CIRCUMLUNAR TRAJECTORY PROGRAM (UNIFIED ENCKE PROGRAM),

Abstract

The computer program described herein generates ephemerides for geocentric elliptical orbits of moderate eccentricities to hyperbolic eccentri cities and corrects the parameters describing the orbit on the basis of observed positions and range rates. The program is written for the Philco 2000 computer in symbolic (TAC) language. Formats, flow diagrams and operating instructions are given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0418240

Entities

People

  • Joanne B. Kloepfer

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circumlunar Trajectories
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Eccentricity
  • Elliptical Orbits
  • Ephemerides
  • Instructions
  • Orbits
  • Trajectories

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris