LaunchVehicle: Lighting Times
Generates a listing of all lighting
events. Lighting events are start and end of periods of full
lighting (sunlight), partial lighting (penumbra) and periods of
zero lighting (umbra). Note that the Lighting Times data provider
reports all computed penumbra intervals, which means that if umbra
exists, then two penumbra intervals, each with its own start and
stop times, is reported--one before and one after the umbra
interval. So, if lighting times that start in umbra are generated,
then the first reported penumbra interval corresponds to the times
that follow after the first umbra, and the penumbra interval prior
to the first umbra is not reported.
Type: Interval data
Availability: Reports | Graphs
Name |
Description |
Sunlight
|
Periods when object is in full sun. |
Penumbra
|
Periods when the object is in partial shadow. Also means that
part of the solar disk is occultated. |
Umbra
|
Periods when the object is in total shadow. Also means that the
Sun is seen as entirely obscured. |
STK Programming Interface 11.0.1