The Orbital and Celestial Mechanics Website

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Welcome

This web site describes a collection of Windows XP/Vista/7 computer programs that can be used to solve a variety of practical problems in astrodynamics and celestial mechanics.  Several of these applications were written using Compaq Visual Fortran, version 6.6, Intel Visual Fortran, version 11.1, and the DISLIN library (www.dislin.de) for the graphical user interface (GUI) and analysis graphics.  All executable programs are offered as freeware and can be re-distributed for non-commercial purposes.

Last updated  March 10, 2010

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Rise and Set of Earth Satellites

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

Shadow Conditions of Satellites in Circular Earth Orbits

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

Shadow Conditions of Earth Satellites

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

Hohmann Orbit Transfer

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

Converting Classical Orbital Elements to an SGP4 Compatible TLE

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

Compute C3, RLA and DLA from an ECI State Vector

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

Impulsive Hyperbolic Injection from a Circular Park Orbit

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

Cowell’s Method for Heliocentric Orbits

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

JPL DE421 ephemeris binary data file

 

Closest Approach Between the Earth and Heliocentric Objects

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

JPL DE421 ephemeris binary data file

 

Partial Coverage Constellation Design and Analysis

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of source code

 

Two DISGCL Orbital Mechanics Examples

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of source code

 

EME2000 to/from True-of-date State Vector Conversion

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

EME2000 to/from True-of-date State Vector Conversion (NOVAS 3.0 version)

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

Aerospace Trajectory Optimization Using Direct Transcription and Collocation

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

Optimal Low-thrust Trajectory Optimization with MIPELEC

 

PDF document                       Zipped file of executable program

 

Coplanar, Finite-burn Earth-to-Mars Transfer Using BNDSCO

 

Zipped file of source code and executable program

 

Additional information about the BNDSCO computer program including a PDF user’s manual, source code and other examples can be found at Professor Oberle’s web site which is located at

www.math.uni-hamburg.de/home/oberle/software.html

 

Rapid Optimization of Multiple-Burn Rocket Flights

 

PDF copy of NASA CR-1430              zipped file of executable program and data file

 

The Fortran source code for this application can be ordered for $79 using the secure and flexible e-commerce services provided by PayPal.  After placing your order, you will receive an email within 24 hours with a password that will permit you to extract the source code.  This zipped file can be downloaded here.  Click here to order.

 


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