AAE 450 Spring 2008 Allen Guzik January 16, 2008 Trajectory Earth Help Delta V at Different Latitudes and Wind Velocity Consideration Trajectory Optimization

AAE 450 Spring 2008 Delta V at Each Latitude  Initial Assessment –Only looks at Velocity gained from the rotation of the Earth –Assume Launched Vertically and directly East Trajectory Optimization

AAE 450 Spring 2008 Location and Wind  Average Wind Velocities –4 m/s –5 m/s –7 m/s  Launch Locations –Federal –Commercial (Already Approved) –Proposed Trajectory Optimization Future Work  Earth help Δ v refinement for more accurate representation  Implement into the trajectory code Map Provided From Edited by Allen Guzik

AAE 450 Spring 2008 Backup Slides  Wind Data Source: Brian Budzinski found the data. ( Trajectory Optimization

AAE 450 Spring 2008 Backup Slides  FAA Launch Locations Source: Kyle Donohue gathered the data (www. faa.gov) Trajectory Optimization Federal Locations Name of FacilityLoacation Vandenburg AFBSouthern California Edwards AFBSouthern California White Sands Missile RangeNew Mexico Wallops Flight FacilityWallops Island, Virgina Cape Canaveral SpaceportCape Canaveral, Florida Commercially Approved Locations Name of FacilityLoacation Kodiak Launch ComplexKodiak Island, Alaska California SpaceportLompoc, California Virgina Space Flight CenterWallops Island, Virgina Florida Space AuthorityCape Canaveral, Florida Sea Launch PlatformEquatorial Pacific Ocean Mojave Civilian Test Flight CenterMojave, California Southwest Regional SpaceportUpham, New Mexico Proposed Locations Name of FacilityLoacation Spaceport WashingtonMoses Lake, Washington Nevada Test SiteNye County, Nevada Utah SpaceportWah Wah Valley, Utah Great Falls SpaceportMontana South Dakota SpaceportSouth Dakota Oklahoma SpaceportBurns Flat, Oklahoma Gulf Coast RegionalBrezoria County, Texas Wisconsin SpaceportSheboygan, Wisconsin Spaceport AlabamaBaldwin county, Alabama South Texas SpaceportWillacay County, Texas West Texas SpaceportPecos County, Texas

AAE 450 Spring 2008 Backup Slides  Earth Help Basic Calculation Trajectory Optimization