Spacecraft.GetRelativeCurvilinearPosition(Spacecraft) Method

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Description

Returns the relative curvilinear position of the calling Spacecraft. The position will be evaluated in the LVC cylindrical curvilinear 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.GetRelativeCurvilinearPosition(

Spacecraft refSC)

 

 

Arguments

refSC


Description:

The Spacecraft to which the reference state will be evaluated.

 

 

 

Return Value

Type:

Array of number (size = 3)

Units:

km

 

 

Returns the relative Curvilinear position.

 

Syntax

myArray1 = mySpacecraft1.GetRelativeCurvilinearPosition(mySpacecraft2);

 

 

See also

Spacecraft Object

Spacecraft.GetRelativeCurvilinearPosition

Spacecraft Propagation Guide

Coverage and Contact Analysis Guide