Spacecraft.PerigeeHeight Property

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Description

Returns the instantaneous osculating periapsis height of the Spacecraft above its central body, measured along a vector normal to the surface of the body at the Spacecraft's sub-satellite point. The oblateness of the central body is taken into account when calculating the height.

 

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.

 

Attributes

Type:

number

Access:

read

Units:

km

 

Syntax

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.PerigeeHeight;

 

See also

Spacecraft Object

Spacecraft Propagation Guide

Coverage and Contact Analysis Guide