Data Provider Groups | Data Provider Elements

Points Choose System

Reports the selected point and its velocity in a specified reference coordinate system. Both point and coordinate system must be defined in the Vector Geometry Tool.

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

Pre-data required: "<TruncObjectPath> <SystemName>" - e.g. "CentralBody/Sun ICRF"

Data Provider Groups

Any Point 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

NameDimensionTypeDescription
TimeDateReal Number or TextTime.
xDistanceReal NumberThe X component of the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system. Defines projection of the displacement vector onto the x-axis of the reference coordinate system.
yDistanceReal NumberThe Y component of the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system. Defines projection of the displacement vector onto the y-axis of the reference coordinate system.
zDistanceReal NumberThe Z component of the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system. Defines projection of the displacement vector onto the z-axis of the reference coordinate system.
MagnitudeDistanceReal NumberMagnitude of the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system, i.e. distance of the selected point from the origin of the reference coordinate system.
x/MagnitudeUnitlessReal NumberFirst component of the unit vector along the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system. Defines projection of the unit vector onto the x-axis of the reference coordinate system.
y/MagnitudeUnitlessReal NumberSecond component of the unit vector along the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system. Defines projection of the unit vector onto the y-axis of the reference coordinate system.
z/MagnitudeUnitlessReal NumberThird component of the unit vector along the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system. Defines projection of the unit vector onto the z-axis of the reference coordinate system.
RightAscensionLongitudeReal Number or TextRight ascension of the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system. Represents the angle between the x-axis of the reference coordinate system and projection of the displacement vector onto the xy-plane of the reference coordinate system. The angle is measured counterclockwise about the z-axis of the reference coordinate system.
DeclinationLatitudeReal Number or TextDeclination of the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system. Represents the angle between the displacement vector and its projection onto the xy-plane of the reference coordinate system. The angle is positive when the displacement vector is directed toward positive z-axis of the reference coordinate system.
Co-DeclinationAngleReal Number or TextCo-Declination of the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system. Represents the angle between the displacement vector and z-axis of the reference coordinate system.
NegativeDeclinationAngleReal Number or TextNegative declination of the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system, Represents the angle between the displacement vector and its projection onto the xy-plane of the reference coordinate system. The angle is positive for vectors directed toward negative z-axis of the reference coordinate system.
Detic LatitudeLatitudeReal Number or TextDetic or centric latitude of the selected point. The detic value is computed if the chosen System is Fixed, else the centric value is computed. See Points(Fixed) for details about the detic computation and Points(Inertial) for details about the centric computation.
Detic LongitudeLongitudeReal Number or TextDetic or centric longitude of the selected point. The detic value is computed if the chosen System is Fixed, else the centric value is computed. See Points(Fixed) for details about the detic computation and Points(Inertial) for details about the centric computation.
Detic AltitudeDistanceReal NumberDetic or approximate centric altitude of the selected point. The detic value is computed if the chosen System is Fixed, else the centric value is computed. See Points(Fixed) for details about the detic computation and Points(Inertial) for details about the centric computation.
DirectionAngle xAngleReal Number or TextAngle between the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system and the x-axis of the reference coordinate system.
DirectionAngle yAngleReal Number or TextAngle between the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system and the y-axis of the reference coordinate system.
DirectionAngle zAngleReal Number or TextAngle between the displacement vector that locates selected point in the reference coordinate system and the z-axis of the reference coordinate system.
Velocity xRateReal NumberFirst component of the velocity vector, where the velocity of the selected point is defined in the reference coordinate system. Defines projection of the velocity vector onto the x-axis of the reference coordinate system.
Velocity yRateReal NumberSecond component of the velocity vector, where the velocity of the selected point is defined in the reference coordinate system. Defines projection of the velocity vector onto the y-axis of the reference coordinate system.
Velocity zRateReal NumberThird component of the velocity vector, where the velocity of the selected point is defined in the reference coordinate system. Defines projection of the velocity vector onto the z-axis of the reference coordinate system.
Velocity MagnitudeRateReal NumberMagnitude of the velocity vector, where the velocity of the selected point is defined in the reference coordinate system.