Access: LLA Grazing Point

Reports the grazing point along the line of the sight between the objects involved in the access (i.e., the closest point to the central body ellipsoid along the line segment between the objects). The location is expressed in detic coordinates.

Type: Time-varying data

Availability: Reports | Graphs | Dynamic Displays | Strip Charts

NameDimensionTypeDescription
TimeDateFormatReal NumberTime.
LatitudeLatitudeUnitReal NumberLatitude of the grazing point.
LongitudeLongitudeUnitReal NumberLongitude of the grazing point.
AltitudeDistanceUnitReal NumberAltitude of the grazing point.
Solar ZenithAngleUnitReal NumberThe angle between the apparent sun vector and the detic zenith of the grazing point.
RangeDistanceUnitReal NumberThe range between the base object used in access and the grazing point.
UTM ZoneUnitlessTextThe UTM Zone character indicator for the grazing point. Available only when the central body is Earth.
UTM EastingDistanceUnitReal NumberThe easting value within the UTM zone for the grazing point. Available only when the central body is Earth.
UTM NorthingDistanceUnitReal NumberThe northing value within the UTM zone for the grazing point. Available only when the central body is Earth.
MGRS CellUnitlessTextThe MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) code for the cell area containing the grazing point. Available only when the central body is Earth.