CelestialObject.FixedVectorToObject(CelestialObject, Variable) Method

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Description

Returns an Array containing the components of the vector originating at the location of the calling CelestialObject and terminating at the location of targetCelestialObject, in the body fixed coordinate frame of the calling CelestialObject at epoch.

Timing Precision Mode

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Method Signature

CelestialObject.FixedVectorToObject(	CelestialObject targetCelestialObject,
	Variable epoch)

Arguments

targetCelestialObject
Description:	Object which designates the endpoint of the vector originating at the calling CelestialObject.

epoch
Description:	The epoch at which the vector component array will be created.

Return Value

Type:	Array of number (size = 3)
Units:	km

Returns an Array containing the components of the vector originating at the location of the prefix object and terminating at the location of the argument object, in the body fixed coordinate frame of the prefix object.

Syntax

myArray1 = myCelestialObject1.FixedVectorToObject(myCelestialObject2, myVariable1);