Description

Properties for a Launch segment.

Public Methods

DisableControlParameter	Disables the specified control parameter.
EnableControlParameter	Enables the specified control parameter.
IsControlParameterEnabled	Sees if the specified control is enabled.
SetBurnoutType	Sets the burnout type.
SetDisplaySystemType	Sets the display system type.

Public Properties

AscentType	Gets or sets the order of the spline used to generate the motion along the ellipse.
Burnout	Get the burnout point definition.
BurnoutType	Get the burnout type.
BurnoutVelocity	Get the burnout velocity definition.
CentralBodyName	Gets or sets the central body.
ControlParametersAvailable	Returns whether or not the control parameters can be set.
DisplaySystem	Gets the current Display System.
DisplaySystemType	Get the launch coordinate type.
Epoch	Gets or sets the date and time of the launch. Uses DateFormat Dimension.
FuelTank	Get the spacecraft's fuel tank properties.
InitialAcceleration	Gets or sets the initial acceleration, for the Quartic Motion Ascent Type. Uses Acceleration Dimension.
PreLaunchTime	Gets or sets the amount of time before the spacecraft's launch that it will be created in the scenario. The vehicle will remain at the launch position until beginning of the launch epoch. Uses Time Dimension.
SetMetEpoch	If true, the Mission Elapsed Time epoch will be set to the launch epoch.
SpacecraftParameters	Satellite Properties - the spacecraft's physical properties.
StepSize	Gets or sets the time interval between calculated ephemeris output points. Uses Time Dimension.
TimeOfFlight	Gets or sets the time of flight (the time from launch to burnout). Uses Time Dimension.
UsePreviousSegmentState	If true, the previous segment state is used to define the launch location parameters.
UserVariables	Interface used to modify user variables for the launch segment.

Interfaces

Implemented Interface
IAgVAMCSSegment
IAgComponentInfo
IAgCloneable

CoClasses that Implement IAgVAMCSLaunch

Name
AgVAMCSLaunch

Example

Configure launch segment

[C#]

// Add launch sequence and retrieve the 
IAgVAMCSSegment segment = driver.MainSequence.Insert(AgEVASegmentType.eVASegmentTypeLaunch, "MyLaunch", "-");
IAgVAMCSLaunch launch = segment as IAgVAMCSLaunch;

// Configure launch properties
launch.CentralBodyName = "Mars";
launch.Epoch = "1 Jan 2012 12:00:00.000";
launch.StepSize = 6;
launch.UsePreviousSegmentState = false;
launch.PreLaunchTime = 1;
launch.TimeOfFlight = 500;
launch.AscentType = AgEVAAscentType.eVAAscentTypeEllipseQuarticMotion;
launch.InitialAcceleration = 0.02;

// Configure display type
launch.SetDisplaySystemType(AgEVALaunchDisplaySystem.eVADisplaySystemGeocentric);
IAgVADisplaySystemGeocentric llr = (IAgVADisplaySystemGeocentric)launch.DisplaySystem;
llr.Latitude = 35.581;
llr.Longitude = -92.263;
llr.Radius = 1000;

// Configure launch type
launch.AscentType = AgEVAAscentType.eVAAscentTypeEllipseQuarticMotion;
launch.InitialAcceleration = 0.02;
launch.AscentType = AgEVAAscentType.eVAAscentTypeEllipseCubicMotion;

// Configure burnout type
IAgVABurnoutVelocity velocity = launch.BurnoutVelocity;
velocity.BurnoutOption = AgEVABurnoutOptions.eVABurnoutOptionsInertialVelocity;
velocity.InertialVelocity = 20.0;
velocity.InertialHorizontalFPA = 22;
velocity.InertialVelocityAzimuth = 55;
velocity.BurnoutOption = AgEVABurnoutOptions.eVABurnoutOptionsFixedVelocity;
velocity.FixedVelocity = 20;

Configure launch segment

[Visual Basic .NET]

' Add launch sequence and retrieve the 
Dim segment As IAgVAMCSSegment = driver.MainSequence.Insert(AgEVASegmentType.eVASegmentTypeLaunch, "MyLaunch", "-")
Dim launch As IAgVAMCSLaunch = TryCast(segment, IAgVAMCSLaunch)

' Configure launch properties
launch.CentralBodyName = "Mars"
launch.Epoch = "1 Jan 2012 12:00:00.000"
launch.StepSize = 6
launch.UsePreviousSegmentState = False
launch.PreLaunchTime = 1
launch.TimeOfFlight = 500
launch.AscentType = AgEVAAscentType.eVAAscentTypeEllipseQuarticMotion
launch.InitialAcceleration = 0.02

' Configure display type
launch.SetDisplaySystemType(AgEVALaunchDisplaySystem.eVADisplaySystemGeocentric)
Dim llr As IAgVADisplaySystemGeocentric = DirectCast(launch.DisplaySystem, IAgVADisplaySystemGeocentric)
llr.Latitude = 35.581
llr.Longitude = -92.263
llr.Radius = 1000

' Configure launch type
launch.AscentType = AgEVAAscentType.eVAAscentTypeEllipseQuarticMotion
launch.InitialAcceleration = 0.02
launch.AscentType = AgEVAAscentType.eVAAscentTypeEllipseCubicMotion

' Configure burnout type
Dim velocity As IAgVABurnoutVelocity = launch.BurnoutVelocity
velocity.BurnoutOption = AgEVABurnoutOptions.eVABurnoutOptionsInertialVelocity
velocity.InertialVelocity = 20
velocity.InertialHorizontalFPA = 22
velocity.InertialVelocityAzimuth = 55
velocity.BurnoutOption = AgEVABurnoutOptions.eVABurnoutOptionsFixedVelocity
velocity.FixedVelocity = 20

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IAgVAMCSLaunch Interface