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Three-dimensional lunar mission studies
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1959 |
| Description | Some three-dimensional lunar trajectories have been calculated by integration of the equations of motion of the classical restricted three-body problem of celestial mechanics. The calculations have been used for analysis of several aspects of lunar flight including requirements for achieving lunar impact and for establishment of a close lunar satellite. The allowable errors in initial conditions for lunar missions are strongly dependent on the values of the initial injection velocity and the injection angle. There can be large differences in results obtained from two-dimensional analyses (in which the vehicle trajectory is assumed to remain always in the earth-moon plane) and those obtained from three-dimensional analyses. Some of the accuracy tolerances can be fairly well estimated by use of a two-body analysis which considers the inclination of the plane of the vehicle trajectory to the earth-moon plane. Satisfactory orbits for a relatively close lunar satellite can be obtained with accuracies in the initial conditions approximately equal to those required for lunar impact. |
| File Size | 1345590 |
| Page Count | 40 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19980228041 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1jh88w06 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1959-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronautics (general) Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
