Data Provider Groups | Data Provider Elements
Parameter Set: Orbit
The Orbit parameter set defines orbital element sets for a Point from VGT orbiting the specified Central Body in the specified coordinate System.Element sets include: Cartesian, Classical, Delaunay, Spherical and Equinoctial (Posigrade and Retrograde).
Available for these objects: Access, Aircraft, Antenna, AreaTarget, Facility, GroundVehicle, LaunchVehicle, LineTarget, Missile, Place, Planet, Radar, Receiver, Satellite, SatelliteCollection, Scenario, Sensor, Ship, Target, Transmitter
Type: Time-varying data.
Availability: Reports | Graphs | Dynamic Displays | Strip Charts
Data Provider Groups
Any Orbit Parameter Set component owned by the object is available for use, including user defined ones. Use the Analysis Workbench listing or the Report Manager->Report Content Properties tool to determine the actual set of components that can be used for a specific object.Data Provider Elements
Name | Dimension | Type | Description |
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Time | Date | Real Number or Text | Time. |
Cartesian.X | Distance | Real Number | X Cartesian component of position. |
Cartesian.X Rate | Rate | Real Number | Rate of change of X Cartesian component of position. |
Cartesian.Y | Distance | Real Number | Y Cartesian component of position. |
Cartesian.Y Rate | Rate | Real Number | Rate of change of Y Cartesian component of position. |
Cartesian.Z | Distance | Real Number | Z Cartesian component of position. |
Cartesian.Z Rate | Rate | Real Number | Rate of change of Z Cartesian component of position. |
Cartesian.Vx | Rate | Real Number | X Cartesian component of velocity. |
Cartesian.Vx Rate | Acceleration | Real Number | Rate of change of Cartesian component of velocity. |
Cartesian.Vy | Rate | Real Number | Y Cartesian component of velocity. |
Cartesian.Vy Rate | Acceleration | Real Number | Rate of change of Y Cartesian component of velocity. |
Cartesian.Vz | Rate | Real Number | Z Cartesian component of velocity. |
Cartesian.Vz Rate | Acceleration | Real Number | Rate of change of Z Cartesian component of velocity. |
Classical.GM | Grav Parameter | Real Number | Gravitational parameter of central body. |
Classical.GM Rate | Unitless | Real Number | Rate of change of gravitational parameter of central body. |
Classical.RadiusOfPeriapsis | Distance | Real Number | Radius of periapsis. |
Classical.RadiusOfPeriapsis Rate | Rate | Real Number | Rate of change of radius of periapsis. |
Classical.Eccentricity | Unitless | Real Number | A measure of the shape of the orbit. Values less than 1 indicate an ellipse (where zero is a circular orbit) and values greater than 1 indicate a hyperbola. |
Classical.Eccentricity Rate | Unitless Per Time | Real Number | Rate of change of eccentricity. |
Classical.Inclination | Angle | Real Number or Text | The angle between the orbit plane and the XY plane of the coordinate system. |
Classical.Inclination Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of the angle between the orbit plane and the XY plane of the coordinate system. |
Classical.RAAN | Longitude | Real Number or Text | Right Ascension of Ascending Node. |
Classical.RAAN Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of Right Ascension of Ascending Node. |
Classical.ArgumentOfPeriapsis | Angle | Real Number or Text | Argument of periapsis. |
Classical.ArgumentOfPeriapsis Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of argument of periapsis. |
Classical.TrueAnomaly | Angle | Real Number or Text | True anomaly. |
Classical.TrueAnomaly Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of true anomaly. |
Classical.RadiusOfApoapsis | Distance | Real Number | Radius of apoapsis. |
Classical.RadiusOfApoapsis Rate | Rate | Real Number | Rate of change of radius of apoapsis. |
Classical.SemimajorAxis | Distance | Real Number | Semimajor axis. |
Classical.SemimajorAxis Rate | Rate | Real Number | Rate of change of semimajor axis. |
Classical.MeanMotion | AngleRate | Real Number | Mean motion. |
Classical.MeanMotion Rate | AngleAccel | Real Number | Rate of change of mean motion. |
Classical.EccentricAnomaly | Angle | Real Number or Text | Eccentric anomaly. |
Classical.EccentricAnomaly Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of eccentric anomaly. |
Classical.MeanAnomaly | Angle | Real Number or Text | Mean anomaly. |
Classical.MeanAnomaly Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of mean anomaly. |
Classical.ArgumentOfLatitude | Angle | Real Number or Text | Argument of latitude. |
Classical.ArgumentOfLatitude Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of argument of latitude. |
Classical.LAN | Longitude | Real Number or Text | Longitude of Ascending Node. |
Classical.LAN Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of Longitude of Ascending Node. |
Classical.LongitudeOfPeriapsis | Longitude | Real Number or Text | Longitude of periapsis. |
Classical.LongitudeOfPeriapsis Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of longitude of periapsis. |
Classical.MeanLongitude | Longitude | Real Number or Text | Mean longitude. |
Classical.MeanLongitude Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of mean longitude. |
Classical.TimePastAN | Time | Real Number | Time past Ascending Node. |
Classical.TimePastAN Rate | Unitless | Real Number | Rate of change of time past Ascending Node. |
Classical.TimePastPeriapsis | Time | Real Number | Time past periapsis. |
Classical.TimePastPeriapsis Rate | Unitless | Real Number | Rate of change of time past periapsis. |
Spherical.RightAscension | Longitude | Real Number or Text | Right ascension. |
Spherical.RightAscension Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of right ascension. |
Spherical.Declination | Angle | Real Number or Text | Declination. |
Spherical.Declination Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of declination. |
Spherical.Radius | Distance | Real Number | Radius of position in orbit relative to central body. |
Spherical.Radius Rate | Rate | Real Number | Rate of change of radius of position in orbit relative to central body. |
Spherical.FlightPathAngle | Angle | Real Number or Text | Flight path angle. |
Spherical.FlightPathAngle Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of flight path angle. |
Spherical.FlightPathAzimuth | Angle | Real Number or Text | Flight path azimuth. |
Spherical.FlightPathAzimuth Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of flight path azimuth. |
Spherical.Speed | Rate | Real Number | Speed. |
Spherical.Speed Rate | Acceleration | Real Number | Rate of change of speed. |
Spherical.VerticalFlightPathAngle | Angle | Real Number or Text | Vertical flight path angle. |
Spherical.VerticalFlightPathAngle Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of vertical flight path angle. |
Delaunay.GM | Grav Parameter | Real Number | Gravitational parameter of central body. |
Delaunay.GM Rate | Unitless | Real Number | Rate of change of gravitational parameter of central body. |
Delaunay.AngularMomentumZ | Area Rate | Real Number | Z component of orbit angular momentum vector. |
Delaunay.AngularMomentumZ Rate | Rate Squared | Real Number | Rate of change of Z component of orbit angular momentum vector. |
Delaunay.AngularMomentum | Area Rate | Real Number | Magnitude of orbit angular momentum. |
Delaunay.AngularMomentum Rate | Rate Squared | Real Number | Rate of change of magnitude of orbit angular momentum. |
Delaunay.L | Area Rate | Real Number | L variable. |
Delaunay.L Rate | Rate Squared | Real Number | Rate of change of the L variable. |
Delaunay.RAAN | Longitude | Real Number or Text | Right Ascension of Ascending Node. |
Delaunay.RAAN Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of Right Ascension of Ascending Node. |
Delaunay.ArgumentOfPeriapsis | Angle | Real Number or Text | Argument of periapsis. |
Delaunay.ArgumentOfPeriapsis Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of argument of periapsis. |
Delaunay.MeanAnomaly | Angle | Real Number or Text | Mean anomaly. |
Delaunay.MeanAnomaly Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of mean anomaly. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.GM | Grav Parameter | Real Number | Gravitational parameter of central body. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.GM Rate | Unitless | Real Number | Rate of change of gravitational parameter of central body. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.SemimajorAxis | Distance | Real Number | Semimajor axis. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.SemimajorAxis Rate | Rate | Real Number | Rate of change of semimajor axis. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.h | Unitless | Real Number | h = eccentricity * sin(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse). Equinoctial elements h and k together describe the shape of the orbit and the location of the periapse. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.h Rate | Unitless Per Time | Real Number | Rate of change of h. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.k | Unitless | Real Number | k = eccentricity * cos(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse). Equinoctial elements h and k together describe the shape of the orbit and the location of the periapse. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.k Rate | Unitless Per Time | Real Number | Rate of change of k. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.p | Unitless | Real Number | p = tan(inclination/2) * sin(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node). Equinoctial elements p and q together describe the orientation of the orbit plane. Retrograde orbits have a singularity at zero inclination, and posigrade orbits have a singularity at 180 deg inclination. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.p Rate | Unitless Per Time | Real Number | Rate of change of p. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.q | Unitless | Real Number | q = tan(inclination/2) * cos(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node). Equinoctial elements p and q together describe the orientation of the orbit plane. Retrograde orbits have a singularity at zero inclination, and posigrade orbits have a singularity at 180 deg inclination. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.q Rate | Unitless Per Time | Real Number | Rate of change of q. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.MeanLongitude | Longitude | Real Number or Text | Mean longitude is the sum: right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse + mean_anomaly. A measure of the location within the orbit. |
Equinoctial.Posigrade.MeanLongitude Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of MeanLongitude. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.GM | Grav Parameter | Real Number | Gravitational parameter of central body. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.GM Rate | Unitless | Real Number | Rate of change of gravitational parameter of central body. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.SemimajorAxis | Distance | Real Number | Semimajor axis. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.SemimajorAxis Rate | Rate | Real Number | Rate of change of semimajor axis. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.h | Unitless | Real Number | h = eccentricity * sin(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse). Equinoctial elements h and k together describe the shape of the orbit and the location of the periapse. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.h Rate | Unitless Per Time | Real Number | Rate of change of h. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.k | Unitless | Real Number | k = eccentricity * cos(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse). Equinoctial elements h and k together describe the shape of the orbit and the location of the periapse. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.k Rate | Unitless Per Time | Real Number | Rate of change of k. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.p | Unitless | Real Number | p = tan(inclination/2) * sin(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node). Equinoctial elements p and q together describe the orientation of the orbit plane. Retrograde orbits have a singularity at zero inclination, and posigrade orbits have a singularity at 180 deg inclination. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.p Rate | Unitless Per Time | Real Number | Rate of change of p. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.q | Unitless | Real Number | q = tan(inclination/2) * cos(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node). Equinoctial elements p and q together describe the orientation of the orbit plane. Retrograde orbits have a singularity at zero inclination, and posigrade orbits have a singularity at 180 deg inclination. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.q Rate | Unitless Per Time | Real Number | Rate of change of q. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.MeanLongitude | Longitude | Real Number or Text | Mean longitude is the sum: right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse + mean_anomaly. A measure of the location within the orbit. |
Equinoctial.Retrograde.MeanLongitude Rate | AngleRate | Real Number | Rate of change of MeanLongitude. |