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863 B
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863 B
# Test Configuration: Molniya Orbit |
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# Earth as root body with highly elliptical, highly inclined satellite orbit |
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# Molniya orbit parameters: |
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# - Period: ~718 minutes (~12 hours) |
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# - Eccentricity: 0.74 |
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# - Inclination: 63.4° |
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# - Argument of perigee: 270° (apogee at northernmost point) |
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# - Perigee altitude: ~600 km |
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# - Apogee altitude: ~39,700 km |
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# - Semi-major axis: ~26,600 km |
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[[bodies]] |
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name = "Earth" |
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mass = 5.972e24 |
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radius = 6.371e6 |
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parent_index = -1 |
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color = { r = 0.0, g = 0.5, b = 1.0 } |
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orbit = { |
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semi_major_axis = 0.0, |
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eccentricity = 0.0, |
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true_anomaly = 0.0 |
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} |
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[[spacecraft]] |
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name = "Molniya_Satellite" |
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mass = 1000.0 |
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parent_index = 0 |
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orbit = { |
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semi_major_axis = 26540000.0, |
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eccentricity = 0.74, |
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true_anomaly = 0.0, |
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inclination = 1.107, |
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longitude_of_ascending_node = 0.0, |
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argument_of_periapsis = 4.71 |
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}
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