Spacecraft.BPlaneBMag(CelestialObject) Method

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Description

Returns the distance of the piercing point from the origin of the B-plane. In terms of the Cartesian coordinates.

BPlaneBMag = SQRT(BPlaneBdotT^2 + BPlaneBdotR^2)

Timing Precision Mode

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Method Signature

Spacecraft.BPlaneBMag(

CelestialObject celestialObject)

Arguments

celestialObject
Description:	The CelestialObject for which the b-plane is defined.

Return Value

Type:	number
Units:	km

Returns the distance of the piercing point from the origin of the B-plane. In terms of the Cartesian coordinates.

BPlaneBMag = SQRT(BPlaneBdotT^2 + BPlaneBdotR^2)

Syntax

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.BPlaneBMag(myCelestialObject1);