Source Code

These source-code files are part of a reconstructed copy of Comanche 45, the second release, though not the final mission release, of the Apollo 10 Command Module (CM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) software. Comanche 45 was preceded by Comanche 44 and followed by Comanche 45/2 (the flown release). The reconstruction is believed to be exactly accurate, but in the absence of an actual Apollo-era listing of Comanche 45, some explanation of the reconstruction process is needed to insure confidence in that accuracy.

The starting point was the source code of Comanche 44 (itself previously accurately reconstructed). Comanche 44 source code was then modified by incorporating changes known from contemporary documentation to have been made between revisions 44 and 45. The now-reconstructed Comanche 45 source code was verified by assembling it and checking that the assembled code had the expected known-correct memory-bank checksums. Note that page numbers in the reconstructed code tend to match those in the Comanche 55, the most-similar revision of Comanche for which we have access to an actual non-reconstructed hardcopy; the source code would likely have different page numbers in a contemporary Comanche 45 listing.

Annotations that were not present in the contemporary source code have been added to the reconstructed code to justify each change relative to Comanche 44. Here's a guide to the Apollo documentation referenced in those annotations:
There is also a detailed commentary about the reconstruction process.

Comments expected to have been present in 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.

052526,000002:                                                                                                  ## Copyright:   Public domain.
052527,000003:                                                                                                  ## Filename:    LATITUDE_LONGITUDE_SUBROUTINES.agc
052528,000004:                                                                                                  ## Purpose:     A section of Comanche revision 045.
052529,000005:                                                                                                  ##              It is part of the reconstructed source code for the
052530,000006:                                                                                                  ##              second release of the flight software for the Command
052531,000007:                                                                                                  ##              Module's (CM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) for Apollo 10.
052532,000008:                                                                                                  ##              The code has been recreated from a copy of Comanche 055. It
052533,000009:                                                                                                  ##              has been adapted such that the resulting bugger words
052534,000010:                                                                                                  ##              exactly match those specified for Comanche 45 in NASA drawing
052535,000011:                                                                                                  ##              2021153D, which gives relatively high confidence that the
052536,000012:                                                                                                  ##              reconstruction is correct.
052537,000013:                                                                                                  ## Assembler:   yaYUL
052538,000014:                                                                                                  ## Contact:     Ron Burkey <info@sandroid.org>.
052539,000015:                                                                                                  ## Website:     www.ibiblio.org/apollo/index.html
052540,000016:                                                                                                  ## Mod history: 2020-12-06 MAS  Created from Comanche 44.
052541,000017: 

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052543,000019:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO CONVERT RAD VECTOR AT GIVEN TIME TO LAT,LONG AND ALT
052544,000020: 
052545,000021:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE
052546,000022:                                                                                                  #        L-1     CALL
052547,000023:                                                                                                  #        L               LAT-LONG
052548,000024: 
052549,000025:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINES USED
052550,000026:                                                                                                  #        R-TO-RP, ARCTAN, SETGAMMA, SETRE
052551,000027: 
052552,000028:                                                                                                  #  ERASABLE INIT. REQ.
052553,000029:                                                                                                  #        AXO, -AYO, AZO, TEPHEM (SET AT LAUNCH TIME)
052554,000030:                                                                                                  #        ALPHAV = POSITION VECTOR METERS B-29
052555,000031:                                                                                                  #        MPAC -- TIME (CSECS B-28)
052556,000032:                                                                                                  #        ERADFLAG =1, TO COMPUTE EARTH RADIUS, =0 FOR FIXED EARTH RADIUS
052557,000033:                                                                                                  #        LUNAFLAG=0 FOR EARTH, 1 FOR MOON
052558,000034: 
052559,000035:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
052560,000036:                                                                                                  #        LATITUDE IN LAT         (REVS. B-0)
052561,000037:                                                                                                  #        LONGITUDE IN LONG       (REVS. B-0)
052562,000038:                                                                                                  #        ALTITUDE IN ALT METERS  B-29
052563,000039: 
052564,000040: 30,3750                                           BANK     30                                    
052565,000041: 13,2000                                           SETLOC   LATLONG                               
052566,000042: 13,2000                                           BANK                                           
052567,000043: 
052568,000044: 13,2370                                           COUNT    13/LT-LG                              
052569,000045: 
052570,000046: 13,2370  E4,1551                                  EBANK=   ALPHAV                                
052571,000047: 13,2370           40220        LAT-LONG           STQ      SETPD                                 
052572,000048: 13,2371           02242                                    INCORPEX                              
052573,000049: 13,2372           00001                                    0D                                    
052574,000050: 13,2373           24007                           STOVL    6D                                    #  SAVE TIME IN 6-7D FOR R-TO-RP
052575,000051: 13,2374           02152                                    ALPHAV                                
052576,000052: 13,2375           51406                           PUSH     ABVAL                                 #  0-5D= R FOR R-TO-RP
052577,000053: 13,2376           16310                           STODL    ALPHAM                                #  ABS. VALUE OF R FOR ALT FORMULA BELOW
052578,000054: 13,2377           11563                                    ZEROVEC                               #  SET MPAC=0 FOR EARTH, NON-ZERO FOR MOON
052579,000055: 13,2400           71414                           BOFF     COS                                   #  USE COS(0) TO GET NON-ZERO IN MPAC
052580,000056: 13,2401           01743                                    LUNAFLAG                              #  0=EARTH, 1=MOON
052581,000057: 13,2402           26403                                    CALLRTRP                              
052582,000058: 13,2403           77624        CALLRTRP           CALL                                           
052583,000059: 13,2404           55371                                    R-TO-RP                               #  RP VECTOR CONVERTED FROM R B-29
052584,000060: 13,2405           77656                           UNIT                                           #  UNIT RP B-1
052585,000061: 13,2406           36152                           STCALL   ALPHAV                                #  U2= 1/2 SINL FOR SETRE SUBR BELOW
052586,000062: 13,2407           26571                                    SETGAMMA                              #        SET GAMMA=B2/A2 FOR EARTH, =1 FOR MOON
052587,000063: 13,2410           77624                           CALL                                           #        SCALED B-1
052588,000064: 13,2411           26601                                    SETRE                                 #  CALC RE METERS B-29
052589,000065: 13,2412           63545                           DLOAD    DSQ                                   
052590,000066: 13,2413           02152                                    ALPHAV                                
052591,000067: 13,2414           63525                           PDDL     DSQ                                   
052592,000068: 13,2415           02154                                    ALPHAV     +2                         

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052594,000070: 13,2416           75415                           DAD      SQRT                                  
052595,000071: 13,2417           76405                           DMP      SL1R                                  
052596,000072: 13,2420           00011                                    GAMRP                                 
052597,000073: 13,2421           14021                           STODL    COSTH                                 #  COS(LAT) B-1
052598,000074: 13,2422           02156                                    ALPHAV     +4                         
052599,000075: 13,2423           34023                           STCALL   SINTH                                 #  SIN(LAT) B-1
052600,000076: 13,2424           26531                                    ARCTAN                                
052601,000077: 13,2425           15104                           STODL    LAT                                   #  LAT B0
052602,000078: 13,2426           02152                                    ALPHAV                                
052603,000079: 13,2427           14021                           STODL    COSTH                                 #  COS(LONG) B-1
052604,000080: 13,2430           02154                                    ALPHAV     +2                         
052605,000081: 13,2431           34023                           STCALL   SINTH                                 #  SIN(LONG) B-1
052606,000082: 13,2432           26531                                    ARCTAN                                
052607,000083: 13,2433           15106                           STODL    LONG                                  #  LONG. REVS B-0 IN RANGE -1/2 TO 1/2
052608,000084: 13,2434           02310                                    ALPHAM                                
052609,000085: 13,2435           77625                           DSU                                            #  ALT= R-RE METERS B-29
052610,000086: 13,2436           02241                                    ERADM                                 
052611,000087: 13,2437           35110                           STCALL   ALT                                   #  EXIT WITH ALT METERS B-29
052612,000088: 13,2440           02242                                    INCORPEX                              

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052614,000090:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO CONVERT LAT,LONG,ALT AT GIVEN TIME TO RADIUS VECTOR
052615,000091: 
052616,000092:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE
052617,000093:                                                                                                  #        L-1     CALL
052618,000094:                                                                                                  #        L               LALOTORV
052619,000095: 
052620,000096:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINES USED
052621,000097:                                                                                                  #        SETGAMMA, SETRE, RP-TO-R
052622,000098: 
052623,000099:                                                                                                  #  ERASABLE INIT. REQ.
052624,000100:                                                                                                  #        AXO, AYO, AZO, TEPHEM SET AT LAUNCH TIME
052625,000101:                                                                                                  #        LAT -- LATITUDE         (REVS B0)
052626,000102:                                                                                                  #        LONG -- LONGITUDE       (REVS B0)
052627,000103:                                                                                                  #        ALT -- ALTITUDE         (METERS) B-29
052628,000104:                                                                                                  #        MPAC -- TIME            (CSECS B-28)
052629,000105:                                                                                                  #        ERADFLAG =1 TO COMPUTE EARTH RADIUS, =0 FOR FIXED EARTH RADIUS
052630,000106:                                                                                                  #        LUNAFLAG=0 FOR EARTH, 1 FOR MOON
052631,000107: 
052632,000108:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
052633,000109:                                                                                                  #        R-VECTOR IN ALPHAV      (METERS B-29)
052634,000110: 
052635,000111: 13,2441           40220        LALOTORV           STQ      SETPD                                 #  LAT,LONG,ALT TO R VECTOR
052636,000112: 13,2442           02242                                    INCORPEX                              
052637,000113: 13,2443           00001                                    0D                                    
052638,000114: 13,2444           34007                           STCALL   6D                                    #      6-7D = TIME FOR RP-TO-R
052639,000115: 13,2445           26571                                    SETGAMMA                              #     GAMMA = B2/A2 FOR EARTH, 1 FOR MOON B-1
052640,000116: 13,2446           73545                           DLOAD    SIN                                   #            COS(LONG)COS(LAT) IN MPAC
052641,000117: 13,2447           01104                                    LAT                                   #  UNIT  RP = SIN(LONG)COS(LAT)    2-3D
052642,000118: 13,2450           65275                           DMPR     PDDL                                  #  PD 2      GAMMA*SIN(LAT)       0-1D
052643,000119: 13,2451           00011                                    GAMRP                                 
052644,000120: 13,2452           01104                                    LAT                                   #      0-1D = GAMMA*SIN(LAT) B-2
052645,000121: 13,2453           65346                           COS      PDDL                                  #  PD4 2-3D= COS(LAT) B-1 TEMPORARILY
052646,000122: 13,2454           01106                                    LONG                                  
052647,000123: 13,2455           57356                           SIN      DMPR                                  #  PD 2
052648,000124: 13,2456           71525                           PDDL     COS                                   #  PD 4 2-3D= SIN(LONG)COS(LAT) B-2
052649,000125: 13,2457           01104                                    LAT                                   
052650,000126: 13,2460           71525                           PDDL     COS                                   #  PD 6 4-5D= COS(LAT) B-1 TEMPORARILY
052651,000127: 13,2461           01106                                    LONG                                  
052652,000128: 13,2462           55475                           DMPR     VDEF                                  #  PD4 MPAC = COS(LONG)COS(LAT) B-2
052653,000129: 13,2463           41456                           UNIT     PUSH                                  #      0-5D = UNIT RP FOR RP-TO-R SUBR.
052654,000130: 13,2464           36152                           STCALL   ALPHAV                                #  ALPHAV +4= SINL FOR SETRE SUBR.
052655,000131: 13,2465           26601                                    SETRE                                 #  RE METERS B-29
052656,000132: 13,2466           43145                           DLOAD    BOFF                                  #  SET MPAC = 0 FOR EARTH, NON-ZERO FOR MOON
052657,000133: 13,2467           11563                                    ZEROVEC                               
052658,000134: 13,2470           01743                                    LUNAFLAG                              
052659,000135: 13,2471           26473                                    CALLRPRT                              
052660,000136: 13,2472           77746                           COS                                            #  USE COS(0) TO GET NON-ZERO IN MPAC
052661,000137: 13,2473           77624        CALLRPRT           CALL                                           
052662,000138: 13,2474           55344                                    RP-TO-R                               #  EXIT WITH UNIT R VECTOR IN MPAC
052663,000139: 13,2475           16152                           STODL    ALPHAV                                
052664,000140: 13,2476           02241                                    ERADM                                 

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052666,000142: 13,2477           74215                           DAD      VXSC                                  #  (RE + ALT)(UNIT R) METERS B-30
052667,000143: 13,2500           01110                                    ALT                                   
052668,000144: 13,2501           02152                                    ALPHAV                                
052669,000145: 13,2502           77772                           VSL1                                           #  R METERS B-29
052670,000146: 13,2503           36152                           STCALL   ALPHAV                                #  EXIT WITH R IN METERS B-29
052671,000147: 13,2504           02242                                    INCORPEX                              
052672,000148: 
052673,000149:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO COMPUTE EARTH RADIUS
052674,000150: 
052675,000151:                                                                                                  #  INPUT
052676,000152:                                                                                                  #        1/2 SIN LAT IN ALPHAV +4
052677,000153: 
052678,000154:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
052679,000155:                                                                                                  #        EARTH RADIUS IN ERADM AND MPAC (METERS B-29)
052680,000156: 
052681,000157: 13,2505           63545        GETERAD            DLOAD    DSQ                                   
052682,000158: 13,2506           02156                                    ALPHAV     +4                         #  SIN**2(L)
052683,000159: 13,2507           44352                           SL1      BDSU                                  
052684,000160: 13,2510           11561                                    DP1/2                                 #  COS**2(L)
052685,000161: 13,2511           44275                           DMPR     BDSU                                  
052686,000162: 13,2512           26526                                    EE                                    
052687,000163: 13,2513           11561                                    DP1/2                                 
052688,000164: 13,2514           75465                           BDDV     SQRT                                  
052689,000165: 13,2515           26522                                    B2XSC                                 
052690,000166: 13,2516           77622                           SR4R                                           
052691,000167: 13,2517           02241                           STORE    ERADM                                 
052692,000168: 13,2520           77616                           RVQ                                            
052693,000169: 
052694,000170:                                                                                                  #  THE FOLLOWING CONSTANTS WERE COMPUTED WITH A=6378166, B=6356784 METERS
052695,000171:                                                                                                  #  B2XSC = B**2 SCALED B-51
052696,000172:                                                                                                  #  B2/A2 = B**2/A**2 SCALED B-1
052697,000173:                                                                                                  #  EE = (1-B**2/A**2) SCALED B-0
052698,000174: 
052699,000175: 13,2521           00446 00305  B2XSC              2DEC     .0179450689                            #  B**2 SCALED B-51
052700,000176: 
052701,000177: 13,2523  04,3560               DP1/2              =        XUNIT                                 
052702,000178: 13,2523           17711 05254  B2/A2              2DEC     .9933064884 B-1                        #  GAMMA= B**2/A**2 B-1
052703,000179: 
052704,000180: 13,2525           00155 25250  EE                 2DEC     6.6935116  E-3                        #  (1-B**2/A**2) B-0
052705,000181: 
052706,000182: 13,2527           00302 17755  ERAD               2DEC     6373338    B-29                       #  PAD RADIUS
052707,000183: 

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052709,000185:                                                                                                  #  ARCTAN SUBROUTINE
052710,000186: 
052711,000187:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE
052712,000188:                                                                                                  #        SIN THETA IN SINTH B-1
052713,000189:                                                                                                  #        COS THETA IN COSTH B-1
052714,000190:                                                                                                  #        CALL ARCTAN
052715,000191: 
052716,000192:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
052717,000193:                                                                                                  #        ARCTAN THETA IN MPAC AND THETA B-0 IN RANGE -1/2 TO +1/2
052718,000194: 
052719,000195: 13,2531           77600        ARCTAN             BOV                                            
052720,000196: 13,2532           26533                                    CLROVFLW                              
052721,000197: 13,2533           63545        CLROVFLW           DLOAD    DSQ                                   
052722,000198: 13,2534           00023                                    SINTH                                 
052723,000199: 13,2535           63525                           PDDL     DSQ                                   
052724,000200: 13,2536           00021                                    COSTH                                 
052725,000201: 13,2537           77615                           DAD                                            
052726,000202: 13,2540           75454                           BZE      SQRT                                  
052727,000203: 13,2541           26557                                    ARCTANXX                              #  ATAN=0/0  SET THETA=0
052728,000204: 13,2542           40065                           BDDV     BOV                                   
052729,000205: 13,2543           00023                                    SINTH                                 
052730,000206: 13,2544           26564                                    ATAN=90                               
052731,000207: 13,2545           67542                           SR1      ASIN                                  
052732,000208: 13,2546           00025                           STORE    THETA                                 
052733,000209: 13,2547           50125                           PDDL     BMN                                   
052734,000210: 13,2550           00021                                    COSTH                                 
052735,000211: 13,2551           26553                                    NEGCOS                                
052736,000212: 13,2552           43545                           DLOAD    RVQ                                   
052737,000213: 13,2553           57545        NEGCOS             DLOAD    DCOMP                                 
052738,000214: 13,2554           43244                           BPL      DAD                                   
052739,000215: 13,2555           26561                                    NEGOUT                                
052740,000216: 13,2556           11561                                    DP1/2                                 
052741,000217: 13,2557           00025        ARCTANXX           STORE    THETA                                 
052742,000218: 13,2560           77616                           RVQ                                            
052743,000219: 
052744,000220: 13,2561           52025        NEGOUT             DSU      GOTO                                  
052745,000221: 13,2562           11561                                    DP1/2                                 
052746,000222: 13,2563           26557                                    ARCTANXX                              
052747,000223: 13,2564           75345        ATAN=90            DLOAD    SIGN                                  
052748,000224: 13,2565           11607                                    LODP1/4                               
052749,000225: 13,2566           00023                                    SINTH                                 
052750,000226: 13,2567           00025                           STORE    THETA                                 
052751,000227: 13,2570           77616                           RVQ                                            
052752,000228: 
052753,000229: 13,2571  04,3562               2DZERO             =        DPZERO                                
052754,000230: 

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052756,000232:                                                                                                  #  ..... SETGAMMA SUBROUTINE .....
052757,000233:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO SET GAMMA FOR THE LAT-LONG AND LALOTORV SUBROUTINES
052758,000234: 
052759,000235:                                                                                                  #  GAMMA = B**2/A**2 FOR EARTH (B-1)
052760,000236:                                                                                                  #  GAMMA = 1 FOR MOON (B-1)
052761,000237: 
052762,000238:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE
052763,000239:                                                                                                  #        L       CALL
052764,000240:                                                                                                  #        L+1             SETGAMMA
052765,000241: 
052766,000242:                                                                                                  #  INPUT
052767,000243:                                                                                                  #        LUNAFLAG=0 FOR EARTH, =1 FOR MOON
052768,000244: 
052769,000245:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
052770,000246:                                                                                                  #        GAMMA IN GAMRP (B-1)
052771,000247: 
052772,000248: 13,2571           43145        SETGAMMA           DLOAD    BOFF                                  #  BRANCH FOR EARTH
052773,000249: 13,2572           26524                                    B2/A2                                 #  EARTH GAMMA
052774,000250: 13,2573           01743                                    LUNAFLAG                              
052775,000251: 13,2574           26577                                    SETGMEX                               
052776,000252: 13,2575           77735                           SLOAD                                          
052777,000253: 13,2576           11561                                    1B1                                   #  MOON GAMMA
052778,000254: 13,2577           00011        SETGMEX            STORE    GAMRP                                 
052779,000255: 13,2600           77616                           RVQ                                            
052780,000256: 13,2601                        GAMRP              =        8D                                    
052781,000257: 

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052783,000259:                                                                                                  #  ..... SETRE SUBROUTINE .....
052784,000260:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINE TO SET RE (EARTH OR MOON RADIUS)
052785,000261: 
052786,000262:                                                                                                  #        RE = RM FOR MOON
052787,000263:                                                                                                  #        RE = RREF FOR FIXED EARTH RADIUS OR COMPUTED RF FOR FISCHER ELLIPSOID
052788,000264: 
052789,000265:                                                                                                  #  CALLING SEQUENCE
052790,000266:                                                                                                  #        L       CALL
052791,000267:                                                                                                  #        L+1             SETRE
052792,000268: 
052793,000269:                                                                                                  #  SUBROUTINES USED
052794,000270:                                                                                                  #        GETERAD
052795,000271: 
052796,000272:                                                                                                  #  INPUT
052797,000273:                                                                                                  #        ERADFLAG = 0 FOR FIXED RE, 1 FOR COMPUTED RE
052798,000274:                                                                                                  #        ALPHAV +4 = 1/2 SINL IF GETERAD IS CALLED
052799,000275:                                                                                                  #        LUNAFLAG = 0 FOR EARTH, =1 FOR MOON
052800,000276: 
052801,000277:                                                                                                  #  OUTPUT
052802,000278:                                                                                                  #        ERADM = 504RM FOR MOON (METERS B-29)
052803,000279:                                                                                                  #        ERADM = ERAD OR COMPUTED RF FOR EARTH (METERS B-29)
052804,000280: 
052805,000281: 13,2601           71220        SETRE              STQ      DLOAD                                 
052806,000282: 13,2602           00051                                    SETREX                                
052807,000283: 13,2603           26626                                    504RM                                 
052808,000284: 13,2604           71214                           BON      DLOAD                                 #  BRANCH FOR MOON
052809,000285: 13,2605           01703                                    LUNAFLAG                              
052810,000286: 13,2606           26616                                    TSTRLSRM                              
052811,000287: 13,2607           26530                                    ERAD                                  
052812,000288: 13,2610           45014                           BOFF     CALL                                  #  ERADFLAG=0 FOR FIXED RE, 1 FOR COMPUTED
052813,000289: 13,2611           00742                                    ERADFLAG                              
052814,000290: 13,2612           26614                                    SETRXX                                
052815,000291: 13,2613           26505                                    GETERAD                               
052816,000292: 13,2614           36241        SETRXX             STCALL   ERADM                                 #  EXIT WITH RE OR RM METERS B-29
052817,000293: 13,2615           00051                                    SETREX                                
052818,000294: 13,2616           77214        TSTRLSRM           BON      VLOAD                                 #  ERADFLAG=0, SET R0=RLS
052819,000295: 13,2617           00702                                    ERADFLAG                              #          =1      R0=RM
052820,000296: 13,2620           26614                                    SETRXX                                
052821,000297: 13,2621           02026                                    RLS                                   
052822,000298: 13,2622           64446                           ABVAL    SR2R                                  #  SCALE FROM B-27 TO B-29
052823,000299: 13,2623           77650                           GOTO                                           
052824,000300: 13,2624           26614                                    SETRXX                                
052825,000301: 13,2625  0000051               SETREX             =        S2                                    
052826,000302: 13,2625           00065 01265  504RM              2DEC     1738090    B-29                       #  METERS B-29 (MOON RADIUS)
052827,000303: 
052828,000304: 
052829,000305: 
052830,000306: 

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