Data Provider Elements

Gravity Model

The name of the gravity model that is currently in use by the propagator. It includes the values of the standard gravitational parameter mu, and the J2 term in the gravity field.

Available for these objects: LaunchVehicle, Missile, Satellite

Type: Fixed data.

Availability: Reports

Data Provider Elements

NameDimensionTypeDescription
NameUnitlessTextName of the gravity model.
muUnitlessReal NumberThe gravitational constant.
J2UnitlessReal NumberThe primary oblateness contribution to the gravity field is usually J2, where J2 is the negative of the 2nd degree zero order term in the spherical harmonics expansion of the field.