MODELING APOLLO ORBITS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES **

Authors

Jacob Still, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118Follow
Julie L. Talbot, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118Follow

Abstract

Once the Apollo missions left their first two rockets stages and Earth atmosphere behind, their orbits were solely determined by the gravitational pulls of the Earth and Moon. This program will model the Apollo orbit using a fourth-order Runge-Kutte numerical recipe, including the movement of the Moon and Earth during the orbit. The positions of the spacecraft, Earth, and Moon will be graphed using Matlab on a second-by-second basis.

Recommended Citation

Still, Jacob and Talbot, Julie L. (2024) "MODELING APOLLO ORBITS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES **," Georgia Journal of Science, Vol. 82, No. 1, Article 91.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.gaacademy.org/gjs/vol82/iss1/91