Missile: SEET Magnetic Coordinates
Computes the vehicle's position and velocity in the requested coordinate system, as a function of time. Valid for vehicles whose central body is earth.
Type: Time-varying data
Availability: Reports | Graphs | Dynamic Displays | Strip Charts
Name | Description |
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Geomagnetic (MAG) | The Z axis aligned with the magnetic north pole and the negative X axis constrained toward the Earth Fixed Z axis. |
Geocentric Solar Magnetospheric (GSM) | The X-axis aligned with the Earth-Sun line, and the Z-axis constrained toward the magnetic north pole. |
Solar Magnetic (SM) | The Z-axis aligned with the magnetic north pole, and the X-axis constrained toward the Earth-Sun line. |