CelestialSystem.GetPositionOfObject(Variable, GroundStation) Method

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Description

Returns an Array containing the position of the argument object in the MJ2000 Earth Equator frame, referenced from the barycenter of the CelestialSystem.

 

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Method Signature

CelestialSystem.GetPositionOfObject(

Variable epoch,


GroundStation groundStation)

 

 

Arguments

epoch


Description:

The epoch at which to evaluate the system.

 

 

groundStation


Description:

The GroundStation whose position will be returned.

 

 

 

Return Value

Type:

Array of number (size = 3)

Units:

km

 

 

Returns the X, Y, Z components of the state of the argument object in the MJ2000 Earth Equator frame.

 

Syntax

myArray1 = myCelestialSystem1.GetPositionOfObject(myVariable1, myGroundStation1);

 

 

See also

CelestialSystem Object

CelestialSystem.GetPositionOfObject

Rotating-Pulsating Systems Guide