Source Code

These source-code files are part of a reconstructed copy of Luminary 178, the final release of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) software.

The reconstruction began with source code of Zerlina 56, Luminary 210, and Luminary 131, previously transcribed from digitized copies of those programs. The code was created by combining the three, using Zerlina 56 as a base, since it was based off of Luminary 183. The differences between the three were carefully merged using the Luminary memos as a guide, with all changes made after Luminary 178 being backed out. The reconstruction was verified by matching memory-bank checksums to those listed in drawing 2021152N. Note that page numbers in the reconstructed code match those for the baseline log section mentioned in each file's changelog; the page numbers for a real Luminary 178 listing would be different.

Comments from the original source code are prefixed with a single '#' symbol, whereas comments added later are prefixed by "##" or "###". Report any errors noted by creating an issue report at the Virtual AGC project's GitHub repository.

047725,000002:                                                                                                  ## Copyright:   Public domain.
047726,000003:                                                                                                  ## Filename:    LATITUDE_LONGITUDE_SUBROUTINES.agc
047727,000004:                                                                                                  ## Purpose:     A section of Luminary revision 178.
047728,000005:                                                                                                  ##              It is part of the reconstructed source code for the final
047729,000006:                                                                                                  ##              release of the flight software for the Lunar Module's
047730,000007:                                                                                                  ##              (LM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) for Apollo 14. The
047731,000008:                                                                                                  ##              code has been recreated from copies of Zerlina 56, Luminary
047732,000009:                                                                                                  ##              210, and Luminary 131, as well as many Luminary memos.
047733,000010:                                                                                                  ##              It has been adapted such that the resulting bugger words
047734,000011:                                                                                                  ##              exactly match those specified for Luminary 178 in NASA
047735,000012:                                                                                                  ##              drawing 2021152N, which gives relatively high confidence
047736,000013:                                                                                                  ##              that the reconstruction is correct.
047737,000014:                                                                                                  ## Reference:   pp. 1124-1130
047738,000015:                                                                                                  ## Assembler:   yaYUL
047739,000016:                                                                                                  ## Contact:     Ron Burkey <info@sandroid.org>.
047740,000017:                                                                                                  ## Website:     www.ibiblio.org/apollo/index.html
047741,000018:                                                                                                  ## Mod history: 2019-08-14 MAS  Created from Zerlina 56.
047742,000019: 

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047744,000021:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO CONVERT RAD VECTOR AT GIVEN TIME TO LAT,LONG AND ALT
047745,000022: 
047746,000023:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE
047747,000024: 
047748,000025:                                                                                                  #    L-1    CALL
047749,000026:                                                                                                  #    L             LAT-LONG
047750,000027:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINES USED
047751,000028: 
047752,000029:                                                                                                  #   R-TO-RP,ARCTAN,SETGAMMA,SETRE
047753,000030:                                                                                                  #  ERASABLE INIT. REQ.
047754,000031: 
047755,000032:                                                                                                  #    AXO,-AYO,AZO,TEPHEM (SET AT LAUNCH TIME)
047756,000033:                                                                                                  #  ALPHAV = POSITION VECTOR METERS B-29
047757,000034:                                                                                                  #    MPAC-- TIME  (CSECS B-28)
047758,000035:                                                                                                  #   ERADFLAG =1, TO COMPUTE EARTH RADIUS, =0 FOR FIXED EARTH RADIUS
047759,000036:                                                                                                  #   LUNAFLAG=0 FOR EARTH,1 FOR MOON
047760,000037:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
047761,000038: 
047762,000039:                                                                                                  #    LATITUDE IN LAT   (REVS. B-0)
047763,000040:                                                                                                  #    LONGITUDE IN LONG   (REVS. B-0)
047764,000041:                                                                                                  #  ALTITUDE IN ALT METERS B-29
047765,000042: 30,3757                                           BANK     30                                    
047766,000043: 13,2000                                           SETLOC   LATLONG                               
047767,000044: 13,2000                                           BANK                                           
047768,000045: 
047769,000046: 13,2347                                           COUNT*   $$/LT-LG                              
047770,000047: 13,2347  E4,1431                                  EBANK=   ALPHAV                                
047771,000048: 13,2347           40220        LAT-LONG           STQ      SETPD                                 
047772,000049: 13,2350           03674                                    INCORPEX                              
047773,000050: 13,2351           00001                                    0D                                    
047774,000051: 13,2352           24007                           STOVL    6D                                    #  SAVE TIME IN 6-7D FOR R-TO-RP
047775,000052: 13,2353           02032                                    ALPHAV                                
047776,000053: 13,2354           51406                           PUSH     ABVAL                                 #  0-5D= R FOR R-TO-RP
047777,000054: 13,2355           16070                           STODL    ALPHAM                                #  ABS. VALUE OF R FOR ALT FORMULA BELOW
047778,000055: 13,2356           24007                                    ZEROVEC                               #  SET MPAC=0 FOR EARTH,NON-ZERO FOR MOON
047779,000056: 13,2357           71414                           BOFF     COS                                   #  USE COS(0) TO GET NON-ZERO IN MPAC
047780,000057: 13,2360           01743                                    LUNAFLAG                              #  0=EARTH,1=MOON
047781,000058: 13,2361           26362                                    CALLRTRP                              
047782,000059: 13,2362           77624        CALLRTRP           CALL                                           
047783,000060: 13,2363           51642                                    R-TO-RP                               #  RP VECTOR CONVERTED FROM R B-29
047784,000061: 13,2364           77656                           UNIT                                           #  UNIT RP B-1
047785,000062: 13,2365           36032                           STCALL   ALPHAV                                #  U2= 1/2 SINL FOR SETRE SUBR BELOW
047786,000063: 13,2366           26546                                    SETGAMMA                              #   SET GAMMA=B2/A2 FOR EARTH,=1 FOR MOON
047787,000064: 13,2367           77624                           CALL                                           #   SCALED B-1
047788,000065: 13,2370           26556                                    SETRE                                 #  CALC RE METERS B-29
047789,000066: 13,2371           63545                           DLOAD    DSQ                                   
047790,000067: 13,2372           02032                                    ALPHAV                                
047791,000068: 13,2373           63525                           PDDL     DSQ                                   
047792,000069: 13,2374           02034                                    ALPHAV     +2                         
047793,000070: 13,2375           75415                           DAD      SQRT                                  

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047795,000072: 13,2376           76405                           DMP      SL1R                                  
047796,000073: 13,2377           00011                                    GAMRP                                 
047797,000074: 13,2400           14021                           STODL    COSTH                                 #  COS(LAT) B-1
047798,000075: 13,2401           02036                                    ALPHAV     +4                         
047799,000076: 13,2402           34023                           STCALL   SINTH                                 #  SIN(LAT) B-1
047800,000077: 13,2403           26506                                    ARCTAN                                
047801,000078: 13,2404           15120                           STODL    LAT                                   #  LAT B0
047802,000079: 13,2405           02032                                    ALPHAV                                
047803,000080: 13,2406           14021                           STODL    COSTH                                 #  COS(LONG) B-1
047804,000081: 13,2407           02034                                    ALPHAV     +2                         
047805,000082: 13,2410           34023                           STCALL   SINTH                                 #  SIN(LONG) B-1
047806,000083: 13,2411           26506                                    ARCTAN                                
047807,000084: 13,2412           15122                           STODL    LONG                                  #  LONG. REVS B-0 IN RANGE -1/2 TO 1/2
047808,000085: 13,2413           02070                                    ALPHAM                                
047809,000086: 13,2414           77625                           DSU                                            #  ALT= R-RE METERS B-29
047810,000087: 13,2415           03673                                    ERADM                                 
047811,000088: 13,2416           35124                           STCALL   ALT                                   #  EXIT WITH ALT METERS B-29
047812,000089: 13,2417           03674                                    INCORPEX                              
047813,000090: 

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047815,000092:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO CONVERT LAT,LONG,ALT AT GIVEN TIME TO RADIUS VECTOR
047816,000093:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE
047817,000094: 
047818,000095:                                                                                                  #    L-1    CALL
047819,000096:                                                                                                  #    L             LALOTORV
047820,000097:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINES USED
047821,000098: 
047822,000099:                                                                                                  #   SETGAMMA,SETRE,RP-TO-R
047823,000100:                                                                                                  #  ERASABLE INIT. REQ.
047824,000101: 
047825,000102:                                                                                                  #    AXO,AYO,AZO,TEPHEM  SET AT LAUNCH TIME
047826,000103:                                                                                                  #    LAT-- LATITUDE  (REVS B0)
047827,000104:                                                                                                  #    LONG-- LONGITUDE  (REVS B0)
047828,000105:                                                                                                  #  ALT--ALTITUDE (METERS) B-29
047829,000106:                                                                                                  #    MPAC-- TIME  (CSECS B-28)
047830,000107:                                                                                                  #    ERADFLAG =1 TO COMPUTE EARTH RADIUS, =0 FOR FIXED EARTH RADIUS
047831,000108:                                                                                                  #   LUNAFLAG=0 FOR EARTH,1 FOR MOON
047832,000109:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
047833,000110: 
047834,000111:                                                                                                  #  R-VECTOR IN ALPHAV (METERS B-29)
047835,000112: 13,2420           40220        LALOTORV           STQ      SETPD                                 #  LAT,LONG,ALT TO R VECTOR
047836,000113: 13,2421           03674                                    INCORPEX                              
047837,000114: 13,2422           00001                                    0D                                    
047838,000115: 13,2423           34007                           STCALL   6D                                    #  6-7D= TIME FOR RP-TO-R
047839,000116: 13,2424           26546                                    SETGAMMA                              #  GAMMA=B2/A2 FOR EARTH,1 FOR MOON B-1
047840,000117: 13,2425           73545                           DLOAD    SIN                                   #                COS(LONG)COS(LAT) IN MPAC
047841,000118: 13,2426           01120                                    LAT                                   #       UNIT RP= SIN(LONG)COS(LAT)    2-3D
047842,000119: 13,2427           65275                           DMPR     PDDL                                  #  PD 2          GAMMA*SIN(LAT)       0-1D
047843,000120: 13,2430           00011                                    GAMRP                                 
047844,000121: 13,2431           01120                                    LAT                                   #          0-1D= GAMMA*SIN(LAT) B-2
047845,000122: 13,2432           65346                           COS      PDDL                                  #  PD4      2-3D=COS(LAT) B-1 TEMPORARILY
047846,000123: 13,2433           01122                                    LONG                                  
047847,000124: 13,2434           57356                           SIN      DMPR                                  #  PD 2
047848,000125: 13,2435           71525                           PDDL     COS                                   #  PD 4    2-3D=SIN(LONG)COS(LAT) B-2
047849,000126: 13,2436           01120                                    LAT                                   
047850,000127: 13,2437           71525                           PDDL     COS                                   #  PD 6     4-5D=COS(LAT) B-1 TEMPORARILY
047851,000128: 13,2440           01122                                    LONG                                  
047852,000129: 13,2441           55475                           DMPR     VDEF                                  #  PD 4    MPAC= COS(LONG)COS(LAT) B-2
047853,000130: 13,2442           41456                           UNIT     PUSH                                  #  0-5D= UNIT RP FOR RP-TO-R SUBR.
047854,000131: 13,2443           36032                           STCALL   ALPHAV                                #  ALPHAV +4= SINL FOR SETRE SUBR.
047855,000132: 13,2444           26556                                    SETRE                                 #  RE METERS B-29
047856,000133: 13,2445           43145                           DLOAD    BOFF                                  #  SET MPAC=0 FOR EARTH,NON-ZERO FOR MOON
047857,000134: 13,2446           24007                                    ZEROVEC                               
047858,000135: 13,2447           01743                                    LUNAFLAG                              
047859,000136: 13,2450           26452                                    CALLRPRT                              
047860,000137: 13,2451           77746                           COS                                            #  USE COS(0) TO GET NON-ZERO IN MPAC
047861,000138: 13,2452           77624        CALLRPRT           CALL                                           
047862,000139: 13,2453           55720                                    RP-TO-R                               #  EXIT WITH UNIT R VECTOR IN MPAC
047863,000140: 13,2454           16032                           STODL    ALPHAV                                
047864,000141: 13,2455           03673                                    ERADM                                 

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047866,000143: 13,2456           74215                           DAD      VXSC                                  #  (RE + ALT)(UNIT R) METERS B-30
047867,000144: 13,2457           01124                                    ALT                                   
047868,000145: 13,2460           02032                                    ALPHAV                                
047869,000146: 13,2461           77772                           VSL1                                           #  R METERS B-29
047870,000147: 13,2462           36032                           STCALL   ALPHAV                                #  EXIT WITH R IN METERS B-29
047871,000148: 13,2463           03674                                    INCORPEX                              
047872,000149:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO COMPUTE EARTH RADIUS
047873,000150: 
047874,000151:                                                                                                  #  INPUT
047875,000152: 
047876,000153:                                                                                                  #    1/2 SIN LAT IN ALPHAV +4
047877,000154: 
047878,000155:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
047879,000156: 
047880,000157:                                                                                                  #    EARTH RADIUS IN ERADM AND MPAC  (METERS B-29)
047881,000158: 
047882,000159: 13,2464           63545        GETERAD            DLOAD    DSQ                                   
047883,000160: 13,2465           02036                                    ALPHAV     +4                         #  SIN**2(L)
047884,000161: 13,2466           44352                           SL1      BDSU                                  
047885,000162: 13,2467           24005                                    DP1/2                                 #  COS**2(L)
047886,000163: 13,2470           44275                           DMPR     BDSU                                  
047887,000164: 13,2471           26505                                    EE                                    
047888,000165: 13,2472           24005                                    DP1/2                                 
047889,000166: 13,2473           75465                           BDDV     SQRT                                  
047890,000167: 13,2474           26501                                    B2XSC                                 
047891,000168: 13,2475           77622                           SR4R                                           
047892,000169: 13,2476           03673                           STORE    ERADM                                 
047893,000170: 13,2477           77616                           RVQ                                            
047894,000171: 
047895,000172:                                                                                                  #  THE FOLLOWING CONSTANTS WERE COMPUTED WITH A=6378166,B=6356784 METERS
047896,000173:                                                                                                  #  B2XSC= B**2 SCALED B-51
047897,000174:                                                                                                  #  B2/A2= B**2/A**2 SCALED B-1
047898,000175:                                                                                                  #  EE=(1-B**2/A**2) SCALED B-0
047899,000176: 13,2500           00446 00305  B2XSC              2DEC     .0179450689                            #  B**2 SCALED B-51
047900,000177: 
047901,000178: 13,2502  12,2004               DP1/2              =        XUNIT                                 
047902,000179: 13,2502           17711 05254  B2/A2              2DEC     .9933064884 B-1                        #  GAMMA= B**2/A**2 B-1
047903,000180: 
047904,000181: 13,2504           00155 25250  EE                 2DEC     6.6935116  E-3                        #  (1-B**2/A**2) B-0
047905,000182: 

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047907,000184:                                                                                                  #  ARCTAN SUBROUTINE
047908,000185: 
047909,000186: 
047910,000187:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE
047911,000188: 
047912,000189:                                                                                                  #    SIN THETA IN SINTH B-1
047913,000190:                                                                                                  #    COS THETA IN COSTH B-1
047914,000191:                                                                                                  #    CALL ARCTAN
047915,000192: 
047916,000193:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
047917,000194:                                                                                                  #     ARCTAN THETA IN MPAC AND THETA B-0 IN RANGE -1/2 TO +1/2
047918,000195: 
047919,000196: 
047920,000197: 13,2506           77600        ARCTAN             BOV                                            
047921,000198: 13,2507           26510                                    CLROVFLW                              
047922,000199: 13,2510           63545        CLROVFLW           DLOAD    DSQ                                   
047923,000200: 13,2511           00023                                    SINTH                                 
047924,000201: 13,2512           63525                           PDDL     DSQ                                   
047925,000202: 13,2513           00021                                    COSTH                                 
047926,000203: 13,2514           77615                           DAD                                            
047927,000204: 13,2515           75454                           BZE      SQRT                                  
047928,000205: 13,2516           26534                                    ARCTANXX                              #  ATAN=0/0  SET THETA=0
047929,000206: 13,2517           40065                           BDDV     BOV                                   
047930,000207: 13,2520           00023                                    SINTH                                 
047931,000208: 13,2521           26541                                    ATAN=90                               
047932,000209: 13,2522           67542                           SR1      ASIN                                  
047933,000210: 13,2523           00025                           STORE    THETA                                 
047934,000211: 13,2524           50125                           PDDL     BMN                                   
047935,000212: 13,2525           00021                                    COSTH                                 
047936,000213: 13,2526           26530                                    NEGCOS                                
047937,000214: 13,2527           43545                           DLOAD    RVQ                                   
047938,000215: 13,2530           57545        NEGCOS             DLOAD    DCOMP                                 
047939,000216: 13,2531           43244                           BPL      DAD                                   
047940,000217: 13,2532           26536                                    NEGOUT                                
047941,000218: 13,2533           24005                                    DP1/2                                 
047942,000219: 13,2534           00025        ARCTANXX           STORE    THETA                                 
047943,000220: 13,2535           77616                           RVQ                                            
047944,000221: 
047945,000222: 13,2536           52025        NEGOUT             DSU      GOTO                                  
047946,000223: 13,2537           24005                                    DP1/2                                 
047947,000224: 13,2540           26534                                    ARCTANXX                              
047948,000225: 13,2541           75345        ATAN=90            DLOAD    SIGN                                  
047949,000226: 13,2542           11011                                    LODP1/4                               
047950,000227: 13,2543           00023                                    SINTH                                 
047951,000228: 13,2544           00025                           STORE    THETA                                 
047952,000229: 13,2545           77616                           RVQ                                            
047953,000230: 
047954,000231: 13,2546  12,2006               2DZERO             =        DPZERO                                
047955,000232: 

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047957,000234:                                                                                                  #  ..... SETGAMMA SUBROUTINE .....
047958,000235:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO SET GAMMA FOR THE LAT-LONG AND LALOTORV SUBROUTINES
047959,000236: 
047960,000237:                                                                                                  #   GAMMA = B**2/A**2 FOR EARTH (B-1)
047961,000238:                                                                                                  #   GAMMA = 1 FOR MOON (B-1)
047962,000239: 
047963,000240:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE
047964,000241:                                                                                                  #   L       CALL
047965,000242:                                                                                                  #   L+1            SETGAMMA
047966,000243: 
047967,000244:                                                                                                  #  INPUT
047968,000245:                                                                                                  #   LUNAFLAG=0 FOR EARTH,=1 FOR MOON
047969,000246: 
047970,000247:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
047971,000248:                                                                                                  #   GAMMA IN GAMRP  (B-1)
047972,000249: 
047973,000250: 13,2546           43145        SETGAMMA           DLOAD    BOFF                                  #  BRANCH FOR EARTH
047974,000251: 13,2547           26503                                    B2/A2                                 #  EARTH GAMMA
047975,000252: 13,2550           01743                                    LUNAFLAG                              
047976,000253: 13,2551           26554                                    SETGMEX                               
047977,000254: 13,2552           77735                           SLOAD                                          
047978,000255: 13,2553           24005                                    1B1                                   #  MOON GAMMA
047979,000256: 13,2554           00011        SETGMEX            STORE    GAMRP                                 
047980,000257: 13,2555           77616                           RVQ                                            
047981,000258: 13,2556                        GAMRP              =        8D                                    
047982,000259: 

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047984,000261:                                                                                                  #  .....SETRE SUBROUTINE .....
047985,000262:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO SET RE (EARTH OR MOON RADIUS)
047986,000263: 
047987,000264:                                                                                                  #  RE= RM FOR MOON
047988,000265:                                                                                                  #   RE= RREF FOR FIXED EARTH RADIUS OR COMPUTED RF FOR FISCHER ELLIPSOID
047989,000266: 
047990,000267:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE
047991,000268:                                                                                                  #   L       CALL
047992,000269:                                                                                                  #   L+1            SETRE
047993,000270: 
047994,000271:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINES USED
047995,000272:                                                                                                  #   GETERAD
047996,000273: 
047997,000274:                                                                                                  #  INPUT
047998,000275:                                                                                                  #   ERADFLAG=0 FOR FIXED RE, 1 FOR COMPUTED RE
047999,000276:                                                                                                  #   ALPHAV +4= 1/2 SINL IF GETERAD IS CALLED
048000,000277:                                                                                                  #   LUNAFLAG=0 FOR EARTH,=1 FOR MOON
048001,000278: 
048002,000279:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
048003,000280:                                                                                                  #   ERADM= 504RM FOR MOON (METERS B-29)
048004,000281:                                                                                                  #   ERADM= ERAD OR COMPUTED RF FOR EARTH (METERS B-29)
048005,000282: 
048006,000283: 13,2556           71220        SETRE              STQ      DLOAD                                 
048007,000284: 13,2557           00051                                    SETREX                                
048008,000285: 13,2560           10003                                    504RM                                 
048009,000286: 13,2561           71214                           BON      DLOAD                                 #  BRANCH FOR MOON
048010,000287: 13,2562           01703                                    LUNAFLAG                              
048011,000288: 13,2563           26573                                    TSTRLSRM                              
048012,000289: 13,2564           10001                                    ERAD                                  
048013,000290: 13,2565           45014                           BOFF     CALL                                  #  ERADFLAG=0 FOR FIXED RE,1 FOR COMPUTED
048014,000291: 13,2566           00742                                    ERADFLAG                              
048015,000292: 13,2567           26571                                    SETRXX                                
048016,000293: 13,2570           26464                                    GETERAD                               
048017,000294: 13,2571           37673        SETRXX             STCALL   ERADM                                 #  EXIT WITH RE OR RM METERS B-29
048018,000295: 13,2572           00051                                    SETREX                                
048019,000296: 13,2573           77214        TSTRLSRM           BON      VLOAD                                 #  ERADFLAG=0,SET R0=RLS
048020,000297: 13,2574           00702                                    ERADFLAG                              #          =1     R0=RM
048021,000298: 13,2575           26571                                    SETRXX                                
048022,000299: 13,2576           02021                                    RLS                                   
048023,000300: 13,2577           64446                           ABVAL    SR2R                                  #  SCALE FROM B-27 TO B-29
048024,000301: 13,2600           77650                           GOTO                                           
048025,000302: 13,2601           26571                                    SETRXX                                
048026,000303: 13,2602  0000051               SETREX             =        S2                                    

End of include-file LATITUDE_LONGITUDE_SUBROUTINES.agc.  Parent file is MAIN.agc