FM Waypoints RPO Sequence
The FM Waypoints RPO sequence moves a satellite from its current position to a desired final position, which is given as relative to a target satellite. You can control the following:
- the duration of the move
- the maximum spacing of hops to get to the desired relative position
- the choice of whether to stop all relative motion at the final position or not
You can use this as a perch sequence if you set the initial position equal to the final position.
The following picture shows an FM Waypoints connection between -1000m on the VBar to a position at +500m on the RBar. The transfer duration is 2 hours, and the maximum hop spacing is 5 degrees, resulting in eight total maneuvers for a total of 0.477 m/sec Delta-V.
Sequence parameters
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Waypoint_Radial | Enter the radial offset to the target at the end of the FM Waypoints sequence. |
| Waypoint_InTrack | Enter the in-track offset to the target at the end of the FM Waypoints sequence. |
| Waypoint_CrossTrack | Enter the cross-track offset to the target at the end of the FM Waypoints sequence. |
| Waypoint_Duration | Enter the duration of the FMWaypoints sequence to get from the initial position to the desired relative position. |
| Waypoint_MaxDegrees | Enter the maximum spacecraft angle between hops for the forced motion that connects the current position to the final desired relative position. |
| Engine_Name | Enter, as a string, the name of the finite maneuver engine model. |
| Maneuver_Type | Select the type of maneuver, "Impulsive" or "Finite," from the drop-down list. |
| StopAtEnd | Enter, as a Boolean, whether to stop all relative motion at the end of the FMWaypoints sequence (True) or not (False). |