Spacecraft.MagneticField(Variable) Method

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Description

Returns the Earth's magnetic field vector at the Spacecraft's current position using coordinateSystem to express the vector.

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Spacecraft.MagneticField(

Variable coordinateSystem)

coordinateSystem

Description:

Variable that specifies the coordinate system used to express the magnetic field vector.

Valid Values:

Value	Label
0	ICRF
1	Velocity Normal Binormal (VNB)
2	Local Vertical / Local Horizontal (LVLH)
3	Body Coordinate System (BCS)

Type:	Array of number (size = 3)
Units:	nT

Returns the Earth's magnetic field vector at the Spacecraft's current position.

myArray1 = mySpacecraft1.MagneticField(myVariable1);