Lunar Case 8a: NRHO - True Anomaly 180

Scenario 8a tests Keplerian propagation of the Apollo LM model in a low-fidelity 8x8 GRAIL gravity field with Sun and Earth perturbations. This case uses a Near-rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) and tests the sensitivity of Scenario 8 to changes in initial conditions.


Constants and models

The gravitational constant is defined from the GRAIL model specified in the table below. 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 Low-Fidelity GRAIL uses the GRAIL gravity model of degree and order 8 (i.e. 8x8 GRAIL).


Initial Conditions

Scenario Lunar Case 8a: NRHO - True Anomaly 180
Body Apollo Model
Orientation Major axis is approximately along the velocity vector
quaternionWrtMi =
[0.930023544773565 0.319852453640438 -0.0390525111437773 0.176707428933728]
Where the components are ordered [W X Y Z]'
Rotation [0.001, 0, 0] deg/s
To be specified in inertial frame.
Body angular rate w.r.t. MI expressed in body
Gravitation Low-Fidelity GRAIL Gravity Gradient Effects Off
Sun/Earth Perturbations On Duration 604,800 s
Output Interval 60 s Output Format CSV
Initial states
Time 2026-1-31 9:42:03.51 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
-2845919.11896933
42880801.2794537
-55813619.8570753
Velocity
(m/s)
miVelocity_m_s_X
miVelocity_m_s_Y
miVelocity_m_s_Z
66.3176950654487
21.5521352604019
13.1774942999742

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