Source Code

These source-code files are part of a reconstructed copy of Comanche 51, the initial release (though not the final mission release) of the Apollo 11 Command Module (CM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) software. The flown, final release was Comanche 55. The reconstruction is believed to be exactly accurate, but in the absence of an actual Apollo-era listing of Comanche 51, some explanation of the reconstruction process is needed to insure confidence in that accuracy.

The starting point was the source code of Comanche 55, whose original source code is available. Comanche 55 source code was then modified by undoing changes known to have been made between revisions 51 and 55. The most-significant steps involved reverting changes related to the R-2 lunar potential model, the details of which were known from the previous, separate, independent reconstruction of the Apollo 10 Lunar Module software Luminary 69/2. The now-reconstructed Comanche 51 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 match those on the Comanche 55 or Luminary 69 printouts, although the source code would likely have different page numbers in a contemporary Comanche 51 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 55. Here's a guide to some of the Apollo documentation relevant to those annotations:
Among documentation not actually referenced in the annotations, there is a short writeup about the reconstruction process in our software repository that may be helpful in understanding it from a different perspective. There's also a handy table that lists what the number of memory-words should be for each routine in Comanche 51, which could make a nice double-check; however, we've not performed that double-check ourselves.

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.

038491,000002:                                                                                                  ## Copyright:   Public domain.
038492,000003:                                                                                                  ## Filename:    CM_BODY_ATTITUDE.agc
038493,000004:                                                                                                  ## Purpose:     A section of Comanche revision 051.
038494,000005:                                                                                                  ##              It is part of the reconstructed source code for the
038495,000006:                                                                                                  ##              original release of the flight software for the Command
038496,000007:                                                                                                  ##              Module's (CM) Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) for Apollo 11.
038497,000008:                                                                                                  ##              The code has been recreated from a copy of Comanche 055. It
038498,000009:                                                                                                  ##              has been adapted such that the resulting bugger words
038499,000010:                                                                                                  ##              exactly match those specified for Comanche 51 in NASA drawing
038500,000011:                                                                                                  ##              2021153D, which gives relatively high confidence that the
038501,000012:                                                                                                  ##              reconstruction is correct.
038502,000013:                                                                                                  ## Reference:   pp. 883-889
038503,000014:                                                                                                  ## Assembler:   yaYUL
038504,000015:                                                                                                  ## Contact:     Ron Burkey <info@sandroid.org>.
038505,000016:                                                                                                  ## Website:     www.ibiblio.org/apollo/index.html
038506,000017:                                                                                                  ## Mod history: 2019-07-30 MAS  Created from Comanche 55.
038507,000018: 

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038509,000020: 35,3477                                           BANK     35                                    
038510,000021: 
038511,000022: 37,2000                                           SETLOC   BODYATT                               
038512,000023: 37,2000                                           BANK                                           
038513,000024: 
038514,000025: 37,3470                                           COUNT    37/CMBAT                              
038515,000026: 
038516,000027:                                                                                                  #  PDL 12D - 15D SAFE.
038517,000028: 
038518,000029:                                                                                                  #  VALUES OF GIMBAL AND BODY ANGLES VALID AT PIP TIME ARE SAVED DURING  READACCS.
038519,000030: 
038520,000031: 37,3470  E7,1451                                  EBANK=   RTINIT                                #  LET INTERPRETER SET EB
038521,000032: 
038522,000033: 37,3470           06006        CM/POSE            TC       INTPRET                               #  COME HERE VIA AVEGEXIT.
038523,000034: 
038524,000035: 37,3471           77201                           SETPD    VLOAD                                 
038525,000036: 37,3472           00001                                    0                                     
038526,000037: 37,3473           01177                                    VN                                    #  KVSCALE = (12800/ .3048) /2VS
038527,000038: 37,3474           63361                           VXSC     PDVL                                  
038528,000039: 37,3475           37767                                    -KVSCALE                              #  KVSCALE = .81491944
038529,000040: 37,3476           01714                                    UNITW                                 #  FULL UNIT VECTOR
038530,000041: 37,3477           74235                           VXV      VXSC                                  #  VREL = V - WE*R
038531,000042: 37,3500           01760                                    UNITR                                 
038532,000043: 37,3501           15245                                    KWE                                   
038533,000044: 37,3502           45455                           VAD      STADR                                 
038534,000045: 37,3503           74251                           STORE    -VREL                                 #  SAVE FOR ENTRY GUIDANCE.      REF COORDS
038535,000046: 
038536,000047: 37,3504           72056                           UNIT     LXA,1                                 
038537,000048: 37,3505           00044                                    36D                                   #  ABVAL( -VREL) TO X1
038538,000049: 37,3506           03542                           STORE    UXA/2                                 #  -UVREL                        REF COORDS
038539,000050: 
038540,000051: 37,3507           57435                           VXV      VCOMP                                 
038541,000052: 37,3510           01760                                    UNITR                                 #  .5 UNIT                       REF COORDS
038542,000053: 37,3511           66256                           UNIT     SSP                                   #  THE FOLLOWING IS TO PROVIDE A STABLE
038543,000054: 37,3512           00051                                    S1                                    #  UN FOR THE END OF THE TERMINAL PHASE.
038544,000055: 37,3513           00476        SPVQUIT            DEC      .019405                               #  1000/ 2 VS
038545,000056: 37,3514           77300                           TIX,1    VLOAD                                 #  IF V-VQUIT POS, BRANCH.
038546,000057: 37,3515           77517                                    CM/POSE2                              #  SAVE UYA IN OLDUYA
038547,000058: 37,3516           03534                                    OLDUYA                                #  OTHERWISE CONTINUE TO USE OLDUYA.
038548,000059: 37,3517           03550        CM/POSE2           STORE    UYA/2                                 #                                REF COORDS
038549,000060: 
038550,000061: 37,3520           03534                           STORE    OLDUYA                                #  RESTORE, OR SAVE AS CASE MAY BE.
038551,000062: 
038552,000063: 37,3521           57435                           VXV      VCOMP                                 
038553,000064: 37,3522           03542                                    UXA/2                                 #  FINISH OBTAINING TRAJECTORY TRIAD.
038554,000065: 37,3523           77772                           VSL1                                           
038555,000066: 37,3524           03556                           STORE    UZA/2                                 #                                REF COORDS

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038557,000068: 37,3525           77751                           TLOAD                                          #  PICK UP CDUX, CDUY, CDUZ CORRESPONDING
038558,000069: 37,3526           03270                                    AOG/PIP                               #  TO PIPUP TIME IN 2S,C AND SAVE.
038559,000070: 37,3527           14031        CM/TRIO            STODL    24D                                   
038560,000071: 37,3530           00032                                    25D                                   #  AIG/PIP
038561,000072: 
038562,000073: 37,3531           41434                           RTB      PUSH                                  #  TO PDL0
038563,000074: 37,3532           45513                                    CDULOGIC                              
038564,000075: 37,3533           77746                           COS                                            
038565,000076: 37,3534           17564                           STODL    UBX/2                                 #  CI /2
038566,000077:                                                                                                  #  AIG/PIP FROM PDL 0
038567,000078: 37,3535           57556                           SIN      DCOMP                                 
038568,000079: 37,3536           17570                           STODL    UBX/2      +4                         #  -SI /2
038569,000080: 37,3537           00033                                    26D                                   #  AMG/PIP
038570,000081: 37,3540           41434                           RTB      PUSH                                  #  TO PDL 0
038571,000082: 37,3541           45513                                    CDULOGIC                              
038572,000083: 37,3542           65356                           SIN      PDDL                                  #  XCH PDL 0.  SAVE SM /2
038573,000084: 37,3543           65346                           COS      PDDL                                  #  CM /2 TO PDL 2
038574,000085: 37,3544           00001                                    0                                     #  SM /2
038575,000086: 37,3545           74276                           DCOMP    VXSC                                  
038576,000087: 37,3546           03564                                    UBX/2                                 
038577,000088: 37,3547           77772                           VSL1                                           #  NOISE WONT OVFL.
038578,000089: 37,3550           17572                           STODL    UBY/2                                 #  =(-SMCI, NOISE, SMSI)/2
038579,000090: 37,3551           00003                                    2                                     #  CM /2 REPLACES NOISE
038580,000091: 37,3552           17574                           STODL    UBY/2      +2                         #  UBY/2=(-SMCI, CM, SMSI)/2
038581,000092: 37,3553           00031                                    24D                                   #  AOG/PIP
038582,000093: 37,3554           41434                           RTB      PUSH                                  #  TO PDL 4
038583,000094: 37,3555           45513                                    CDULOGIC                              
038584,000095: 37,3556           65356                           SIN      PDDL                                  #  XCH PDL 4.  SAVE SO /2
038585,000096: 37,3557           74346                           COS      VXSC                                  #  CO /2
038586,000097: 37,3560           03572                                    UBY/2                                 
038587,000098: 37,3561           17572                           STODL    UBY/2                                 #  UBY/2=(-COSMCI, COCM, COSMSI)/4
038588,000099: 37,3562           00005                                    4D                                    #  SO /2
038589,000100: 37,3563           57405                           DMP      DCOMP                                 
038590,000101: 37,3564           03570                                    UBX/2      +4                         #  -SI /2
038591,000102: 37,3565           77615                           DAD                                            
038592,000103: 37,3566           03572                                    UBY/2                                 #  INCREMENT BY (SOSI /4)
038593,000104: 37,3567           17572                           STODL    UBY/2                                 
038594,000105:                                                                                                  #  SO /2 FROM PDL 4
038595,000106: 37,3570           43205                           DMP      DAD                                   
038596,000107: 37,3571           03564                                    UBX/2                                 #  CI /2
038597,000108: 37,3572           03576                                    UBY/2      +4                         
038598,000109: 37,3573           27576                           STOVL    UBY/2      +4                         #  YB/4                          PLATFORM COORDS
038599,000110: 
038600,000111:                                                                                                  #  YB = (-COSMCI + SOSI , COCM , COSMSI + SOCI )
038601,000112: 
038602,000113: 37,3574           03572                                    UBY/2                                 
038603,000114: 37,3575           72505                           VXM      VSL2                                  
038604,000115: 37,3576           01736                                    REFSMMAT                              #  .5 UNIT
038605,000116: 37,3577           17572                           STODL    UBY/2                                 #  YB/2 DONE                     REF COORDS

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038607,000118:                                                                                                  #  CM /2 FROM PDL 2
038608,000119: 37,3600           76561                           VXSC     VSL1                                  
038609,000120: 37,3601           03564                                    UBX/2                                 
038610,000121: 37,3602           17564                           STODL    UBX/2                                 #  =( CMCI, NOISE, -CMSI)/2
038611,000122: 37,3603           77626                           STADR                                          #  SM /2 FROM PDL 0
038612,000123: 37,3604           50211                           STOVL    UBX/2      +2                         #  SM /2 REPLACES NOISE
038613,000124: 37,3605           03564                                    UBX/2                                 #  XB/2                          PLATFORM COORDS
038614,000125: 
038615,000126:                                                                                                  #  XB = ( CMCI , SM , -CMSI )
038616,000127: 
038617,000128: 37,3606           76505                           VXM      VSL1                                  
038618,000129: 37,3607           01736                                    REFSMMAT                              #  .5 UNIT
038619,000130: 37,3610           03564                           STORE    UBX/2                                 #  XB/2 DONE                     REF COORDS
038620,000131: 
038621,000132: 37,3611           76435                           VXV      VSL1                                  
038622,000133: 37,3612           03572                                    UBY/2                                 
038623,000134: 37,3613           27600                           STOVL    UBZ/2                                 #  ZB/2 DONE                     REF COORDS
038624,000135: 
038625,000136:                                                                                                  #  EQUIVALENT TO
038626,000137:                                                                                                  #  ZB = ( SOSMCI + COSI , -SOCM , -SOSMSI + COCI )
038627,000138: 
038628,000139: 37,3614           03542                                    UXA/2                                 #  -UVREL/2 = -UVA/2
038629,000140: 37,3615           53435                           VXV      UNIT                                  #  GET UNIT(-UVREL*UBY)/2 = UL/2
038630,000141: 37,3616           03572                                    UBY/2                                 #  YB/2
038631,000142: 37,3617           50206                           PUSH     DOT                                   #  UL/2 TO PDL 0,5
038632,000143: 37,3620           03556                                    UZA/2                                 #  UNA/2
038633,000144: 37,3621           24021                           STOVL    COSTH                                 #  COS(ROLL)/4
038634,000145: 37,3622           00001                                    0                                     #  UL/2
038635,000146: 
038636,000147: 37,3623           77641                           DOT                                            
038637,000148: 37,3624           03550                                    UYA/2                                 
038638,000149: 37,3625           34023                           STCALL   SINTH                                 #  -SIN(ROLL)/4
038639,000150: 37,3626           47256                                    ARCTRIG                               
038640,000151: 37,3627           24007                           STOVL    6D                                    #  -(ROLL/180) /2
038641,000152: 37,3630           03572                                    UBY/2                                 
038642,000153: 37,3631           72441                           DOT      SL1                                   #  -UVA.UBY = -SIN(BETA)
038643,000154: 37,3632           03542                                    UXA/2                                 #  -UVREL/2
038644,000155: 37,3633           77736                           ARCSIN                                         
038645,000156: 37,3634           24010                           STOVL    7D                                    #  -(BETA/180) /2
038646,000157: 37,3635           03564                                    UBX/2                                 #  XB/2
038647,000158: 37,3636           77641                           DOT                                            #  UL.UBX = -SIN(ALFA)
038648,000159: 37,3637           00001                                    0                                     #  UL/2
038649,000160: 37,3640           24023                           STOVL    SINTH                                 #  -SIN(ALFA)/4
038650,000161: 37,3641           77641                           DOT                                            #  UL/2 FROM PDL 0
038651,000162: 37,3642           03600                                    UBZ/2                                 
038652,000163: 37,3643           34021                           STCALL   COSTH                                 #  COS(ALFA)/4
038653,000164: 37,3644           47256                                    ARCTRIG                               
038654,000165: 37,3645           24011                           STOVL    8D                                    #  -(ALFA/180) /2
038655,000166: 37,3646           01760                                    UNITR                                 #  UR/2                          REF COORDS
038656,000167: 37,3647           72441                           DOT      SL1                                   

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038658,000169: 37,3650           03556                                    UZA/2                                 #  MORE ACCURATE AT LARGE ARG.
038659,000170: 37,3651           77726                           ARCCOS                                         
038660,000171: 37,3652           00013                           STORE    10D                                   #  (-GAMA/180)/2
038661,000172: 
038662,000173: 37,3653           77551                           TLOAD    EXIT                                  #  ANGLES IN MPAC IN THE ORDER
038663,000174:                                                                                                  #  -( (ROLL, BETA, ALFA) /180)/2
038664,000175: 37,3654           00007                                    6D                                    #  THESE VALUES CORRECT AT PIPUP TIME.
038665,000176: 
038666,000177:                                                                                                  #  SPACER

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038668,000179:                                                                                                  #  BASIC SUBROUTINE TO UPDATE ATTITUDE ANGLES
038669,000180: 
038670,000181: 37,3655  E6,1661                                  EBANK=   AOG                                   
038671,000182: 
038672,000183: 37,3655           35057        CM/ATUP            CA       EBAOG                                 
038673,000184: 37,3656           54003                           TS       EBANK                                 
038674,000185: 37,3657           50120        CMTR1              INDEX    FIXLOC                                
038675,000186: 37,3660           40012                           CS       10D                                   #  (GAMA/180)/2
038676,000187: 37,3661           57722                           XCH      GAMA                                  
038677,000188: 37,3662           54001                           TS       L                                     
038678,000189: 
038679,000190: 37,3663           00004                           INHINT                                         
038680,000191:                                                                                                  #  MUST REMAIN INHINTED UNTIL UPDATE OF BODY
038681,000192:                                                                                                  #  ANGLES, SO THAT GAMDIFSW IS VALID FIRST PASS
038682,000193:                                                                                                  #  INDICATOR.
038683,000194: 
038684,000195: 37,3664           40102                           CS       CM/FLAGS                              
038685,000196: 37,3665           75005                           MASK     BIT11                                 #  GAMDIFSW=94D BIT11    INITLY=0
038686,000197: 37,3666           00006                           EXTEND                                         #  DONT CALC GAMA DOT UNTIL HAVE FORMD
038687,000198:                                                                                                  #  ONE DIFFERENCE.
038688,000199: 37,3667           13672                           BZF      DOGAMDOT                              #  IS OK, GO ON.
038689,000200: 37,3670           26102                           ADS      CM/FLAGS                              #  KNOW BIT IS 0
038690,000201: 37,3671           03705                           TC       NOGAMDOT                              #  SET GAMDOT = 0
038691,000202: 
038692,000203: 37,3672           40001        DOGAMDOT           CS       L                                     
038693,000204: 37,3673           61722                           AD       GAMA                                  #  DEL GAMA/360= T GAMDOT/360
038694,000205: 37,3674           00006                           EXTEND                                         
038695,000206: 37,3675           73770                           MP       TCDU                                  #  TCDU = .1 SEC, T = 2 SEC.
038696,000207: 37,3676           55723                           TS       GAMDOT                                #  GAMA DOT TCDU / 180
038697,000208: 
038698,000209: 37,3677           00006                           EXTEND                                         #  IGNORE GAMDOT IF LEQ .5 DEG/SEC
038699,000210: 37,3700           63702                           BZMF     +2                                    
038700,000211: 37,3701           40000                           COM                                            
038701,000212: 37,3702           65022                           AD       FIVE                                  
038702,000213: 37,3703           00006                           EXTEND                                         
038703,000214: 37,3704           63707                           BZMF     +3                                    #  SET GAMDOT=+0 AS TAG IF TOO SMALL.
038704,000215: 
038705,000216: 37,3705           35021        NOGAMDOT           CA       ZERO                                  #  COME HERE INHINTED.
038706,000217: 37,3706           55723                           TS       GAMDOT                                
038707,000218:                                                                                                  #  FOR NOW LEAVE IN 2S,C
038708,000219:                                                                                                  #  UPDATE ANGLES BY CORRECTING EUILER ANG
038709,000220:                                                                                                  #  FOR ACCRUED INCREMENT SINCE PIPUP
038710,000221:                                                                                                  #  R = R EUIL + R(NOW) - R(PIPUP)
038711,000222: 37,3707           40154                           CS       MPAC                                  #  GET (R EUL/180) /2
038712,000223: 37,3710           60000                           DOUBLE                                         #  POSSIBLE OVERFLOW
038713,000224: 37,3711           03760                           TC       CORANGOV                              #  CORRECT FOR OVFL IF ANY
038714,000225: 37,3712           00006                           EXTEND                                         
038715,000226: 37,3713           61672                           SU       ROLL/PIP                              #  GET INCR SINCE PIPUP
038716,000227: 37,3714           61664                           AD       ROLL/180                              #  ONLY SINGLE OVFL POSSIBLE.
038717,000228: 37,3715           03760                           TC       CORANGOV                              #  CORRECT FOR OVFL IF ANY

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038719,000230: 37,3716           55770                           TS       TEMPROLL                              
038720,000231: 
038721,000232: 37,3717           40156                           CS       MPAC       +2                         #  GET (ALFA EUL/180) /2
038722,000233: 37,3720           60000                           DOUBLE                                         #  SAME AS FOR ROLL.  NEEDED FOR EXT ATM DAP
038723,000234: 37,3721           03760                           TC       CORANGOV                              #  CORRECT FOR OVFL IF ANY
038724,000235: 37,3722           00006                           EXTEND                                         
038725,000236: 37,3723           61673                           SU       ALFA/PIP                              
038726,000237: 37,3724           61665                           AD       ALFA/180                              
038727,000238: 37,3725           03760                           TC       CORANGOV                              #  CORRECT FOR OVFL IF ANY
038728,000239: 37,3726           55771                           TS       TEMPALFA                              
038729,000240: 
038730,000241: 37,3727           40155                           CS       MPAC       +1                         #  GET (BETA EUL/180) /2
038731,000242: 37,3730           60000        CMTR2              DOUBLE                                         
038732,000243: 37,3731           00006                           EXTEND                                         
038733,000244: 37,3732           61674                           SU       BETA/PIP                              
038734,000245: 37,3733           61666                           AD       BETA/180                              
038735,000246: 37,3734           57772                           XCH      TEMPBETA                              #  OVFL NOT EXPECTED.
038736,000247: 
038737,000248: 37,3735           35051                           CA       EBANK3                                
038738,000249: 37,3736           54003                           TS       EBANK                                 
038739,000250: 
038740,000251: 37,3737  E3,1446                                  EBANK=   PHSNAME5                              
038741,000252: 37,3737           00006                           EXTEND                                         
038742,000253: 37,3740           33772                           DCA      REPOSADR                              #  THIS ASSUMES THAT THE         TC  PHASCHNG
038743,000254: 37,3741           53447                           DXCH     PHSNAME5                              #  IS NOT CHANGED IN             OCT 10035
038744,000255:                                                                                                  #  SERVICER.
038745,000256: 
038746,000257: 37,3742           35057                           CA       EBAOG                                 
038747,000258: 37,3743           54003                           TS       EBANK                                 
038748,000259: 
038749,000260: 37,3744  E6,1661                                  EBANK=   AOG                                   
038750,000261: 37,3744           00006        REDOPOSE           EXTEND                                         #  RE-STARTS COME HERE
038751,000262: 37,3745           31771                           DCA      TEMPROLL                              
038752,000263: 37,3746           53665                           DXCH     ROLL/180                              
038753,000264: 37,3747           31772                           CA       TEMPBETA                              
038754,000265: 37,3750           55666                           TS       BETA/180                              
038755,000266: 
038756,000267: 37,3751           00003                           RELINT                                         
038757,000268: 
038758,000269: 37,3752           06006                           TC       INTPRET                               #  CANT TC DANZIG AFTER PHASCHNG.
038759,000270: 37,3753           51575        CM/POSE3           VLOAD    ABVAL                                 #  RETURN FROM CM/ATUP.  (RESTART)
038760,000271: 37,3754           01177                                    VN                                    #  2(-7) M/CS
038761,000272: 37,3755           03723                           STORE    VMAGI                                 #  FOR DISPLAY ON CALL.
038762,000273: 
038763,000274: 37,3756           77650                           GOTO                                           
038764,000275: 37,3757           03324                                    POSEXIT                               #  ENDEXIT, STARTENT, OR SCALEPOP.
038765,000276: 
038766,000277: 37,3760           54001        CORANGOV           TS       L                                     
038767,000278: 37,3761           00002                           TC       Q                                     
038768,000279: 37,3762           50000                           INDEX    A                                     

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038770,000281: 37,3763           35000                           CA       LIMITS                                
038771,000282: 37,3764           26001                           ADS      L                                     
038772,000283: 37,3765           00002                           TC       Q                                     #  COSTS 2 MCT TO USE.  SEE ANGOVCOR.
038773,000284: 
038774,000285: 37,3766           45730 53410  -KVSCALE           2DEC     -.81491944                            #  -12800/(2 VS .3048)
038775,000286: 
038776,000287: 37,3770           03146        TCDU               DEC      .1                                    #  TCDU = .1 SEC.
038777,000288: 
038778,000289: 37,3771  E6,1661                                  EBANK=   AOG                                   
038779,000290: 37,3771           03744 76066  REPOSADR           2CADR    REDOPOSE                              
038780,000291: 

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