Ve=13000;//velocity of solid iron sphere entering earth's atmosphere(m/s) theta=15*%pi/180 //angle at which sphere is entering r=0.5;//sphere radius(m) Cd=1;//drag coefficient for a sphere at hypersonic speed Ds=6963;//density of sphere(Kg/m^3) g=9.8;//gravitational constant(m/s^2) R=287;//gas constant for air(J/Kg.K) Do=1.225;//density at sea level(Kg/m^3) T=288;//assuming a constant temperature(k) for exponential universe B=4*r*Ds/(3*Cd) //ballistic parameter(m/CD*S=4*r*Ds/(3*Cd)) Z=.000118 D=B*Z*sin(theta) //density at corresponding altitude of maximum deceleration