Planet: Parameter Set Orbit: Orbit

Orbit with respect to the central body.

Name Dimension Type Description
Time DateFormat Real Number Time.
Cartesian.X DistanceUnit Real Number X Cartesian component of position.
Cartesian.X Rate Rate Real Number Rate of change of X Cartesian component of position.
Cartesian.Y DistanceUnit Real Number Y Cartesian component of position.
Cartesian.Y Rate Rate Real Number Rate of change of Y Cartesian component of position.
Cartesian.Z DistanceUnit Real Number Z Cartesian component of position.
Cartesian.Z Rate Rate Real Number Rate of change of Z Cartesian component of position.
Cartesian.Vx Rate Real Number X Cartesian component of velocity.
Cartesian.Vx Rate Acceleration Real Number Rate of change of Cartesian component of velocity.
Cartesian.Vy Rate Real Number Y Cartesian component of velocity.
Cartesian.Vy Rate Acceleration Real Number Rate of change of Y Cartesian component of velocity.
Cartesian.Vz Rate Real Number Z Cartesian component of velocity.
Cartesian.Vz Rate Acceleration Real Number Rate of change of Z Cartesian component of velocity.
Classical.GM Grav Parameter Real Number Gravitational parameter of central body.
Classical.GM Rate Unitless Real Number Rate of change of gravitational parameter of central body.
Classical.RadiusOfPeriapsis DistanceUnit Real Number Radius of periapsis.
Classical.RadiusOfPeriapsis Rate Rate Real Number Rate of change of radius of periapsis.
Classical.Eccentricity Unitless Real Number A measure of the shape of the orbit. Values less than 1 indicate an ellipse (where zero is a circular orbit) and values greater than 1 indicate a hyperbola.
Classical.Eccentricity Rate Unitless Per Time Real Number Rate of change of eccentricity.
Classical.Inclination AngleUnit Real Number The angle between the orbit plane and the XY plane of the coordinate system.
Classical.Inclination Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of the angle between the orbit plane and the XY plane of the coordinate system.
Classical.RAAN LongitudeUnit Real Number Right Ascension of Ascending Node.
Classical.RAAN Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of Right Ascension of Ascending Node.
Classical.ArgumentOfPeriapsis AngleUnit Real Number Argument of periapsis.
Classical.ArgumentOfPeriapsis Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of argument of periapsis.
Classical.TrueAnomaly AngleUnit Real Number True anomaly.
Classical.TrueAnomaly Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of true anomaly.
Classical.RadiusOfApoapsis DistanceUnit Real Number Radius of apoapsis.
Classical.RadiusOfApoapsis Rate Rate Real Number Rate of change of radius of apoapsis.
Classical.SemimajorAxis DistanceUnit Real Number Semimajor axis.
Classical.SemimajorAxis Rate Rate Real Number Rate of change of semimajor axis.
Classical.MeanMotion AngleRateUnit Real Number Mean motion.
Classical.MeanMotion Rate AngleAccelUnit Real Number Rate of change of mean motion.
Classical.EccentricAnomaly AngleUnit Real Number Eccentric anomaly.
Classical.EccentricAnomaly Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of eccentric anomaly.
Classical.MeanAnomaly AngleUnit Real Number Mean anomaly.
Classical.MeanAnomaly Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of mean anomaly.
Classical.ArgumentOfLatitude AngleUnit Real Number Argument of latitude.
Classical.ArgumentOfLatitude Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of argument of latitude.
Classical.LAN LongitudeUnit Real Number Longitude of Ascending Node.
Classical.LAN Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of Longitude of Ascending Node.
Classical.LongitudeOfPeriapsis LongitudeUnit Real Number Longitude of periapsis.
Classical.LongitudeOfPeriapsis Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of longitude of periapsis.
Classical.MeanLongitude LongitudeUnit Real Number Mean longitude.
Classical.MeanLongitude Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of mean longitude.
Classical.TimePastAN TimeUnit Real Number Time past Ascending Node.
Classical.TimePastAN Rate Unitless Real Number Rate of change of time past Ascending Node.
Classical.TimePastPeriapsis TimeUnit Real Number Time past periapsis.
Classical.TimePastPeriapsis Rate Unitless Real Number Rate of change of time past periapsis.
Spherical.RightAscension LongitudeUnit Real Number Right ascension.
Spherical.RightAscension Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of right ascension.
Spherical.Declination AngleUnit Real Number Declination.
Spherical.Declination Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of declination.
Spherical.Radius DistanceUnit Real Number Radius of position in orbit relative to central body.
Spherical.Radius Rate Rate Real Number Rate of change of radius of position in orbit relative to central body.
Spherical.FlightPathAngle AngleUnit Real Number Flight path angle.
Spherical.FlightPathAngle Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of flight path angle.
Spherical.FlightPathAzimuth AngleUnit Real Number Flight path azimuth.
Spherical.FlightPathAzimuth Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of flight path azimuth.
Spherical.Speed Rate Real Number Speed.
Spherical.Speed Rate Acceleration Real Number Rate of change of speed.
Spherical.VerticalFlightPathAngle AngleUnit Real Number Vertical flight path angle.
Spherical.VerticalFlightPathAngle Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of vertical flight path angle.
Delaunay.GM Grav Parameter Real Number Gravitational parameter of central body.
Delaunay.GM Rate Unitless Real Number Rate of change of gravitational parameter of central body.
Delaunay.AngularMomentumZ Area Rate Real Number Z component of orbit angular momentum vector.
Delaunay.AngularMomentumZ Rate Rate Squared Real Number Rate of change of Z component of orbit angular momentum vector.
Delaunay.AngularMomentum Area Rate Real Number Magnitude of orbit angular momentum.
Delaunay.AngularMomentum Rate Rate Squared Real Number Rate of change of magnitude of orbit angular momentum.
Delaunay.L Area Rate Real Number L variable.
Delaunay.L Rate Rate Squared Real Number Rate of change of the L variable.
Delaunay.RAAN LongitudeUnit Real Number Right Ascension of Ascending Node.
Delaunay.RAAN Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of Right Ascension of Ascending Node.
Delaunay.ArgumentOfPeriapsis AngleUnit Real Number Argument of periapsis.
Delaunay.ArgumentOfPeriapsis Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of argument of periapsis.
Delaunay.MeanAnomaly AngleUnit Real Number Mean anomaly.
Delaunay.MeanAnomaly Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of mean anomaly.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.GM Grav Parameter Real Number Gravitational parameter of central body.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.GM Rate Unitless Real Number Rate of change of gravitational parameter of central body.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.SemimajorAxis DistanceUnit Real Number Semimajor axis.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.SemimajorAxis Rate Rate Real Number Rate of change of semimajor axis.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.h Unitless Real Number h = eccentricity * sin(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse). Equinoctial elements h and k together describe the shape of the orbit and the location of the periapse.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.h Rate Unitless Per Time Real Number Rate of change of h.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.k Unitless Real Number k = eccentricity * cos(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse). Equinoctial elements h and k together describe the shape of the orbit and the location of the periapse
Equinoctial.Posigrade.k Rate Unitless Per Time Real Number Rate of change of k.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.p Unitless Real Number p = tan(inclination/2) * sin(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node). Equinoctial elements p and q together describe the orientation of the orbit plane. Retrograde orbits have a singularity at zero inclination, and posigrade orbits have a singularity at 180 deg inclination.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.p Rate Unitless Per Time Real Number Rate of change of p.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.q Unitless Real Number q = tan(inclination/2) * cos(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node). Equinoctial elements p and q together describe the orientation of the orbit plane. Retrograde orbits have a singularity at zero inclination, and posigrade orbits have a singularity at 180 deg inclination.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.q Rate Unitless Per Time Real Number Rate of change of q.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.MeanLongitude LongitudeUnit Real Number mean longitude is the sum: right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse + mean_anomaly. A measure of the location within the orbit.
Equinoctial.Posigrade.MeanLongitude Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of MeanLongitude.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.GM Grav Parameter Real Number Gravitational parameter of central body.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.GM Rate Unitless Real Number Rate of change of gravitational parameter of central body.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.SemimajorAxis DistanceUnit Real Number Semimajor axis.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.SemimajorAxis Rate Rate Real Number Rate of change of semimajor axis.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.h Unitless Real Number h = eccentricity * sin(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse). Equinoctial elements h and k together describe the shape of the orbit and the location of the periapse.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.h Rate Unitless Per Time Real Number Rate of change of h.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.k Unitless Real Number k = eccentricity * cos(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse). Equinoctial elements h and k together describe the shape of the orbit and the location of the periapse.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.k Rate Unitless Per Time Real Number Rate of change of k.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.p Unitless Real Number p = tan(inclination/2) * sin(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node). Equinoctial elements p and q together describe the orientation of the orbit plane. Retrograde orbits have a singularity at zero inclination, and posigrade orbits have a singularity at 180 deg inclination.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.p Rate Unitless Per Time Real Number Rate of change of p.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.q Unitless Real Number q = tan(inclination/2) * cos(right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node). Equinoctial elements p and q together describe the orientation of the orbit plane. Retrograde orbits have a singularity at zero inclination, and posigrade orbits have a singularity at 180 deg inclination.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.q Rate Unitless Per Time Real Number Rate of change of q.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.MeanLongitude LongitudeUnit Real Number mean longitude is the sum: right_ascension_of_the_ascending_node + argument_of_periapse + mean_anomaly. A measure of the location within the orbit.
Equinoctial.Retrograde.MeanLongitude Rate AngleRateUnit Real Number Rate of change of MeanLongitude.

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