian Fit | Beta Fit |
---|---|
Mean: 8.7e+04 (+/- 1.2e+02 / 1.2e+02) Standard deviation: 1.9e+03 (+/- 85 / 78) | Location: 7.4e+04 Scale: 1.8e+04 Beta A: 12 Beta B: 3.8 |
ESA PADRE 2025