Spacecraft.Contact(GroundStation) Method

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Description

If the contactingGroundStation can "see" the calling Spacecraft, contact occurs. Does not depend on whether or not the Spacecraft Sensor is in contact with Spacecraft.

The Contact method only accounts for the GroundStation's central body for occultation. The Contact method will account for refraction if refraction modeling is turned on using the GroundStation.RefractionModelType property.

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

Spacecraft.Contact(

GroundStation contactingGroundStation)

Arguments

contactingGroundStation
Description:	GroundStation to use to determine contact.

Return Value

Type:

boolean

Returns 1 if there is contact, 0 if there is not.

Syntax

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.Contact(myGroundStation1);