CelestialSystem.GetVelocityOfObject(Variable, Spacecraft) Method

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Description

Returns an Array containing the velocity of the argument object in the ICRF, referenced from the barycenter of the CelestialSystem.

Timing Precision Mode

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Method Signature

CelestialSystem.GetVelocityOfObject(	Variable epoch,
	Spacecraft spacecraft)

Arguments

epoch
Description:	The epoch at which to evaluate the system.

spacecraft
Description:	The Spacecraft whose velocity will be returned.

Return Value

Type:	Array of number (size = 3)
Units:	km/s

Returns the VX, VY, VZ components of the state of the argument object in the ICRF.

Syntax

myArray1 = myCelestialSystem1.GetVelocityOfObject(myVariable1, mySpacecraft1);