CelestialObject.FixedVelocityOfObject(CelestialObject, Variable) Method

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Description

Returns an Array containing the components of the velocity vector of targetCelestialObject relative to the calling CelestialObject, in its body-fixed coordinate frame at epoch.

Timing Precision Mode

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Method Signature

CelestialObject.FixedVelocityOfObject(	CelestialObject targetCelestialObject,
	Variable epoch)

Arguments

targetCelestialObject
Description:	CelestialObject whose velocity relative to the calling CelestialObject will be returned.

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

Return Value

Type:

Array of number (size = 3)

Returns an Array containing the components of the velocity vector of the target object relative to the prefix object, expressed in the body-fixed coordinate system of the prefix object.

Syntax

myArray1 = myCelestialObject1.FixedVelocityOfObject(myCelestialObject2, myVariable1);