GroundStation.GetHeight(Terrain) Method

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Description

Return the bodydetic height above the provided Terrain object. Objects below the surface of the terrain will return a negative height. This is a geodetic height measured along the line perpendicular to the ellipsoid.

Timing Precision Mode

This page describes functionality in millisecond timing precision mode. Millisecond timing precision mode is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. We recommend that you migrate your Mission Plans to nanosecond timing precision mode.

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Method Signature

GroundStation.GetHeight(

Terrain terrain)

Arguments

terrain
Description:	The terrain object to be used as the height reference.

Return Value

Type:	number
Units:	km

The bodydetic height.

Syntax

myVariable1 = myGroundStation1.GetHeight(myTerrain1);