ExoMars 2030: Rosalind Franklin EDL Telemetry & Touchdown Simulator

ALTITUDE120.0 km VELOCITY5,800 m/s MACH24.2 DECEL LOAD0.2 g DYN PRESSURE0.0 kPa STAGEHypersonic Entry

Current Altitude

120.0

Vertical Descent Speed

5800

m/s

Deceleration Force

0.1

Earth g

Descent Status

READY

Ready for Entry

Sim Warp:

Manual Stage Overrides (Grounded in Recent ESA Hardware Tests)

Pulsed Retro-Thruster Output (%): 0%

Descent Scenarios

Standard entry at 120 km and 5.8 km/s. Automated sequence manages supersonic parachutes, backshell separation, and terminal braking.

Hypersonic Entry 120 km

Mach 24+ bow shock; peak deceleration
Supersonic Parachute 10.5 km

Inflates at ~Mach 1.7; decelerates below Mach 1
Front Shield Drop 7.0 km

Exposes terminal Doppler radar altimeter
Backshell & Leg Egress 1.2 km

Recent ESA Test: Pyrotechnic separation & tripod shock leg latching
Pulsed Retro-Braking 1.0 km - 0 m

Descent platform hydrazine thrusters bring v < 2 m/s

Time	Alt	Vel	G-load