GRGM1200A Lunar Gravity Field Model

Author: Tianjiang Shuo

Website: https://cislunarspace.cn

Definition

A lunar gravity field spherical harmonic model published by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, expanded up to degree and order 1200. This paper truncates it to degree and order 8 for computing lunar gravitational acceleration.

Application Value

GRGM1200A Lunar Gravity Field Model is used to evaluate the observation performance of cislunar spacecraft, guiding mission planning and constellation deployment.

  • Solar Synodic Period
  • Coverage Time Percentage, CTP
  • Payload Field of View, PFOV
  • Surface Coverage Percentage, SCP

References

  • Trofimov et al. 2020; Mazarico, GSFC
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