SMART-1 Osculating Orbit up to 09.01.05

Date: 08 January 2005
Satellite: SMART-1
Depicts: SMART-1 osculating orbit
Copyright: ESA
The diagram shows the SMART-1 osculating orbit at several dates during the spiralling in to the final operational orbit. On 9 January the orbital period was slightly more than 8 hours and the orbital inclination reached 87.9°. The argument of perilune was at 289°, which means that the lowest altitude was in the Moon's southern hemisphere at about 72° latitude.
Last Update: 1 September 2019