Spacecraft.METFromEpoch(String) Method

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Description

This method returns the mission elapsed time (MET) for the calling Spacecraft since the provided referenceEpoch. The output MET is given in DD:HH:MM:SS.SSS format.

Timing Precision Mode

This page describes functionality in millisecond timing precision mode. Millisecond timing precision mode is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. We recommend that you migrate your Mission Plans to nanosecond timing precision mode.

Click here to see the documentation for this object in nanosecond timing precision mode.

Method Signature

Spacecraft.METFromEpoch(

String referenceEpoch)

Arguments

referenceEpoch
Description:	Must be in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and will be parsed using "Mmm DD YYYY hh:mm:ss.fs" as the format string.

Return Value

Type:

string

Returns the mission elapsed time from some reference epoch in the format DAY:HH:MM:SS.SSS.

Syntax

myString1 = mySpacecraft1.METFromEpoch(myString2);