Formation.LoadSP3Ephemeris(String, String) Method

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Description

Populates a Formation with one Spacecraft for each SatelliteId in the specified SP3 Precise Ephemeris file and then initializes the Spacecraft with that state. This method also attaches a Sensor and GPS Receiver to each Spacecraft in the Formation.

Timing Precision Mode

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Method Signature

Formation.LoadSP3Ephemeris(	String filename,
	String gnssConstellation)

Arguments

filename
Description:	Name of the SP3 Precise Ephemeris file to load.

gnssConstellation

Description:

String indicating which GNSS Constellation data to load from the file.

Valid Values:

Value	Label
"GPS"	Populate the Formation with data from the GPS constellation.
"Galileo"	Populate the Formation with data from the Galileo constellation.

Return Value

Type:

number

The number of unique SatelliteIds successfully loaded into the formation.

Syntax

myVariable1 = myFormation1.LoadSP3Ephemeris(myString1, myString2);