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by orbital-decay
1155 days ago
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The weight of the spacecraft in orbit is also extremely small, so the lift produced from the free flow hitting the surface at an angle is non-negligible. But as all weight is created by the drag from the same flow, reducing the cross-section is more beneficial. That's why it was designed to match the perfect orbital velocity at zero AoA, instead of using the lift. |
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