DAF/SPK LRO_IGG_NO_07_2.5d_DTL_130218.BSP 0 LTL-IEEE FTPSTR: : : : :::ENDFTP Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter SPK file, University of Bonn ************************************************************************************** Author: Anno Loecher Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation Nussallee 17 D-53115 Bonn Production date: 13 February 2018 Content and usage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file contains orbit data for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) for use with the Spice software system (https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/). The Spice ID for LRO is -85. This orbit should be used together with the lunar ephemeris from DE421. Time coverage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The LRO orbit in this file covers the following intervals: Start of interval (UTC) End of interval (UTC) ----------------------- --------------------- 09 Mar 2010 17:30:06 23 Mar 2010 14:17:40 23 Mar 2010 16:01:35 05 Apr 2010 14:20:09 Short description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The orbit contained in this file was produced from radiometric and laser data from the LRO ground network retrieved from the Planetary Data System (http://pds-geosciences. wustl.edu/). The orbit determination was performed using an independent software which applies the variational equations approach. The dynamical modelling is based on the GRAIL gravity field model GL0900D truncated at degree 400. The solar radiation pressure was modelled using a spacecraft 3-D model accounting for the effects of self-shadowing and a model for the lunar albedo force. The parameter set estimated for each arc included a scale factor for solar radiation and a piecewise linear acceleration in along-track direction. For the details of data processing see the publication in the "Reference" section. For the orbit computation, the data were processed in overlapping arcs with a nominal length of 2.5 days. The orbit in this file is assembled from several such arcs with linear transitions in the overlap periods. The state vectors from the orbit integration were converted to the SPK data type 9 (Lagrange interpolation, unequal time steps, polynomial degree 9). Reference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When using this orbit please cite: A Loecher, J Kusche (2018): Precise orbits of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter from radiometric tracking data. Accepted for Journal of Geodesy Acknowledgement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The orbits in this directory were computed at the University of Bonn in the framework of the research unit FOR 1503 "Space-Time Reference Systems for Monitoring Global Change and for Precise Navigation in Space" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Contact -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions regarding these orbits please contact: Anno Loecher Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation Nussallee 17 D-53115 Bonn loecher@geod.uni-bonn.de &MBw\?