Spacecraft.GetRelativeCurvilinearState(Spacecraft, Variable) Method

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Description

Returns the relative curvilinear state of the calling Spacecraft using the specified coordinates. 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.GetRelativeCurvilinearState(	Spacecraft refSC,
	Variable coordinates)

Arguments

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

coordinates

Description:

The coordinate set in which the state elements will be evaluated.

Valid Values:

Value	Label
7	LVC (Cylindrical)
8	RIC Cylindrical
9	RIC Spherical

Return Value

Type:

Array of number (size = 6)

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

Syntax

myArray1 = mySpacecraft1.GetRelativeCurvilinearState(mySpacecraft2, myVariable1);