Spacecraft.OrbitWizardMolniyaSetup(Variable, Variable, Variable) Method

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Description

Initializes the state of a spacecraft with a Molniya orbit around the Earth. The user specifies the desired orbit Epoch and Longitude at Apogee and whether to dwell in the Northern or Southern hemisphere. The Spacecraft's previous Inclination, True Anomaly, and RAAN are maintained.

Timing Precision Mode

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Method Signature

Spacecraft.OrbitWizardMolniyaSetup(	Variable epochAtApogee,
	Variable longitudeAtApogee,
	Variable dwellArea)

Arguments

epochAtApogee
Description:	Epoch of the spacecraft at apogee.

longitudeAtApogee
Description:	Longitude of the spacecraft at apogee.
Valid Range:	longitudeAtApogee ≥ 0

dwellArea

Description:

Dwell in either the Northern or Southern hemisphere

Valid Values:

Value	Label
1	Dwell in the Northern hemisphere
2	Dwell in the Southern hemisphere

Return Value

Type:

number

Returns a 1 if the Molniya orbit was initialized successfully. Returns a 0 if orbit initialization failed.

Syntax

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.OrbitWizardMolniyaSetup(myVariable2, myVariable3, myVariable4);