Research Article

Influence of the Choice of Lunar Gravity Model on Orbit Determination for Lunar Orbiters

Table 17

Computational times for lunar orbiter orbit determination using various gravity models.

Lunar gravity model Long term (70 × 70, one month) Degree and order (84 h)
Total (Filter + smoother)Total(Filter + smoother)

GLGM2409 s(394 s + 15 s)21 × 21
40 × 40
70 × 70
19 s
27 s
50 s
(16 s + 3 s)
(24 s + 3 s)
(43 s + 7 s)

LP100K448 s(392 s + 56 s)21 × 21
40 × 40
70 × 70
100 × 100
19 s
26 s
55 s
86 s
(16 s + 3 s)
(23 s + 3 s)
(47 s + 8 s)
(75 s + 11 s)

LP150Q442 s(386 s + 56 s)21 × 21
40 × 40
70 × 70
100 × 100
150 × 150
19 s
27 s
54 s
85 s
168 s
(16 s + 3 s)
(23 s + 4 s)
(48 s + 6 s)
(74 s + 11 s)
(148 s + 20 s)

GRAIL420A424 s(375 s + 49 s)21 × 21
40 × 40
70 × 70
100 × 100
200 × 200
300 × 300
420 × 420
17 s
27 s
49 s
80 s
270 s
720 s
1669 s
(15 s + 2 s)
(24 s + 3 s)
(43 s + 6 s)
(70 s + 10 s)
(237 s + 33 s)
(627 s + 75 s)
(1502 s + 167 s)

GRAIL660B430 s(377 s + 53 s)21 × 21
40 × 40
70 × 70
100 × 100
200 × 200
300 × 300
660 × 660
18 s
28 s
51 s
86 s
285 s
662 s
7314 s
(16 s + 2 s)
(24 s + 4 s)
(44 s + 7 s)
(75 s + 11 s)
(250 s + 35 s)
(583 s + 79 s)
(6679 s + 635 s)