pub fn sgp4(sat: &Satellite, tsince: f64) -> Result<SGP4Output, SGP4ErrorOutput>Expand description
procedure sgp4
this procedure is the sgp4 prediction model from space command. this is an updated and combined version of sgp4 and sdp4, which were originally published separately in spacetrack report //3. this version follows the methodology from the aiaa paper (2006) describing the history and development of the code.
author david vallado 719-573-2600 28 jun 2005
references
- hoots, roehrich, norad spacetrack report //3 1980
- hoots, norad spacetrack report //6 1986
- hoots, schumacher and glover 2004
- vallado, crawford, hujsak, kelso 2006
§Parameters
sat: the satellite object to propagatetsince: the time since the epoch
§Returns
The position and velocity of the satellite or an error report