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.

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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);