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LLOFX earth orbit to lunar orbit delta V estimation program user and technical documentationThe LLOFX computer program calculates in-plane trajectories from an Earth-orbiting space station to Lunar orbit in such a way that the journey requires only two delta V burns (one to leave Earth circular orbit and one to circularize into Lunar orbit). The program requires the user to supply the Space Station altitude and Lunar orbit altitude (in km above the surface), and the desired time of flight for the transfer (in hours). It then determines and displays the trans-Lunar injection (TLI) delta V required to achieve the transfer, the Lunar orbit insertion (LOI) delta V required to circularize the orbit around the Moon, the actual time of flight, and whether the transfer orbit is elliptical or hyperbolic. Return information is also displayed. Finally, a plot of the transfer orbit is displayed.
Document ID
19890004072
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1988
Subject Category
Astrodynamics
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:172091
EEI-88-212
NASA-CR-172091
Report Number: NAS 1.26:172091
Report Number: EEI-88-212
Report Number: NASA-CR-172091
Accession Number
89N13443
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-17878
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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