Vector.BuildVector(Variable, Sensor, CelestialObject) Method

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Description

When vectorType is "Object to Object", the Vector will be initialized as the position of celestialObject1 with respect to sensor in the ICRF.

 

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Method Signature

Vector.BuildVector(

Variable vectorType,

Sensor sensor,

CelestialObject celestialObject1)

 

 

Arguments

vectorType

Description:

Type of vector to create.

Valid Values:

Value

Label

0

Cartesian

1

Spherical

2

Cross Product

3

Normalized Vector

4

Body Axis

5

Body Angular Momentum

6

Body Position

7

Body Velocity Vector

8

Existing X-axis

9

Object-to-Object

10

Anti-Vector

11

Star

12

Object-to-Star

13

RFLink

 

 

 

sensor

Description:

A Sensor object.

 

 

celestialObject1

Description:

A CelestialObject Object. Can be user-defined or one of the predefined CelestialObjects in FreeFlyer.

 

 

 

Return Value

Type:

number

 

 

Informs the user whether the Vector was built successfully. (0 = Unsuccessful, 1 = Successful)

 

Syntax

myVariable1 = myVector1.BuildVector(myVariable2, mySensor1, myCelestialObject1);

 

 

See also

Vector Object

Vector.BuildVector

Coverage and Contact Analysis Guide

Vectors and Coordinate Systems Guide

Matrix, Array, and Variable Math Guide