Spacecraft.InRange(PointGroup, ProximityZone) Method

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Description

Returns a value of 0 when the first point of the targetPointGroup is outside all the specified rangeDefinitionProximityZone on the calling Spacecraft, and returns a value of 1 if the first point of the targetPointGroup is within the boundary of at least one ProximityZone. Only the first point in the PointGroup is used for this analysis. FreeFlyer uses a definitive analytical solution to evaluate this event.

Since the evaluation is instantaneous, care must be taken to adjust the propagator step size such that events of interest aren't skipped over.

Timing Precision Mode

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Method Signature

Spacecraft.InRange(	PointGroup targetPointGroup,
	ProximityZone rangeDefinitionProximityZone)

Arguments

targetPointGroup
Description:	PointGroup whose first point will be used as the target in the range calculation.

rangeDefinitionProximityZone
Description:	ProximityZone used to define range boundaries.
Repeatable:	1 to 30 times

Return Value

Type:

boolean

Returns a value of 0 when the specified object is outside the specified ProximityZone(s) on the calling Spacecraft, and returns a value of 1 if the object is within the boundary of one or more ProximityZones.

Syntax

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.InRange(myPointGroup1, myProximityZone1);