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Report Style: Beta Angle

Reports the beta angle (i.e., the signed angle of the apparent vector to the Sun) over time, relative to the orbital plane. The signed angle is positive when the apparent vector is in the direction of the orbit normal. The orbit normal (which is normal to the orbital plane) is parallel to the orbital angular momentum vector, which is defined as the cross-product of the inertial position and velocity vectors.

Data Provider:Beta Angle

Type: Time-varying data.

Availability: Reports | Dynamic Displays

Column Listing

Column	Column Name	Element	Type	Dimension	Description
1	Time	Time	Real Number or Text	Date	Time.
2	Beta Angle	Beta Angle	Real Number or Text	Angle	The beta angle defined by the apparent Sun vector.