Spacecraft.Cd Property

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Description

The Coefficient of Drag is a property that is a function of the properties and shape of the spacecraft's area incident to the velocity direction. It is used in the calculation of the force on the spacecraft due to atmospheric Drag.

 

Timing Precision Mode

This page describes functionality in nanosecond timing precision mode.

Click here to see the documentation for this object in millisecond timing precision mode.

 

Attributes

Type:

number

Access:

read/write

Default Value:

2.2

 

Syntax

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.Cd;

 

mySpacecraft1.Cd = myVariable1;

 

See also

Spacecraft Object

Spacecraft Propagation Guide

Coverage and Contact Analysis Guide