Spacecraft.LiftArea Property

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Description

The Lift Area is the incident cross sectional area to the velocity direction. It is used in the calculation of the force on the spacecraft due to atmospheric Lift.

 

Timing Precision Mode

This page describes functionality in nanosecond timing precision mode.

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Attributes

Type:

number

Access:

read/write

Units:

m2

Default Value:

1.0

Valid Range:

Spacecraft.LiftArea ≥ 0

 

Syntax

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.LiftArea;

 

mySpacecraft1.LiftArea = myVariable1;

 

See also

Spacecraft Object

Spacecraft Propagation Guide

Coverage and Contact Analysis Guide