Spacecraft.GetRelativeCartesianState(Spacecraft, Variable) Method

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Description

Returns the relative Cartesian state of the calling Spacecraft in reference to the refSC in the specified reference frame. Note that if the epochs of the calling Spacecraft and the refSC do not match, this will report an error.

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Method Signature

Spacecraft.GetRelativeCartesianState(	Spacecraft refSC,
	Variable refFrame)

Arguments

refSC
Description:	The Spacecraft to which the reference state will be evaluted.

refFrame

Description:

The reference frame in which the state elements will be evaluated.

Valid Values:

Value	Label
0	ICRF
1	VNB
2	LVLH
5	UVW
6	RIC

Return Value

Type:

Array of number (size = 6)

Returns the relative Cartesian state in units of km and km/s.

Syntax

myArray1 = mySpacecraft1.GetRelativeCartesianState(mySpacecraft2, myVariable1);