Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Orbit Insertion - Stereoscopic Version

  • Released Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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This visualization shows an example of how the orbit insertion for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) might look. LRO launches from Cape Canaveral, then flies around the Earth and on to the moon. Time speeds up during the journey to the moon, then slows again as LRO approaches the moon. LRO begins orbiting the moon and, through a series of several "burns", moves in closer to its desired orbit. LRO's initial orbit plane around the moon is parallel to the direction of the moon's travel.

This visualization was created before launch using simulated ephemeris data. The ephemeris data driving this visualization was based on a simulated night time launch on 11/24/2008; but, the actual launch may happen during the daytime.

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This set provides stereoscopic visualization content (Left and Right Eye separate) with title, credits and soundtrack.

This set provides stereoscopic visualization content (Left and Right Eye separate) with title, credits and soundtrack.

This set provides stereoscopic visualization content (Left and Right Eye side by side combined on the same frame) with title, credits and soundtrack.

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This set provides monoscopic visualization content, without title, credits, soundtrack and overlay information.

LRO launced from Cape Canaveral and flies around the Earth.

LRO launced from Cape Canaveral and flies around the Earth.

LRO flies around the Earth.

LRO flies around the Earth.

LRO flies on to the moon.

LRO flies on to the moon.

LRO on its way to the moon.

LRO on its way to the moon.

LRO orbits the moon.

LRO orbits the moon.

LRO orbit trail and the dark side of the moon.

LRO orbit trail and the dark side of the moon.

LRO after several burns moves in closer to the moon.

LRO after several burns moves in closer to the moon.

LRO orbit trail dances around the moon.

LRO orbit trail dances around the moon.

LRO after several burns moves into the desired orbit of the moon.

LRO after several burns moves into the desired orbit of the moon.

For More Information

See http://www.nasa.gov/lro

Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Simulated ephemeris data from Mark Beckman The Blue Marble Next Generation data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC) and NASA's Earth Observatory.

This page was originally published on Wednesday, July 8, 2009.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT.

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