Table 8
Test result of Moon Ephemeris Generation by Polynomial interpolation with Uniform node

Interpolation order Interpolation interval (days) Maximum distance error (km) Mean distance error (km) Standard deviation (km) Data budget (byte/day) Requirements satisfaction
4 2 15.80 5.07 3.35 390 no
4 241.20 80.47 52.67 195 no
8 3,614.65 1,242.55 793.25 97.5 no

5 2 0.69 0.13 0.12 480 yes
4 20.63 3.96 3.90 240 no
8 609.80 120.45 115.25 120 no

6 2 0.03 3.74E-3 5.19E-3 570 yes
4 2.00 0.23 0.32 285 no
8 115.35 13.79 18.50 142.5 no

7 2 1.88E-3 1.42E-4 2.46E-4 660 yes
4 0.22 0.02 0.03 330 yes
8 24.50 2.03 3.37 165 no

8 2 1.12E-4 6.02E-6 1.28E-5 750 yes
4 0.03 1.49E-3 3.13E-3 375 yes
8 5.64 0.33 0.68 187.5 no