Reports the grazing point along the line
of the sight between the objects involved in the access (i.e., the
closest point to the central body ellipsoid along the line segment
between the objects). The location is expressed in detic
coordinates.
Name |
Dimension |
Type |
Description |
Time |
DateFormat |
Real Number |
Time. |
Latitude |
LatitudeUnit |
Real Number |
Latitude of the grazing point. |
Longitude |
LongitudeUnit |
Real Number |
Longitude of the grazing point. |
Altitude |
DistanceUnit |
Real Number |
Altitude of the grazing point. |
Solar Zenith |
AngleUnit |
Real Number |
The angle between the apparent sun vector and the
detic zenith of the grazing point. |
Range |
DistanceUnit |
Real Number |
The range between the base object used in access
and the grazing point. |
UTM Zone |
Unitless |
Text |
The UTM Zone character indicator for the grazing
point. Available only when the central body is Earth. |
UTM Easting |
DistanceUnit |
Real Number |
The easting value within the UTM zone for the
grazing point. Available only when the central body is Earth. |
UTM Northing |
DistanceUnit |
Real Number |
The northing value within the UTM zone for the
grazing point. Available only when the central body is Earth. |
MGRS Cell |
Unitless |
Text |
The MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) code for
the cell area containing the grazing point. Available only when the
central body is Earth. |