Spacecraft.BetaAngle Property

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Description

Returns the elevation angle measured between the orbital plane and the CentralBody-Sun vector. Note that the orbital plane is defined by the orbital momentum vector evaluated in the ICRF.

 

 

 

Timing Precision Mode

This page describes functionality in millisecond timing precision mode. Millisecond timing precision mode is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. We recommend that you migrate your Mission Plans to nanosecond timing precision mode.

 

Attributes

Type:

number

Access:

read

Units:

deg

 

Syntax

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.BetaAngle;

 

See also

Spacecraft Object

Spacecraft Propagation Guide

Coverage and Contact Analysis Guide