Spacecraft.DEC Property

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Description

The declination of the satellite in the Spherical Element set. It is defined as the angle between the satellite position vector and the fundamental plane of the Mean of J2000 Earth-Equator coordinate frame.

 

Timing Precision Mode

This page describes functionality in nanosecond timing precision mode.

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Attributes

Type:

number

Access:

read/write

Units:

deg

Default Value:

-14.6154935816829

Valid Range:

-90 ≤ Spacecraft.DEC ≤ 90

 

Syntax

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.DEC;

 

mySpacecraft1.DEC = myVariable1;

 

See also

Spacecraft Object

Spacecraft Propagation Guide

Coverage and Contact Analysis Guide