[SGPpos, SGPvel, SGPvals] = SGP4(SGPinp, elapseTime);
Implementation of the NORAD low orbit satellite position and velocity propagator. Time samples are vectorized for quick generation, but the satellite ephemeris data is not.
Parameters |
Description |
SGPinp [struct] |
Processed TLE data, the output of SGPPrep |
elapseTime [array] |
Elapse Time from ephemeris epoch (min) |
Return Values |
Description |
SGPpos [struct] |
Satellite's Cartesian position (ER) |
SGPvel [array] |
Satellite's Cartesian velocity (ER/min) |
SGPvals [array] |
Contains useful deepspace quantities |
SGPvals.n0dprime [scalar] |
Recovered original mean motion (rad) |
SGPvals.a0dprime [scalar] |
Recovered original semimajor axis (ER) |
SGPvals.perigee [scalar] |
Perigee (km) |
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