Lunar Case 1: Keplerian Propagation Ref 1 ICs

Scenario 1 tests simple Keplerian propagation in an inverse square gravity field.


Constants and Models

The gravitational constant, as defined in DE400, is GM = 4902.8001184575496 km3/s2. The ephemerides are: DE440. Time is expressed in UTC. Although test case initial conditions may be in the future, the following constants are used: TAI - UTC = 37 sec; DUT1 = 0.0 sec Newtonian gravity uses R = 1737.400 km.


Initial Conditions

Scenario Lunar Case 1: Keplerian Propagation Ref 1 ICs
Body Cylinder
Orientation Body frame aligned with VO frame
quaternionWrtVo_W/X/Y/Z should be [1,0,0,0] respectively
Rotation bodyAngularRateWrtMi: [0, -0.05008, 0] deg/s
(angular rotation rate of the body frame WRT MI presented in the body frame)
Gravitation Inverse square Gravity Gradient Effects Off
Sun/Earth Perturbations Off Duration 28,800 s
Output Interval 60 s Output Format CSV
Initial states
Time 2025-7-15 11:23:27.30 UTC
corresponds to output j2000UtcTime_s
J2000 epoch of January 1.5, 2000 = -2451545.0 days
Using 37 leap seconds
j2000TtTime_s = j2000UtcTime + 32.184 + 37 = j2000UtcTime + 69.184 (s)
Note that delta UT1/UTC is not relevant for checkcase and is thus not specified
Frame Planet-Centered Inertial
Position
(m)
miPosition_m_X
miPosition_m_Y
miPosition_m_Z
-194338.26150101773
824894.7002999065
1653703.391999927
Velocity
(m/s)
miVelocity_m_s_X
miVelocity_m_s_Y
miVelocity_m_s_Z
80.94043359034313
-1447.8938749999684
731.723312100025

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