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Report Style: Descending Node

Reports the time of descending node for each pass during the requested interval. If the orbit is equatorial, reports the text 'Equatorial'. If the descending node does not occur within a pass, reports the text 'Not in Pass'. This may occur during a partial pass when the requested interval doesn't start/end on a pass break, and the descending node does not occur within that partial pass.

Data Provider:Passes

Type: Interval data.

Availability: Reports

Column Listing

Column	Column Name	Element	Type	Dimension	Description
1	Time of Descen Node	Time of Descen Node	Real Number or Text	Date	The time when the satellite is at the descending node (i.e., the Z component of the inertial position vector decreases through zero). The inertial position vector is expressed in the coordinate system specified on the pass break settings of the satellite, except that Inertial is used if the setting is Fixed. If the orbit is nearly equatorial, the value will not be computed.