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. |