groundTrackForMissionWithName

Compute the ground track for a mission over one or more orbits.

Declaration 

 [lat,lon,time] = groundTrackForMissionWithName(mission,options)

Parameters

  • mission text (mission key in missionParameters)
  • options.time numeric or datetime vector (optional) — sample times
  • options.N_orbits double (default 1) — number of orbits to simulate when options.time is not provided

Returns

  • lat double column vector — latitude [deg]
  • lon double column vector — longitude [deg]
  • time same type as options.time or numeric seconds — time stamps for each point

Discussion

Returns latitude/longitude as a function of time for the specified mission’s orbital elements. By default, the track starts at the mission start date and spans options.N_orbits orbits; you may override the time vector.