Description
This method can be used with the Step command to advance the Spacecraft to the point in its orbit at which the Spacecraft crosses its central body's instantaneous equatorial plane, moving from the north to the south. It serves as the conditional statement for the "to" statement that can be used with the Step command.
Timing Precision Mode
This page describes functionality in nanosecond timing precision mode.
Attributes
Type: |
number |
Access: |
read |
Units: |
km |
Note: This is a Stop-Propagation property. See the Stop-Propagation Properties and Methods page for more information.
Note: This property has a state. See the Methods and Properties with State page for more information.
Syntax
Step mySpacecraft1 to ( mySpacecraft1.DescendingNode ); |
The DescendingNode property can be used to notify the user when the Spacecraft has reached the descending node of its orbit. The following example shows how you can determine if a Spacecraft is at the descending node.
The first Report command will report a 0, provided the Spacecraft is not initialized at the descending node. The second Report command will report a 1, signifying the spacecraft is at the descending node. |
See also
Stop-Propagation Properties and Methods
Coverage and Contact Analysis Guide