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SpecializedOrbitSolverCreateEarthRepeatGroundTraceOrbitUsingApproximateAltitude Method

Creates a circular orbit that exactly repeats its ground trace after a specified number of revolutions under the influence of J2 perturbations. Uses Earth defaults.

Namespace:  AGI.Foundation.Propagators
Assembly:  AGI.Foundation.Models (in AGI.Foundation.Models.dll) Version: 23.2.417.0 (23.2.417.0)
Syntax
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public static J2Propagator CreateEarthRepeatGroundTraceOrbitUsingApproximateAltitude(
	JulianDate orbitEpoch,
	double approximateAltitude,
	double inclination,
	int numberRevsToRepeat,
	double ascendingNodeLongitude
)

Parameters

orbitEpoch
Type: AGI.Foundation.TimeJulianDate
The epoch associated with the initial conditions of the propagated orbit.
approximateAltitude
Type: SystemDouble
The approximate desired altitude for the repeat ground trace orbit. The method iterates to find the closest exact match.
inclination
Type: SystemDouble
The inclination of the orbit.
numberRevsToRepeat
Type: SystemInt32
The number of revolutions until the ground trace exactly repeats.
ascendingNodeLongitude
Type: SystemDouble
The longitude of the ascending node in the Earth-fixed frame.

Return Value

Type: J2Propagator
A J2Propagator object that is initialized at its ascending node with the desired orbit epoch, orbital elements, and gravity field.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException Thrown if approximateAltitude is negative, if numberRevsToRepeat is zero or negative, or if inclination is less than zero or greater than pi radians.
Remarks
Uses constants from the EarthGravitationalModel2008 for gravitational parameter, J2, and reference distance. The inertial and fixed reference frames are defined by the instance of EarthCentralBody in the CentralBodiesFacet of the CalculationContext.
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