CelestialObject.GetKeplerianStateAtEpoch(Variable, Variable) Method

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Description

Returns the A, E, I, RAAN, W, TA components of the state of the CelestialObject at the specified epoch in the specified frame, referenced from the CentralBody.

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Method Signature

CelestialObject.GetKeplerianStateAtEpoch(	Variable epoch,
	Variable referenceFrame)

Arguments

epoch
Description:	The epoch at which the CelestialObject's state is evaluated.

referenceFrame

Description:

The reference frame in which the state elements will be evaluated.

Valid Values:

Value	Label
1	ICRF
2	Mean of J2000 Earth Ecliptic
3	Mean of 1950 Earth Equator

Return Value

Type:

Array of number (size = 6)

Returns the Keplerian state.

Syntax

myArray1 = myCelestialObject1.GetKeplerianStateAtEpoch(myVariable1, myVariable2);