Spacecraft.RayPathHeight(Spacecraft, CelestialObject) Method

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Description

This method calculates the planeto-detic height of the Line-of-Sight vector above the limb of the celestial object provided as an argument.

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Spacecraft.RayPathHeight(	Spacecraft viewingSpacecraft,
	CelestialObject inteferingCelestialObject)

viewingSpacecraft
Description:	The viewing Spacecraft; the Line-of-Sight vector will be calculated between this Spacecraft and the calling Spacecraft.

inteferingCelestialObject
Description:	The Celestial Object for which the Ray Path Height is to be calculated.

Type:	number
Units:	km

Returns the planeto-detic height of the Line-of-Sight vector above the limb of the interfering body.

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.RayPathHeight(mySpacecraft2, myCelestialObject1);