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MISSION EVENTS SUMMARY (12529 words) |
 | The shallow entry trajectory is less desirable because it exposes the vehicle to a longer period of atmospheric heating and to less predictable aerodynamic drag forces. |
| Entry extends from EI minus five minutes to terminal area energy management interface at an altitude of approximately 83,000 feet, at a velocity of 2,500 feet per second, 52 nautical miles (59 statute miles) from the runway and within a few degrees of tangency with the nearest heading alignment cylinder in major mode 304. |
| Entry flight control is maintained with the aerojet DAP, which generates effector and RCS jet commands to control and stabilize the vehicle during its descent from orbit. |
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