Ephemeris.LoadEphemeris(String, String) Method

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Description

Loads an ephemeris file into the provided Ephemeris object, and returns the number of vectors loaded.

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Method Signature

Ephemeris.LoadEphemeris(	String filename,
	String ephemerisFormat)

Arguments

filename
Description:	Name of the ephemeris file to load.

ephemerisFormat

Description:

Optional argument that returns a string containing the format of the ephemeris. Possible values are "FreeFlyer Ephemeris V1", "FreeFlyer Ephemeris V2", "FreeFlyer Ephemeris V3", "Code 500 HP", "Code 500 PC", "SPK Ephemeris", "STK Ephemeris", "STK Attitude History File", "CCSDSOEM", or "Unknown Ephemeris Format" if the format is not recognized. Note that FreeFlyer will populate this String when LoadEphemeris is called; this is not an input argument.

Return Value

Type:

number

Returns the number of vectors loaded into the Ephemeris.

Syntax

myVariable1 = myEphemeris1.LoadEphemeris(myString1, myString2);