Follow

The Follow segment of the Mission Control Sequence (MCS) can be used to set the spacecraft to follow another vehicle (such as a Satellite, Launch Vehicle, Missile, Aircraft, Ship, or Ground Vehicle) at a specified offset, and to separate from that vehicle upon meeting specified conditions. You can specify the configuration of the spacecraft, the conditions at which the spacecraft joins with the leader vehicle, and the conditions at which the spacecraft separates from the leader vehicle. The segment goes through the ephemeris points of the leader, adding the specified offset to them and then adding these points to the ephemeris. Ephemeris points are not added until the joining condition is met, and are added until the separation condition is met.

Syntax

Astrogator <Satellite Object Path> SetValue <Attribute Path>.Follow.{Attribute} <Value> [{Unit}]

Description

To define a Follow segment of the MCS, you must set the general parameters to describe the epoch and nature of the Following operation, and specify the joining conditions, separation conditions, and spacecraft physical values as required by the general parameters you choose. To do so, expand the table of contents and select a specific attribute.

Example

Select a specific attribute from the table of contents for an example.

STK Programming Interface 11.0.1