Repeat ground track numbering: The path number in the repeat ground track cycle corresponding to the initial conditions and the number of revolutions in the repeat cycle.
FirstPathNum | Path numbers are incremented concurrently with pass numbers, but are limited to a range of 1 to the number of revolutions in the repeat cycle. Dimensionless. |
RevsToRepeat | Once the path number reaches the number of revolutions in the repeat cycle, the next path number is 1. Dimensionless. |