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satellite

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v1

v1.0.1

Oct 11, 2025

Changes in this version

+ const DEG2RAD

+ const RAD2DEG

+ const TWOPI

+ const XPDOTP

+ func GSTimeFromDate(year, mon, day, hr, min, sec int) float64

+ func JDay(year, mon, day, hr, min, sec int) float64

+ func ThetaGJD(jday float64) (ret float64)

+ type DSComResults struct

+ type DeepSpaceInitResult struct

+ type DeepSpaceResult struct

+ type DpperResult struct

+ type GravConst struct

+ type LatLong struct

+ Latitude float64

+ Longitude float64

+ func ECIToLLA(eciCoords Vector3, gmst float64) (altitude, velocity float64, ret LatLong)

+ func LatLongDeg(rad LatLong) (deg LatLong)

+ type LookAngles struct

+ Az float64

+ El float64

+ Rg float64

+ func ECIToLookAngles(eciSat Vector3, obsCoords LatLong, obsAlt, jday float64) (lookAngles LookAngles)

+ type Satellite struct

+ Error int64

+ ErrorStr string

+ Line1 string

+ Line2 string

+ func ParseTLE(line1, line2, gravconst string) (sat Satellite)

+ func TLEToSat(line1, line2 string, gravconst string) Satellite

+ func (sat *Satellite) PropagateDate(date *time.Time) (position, velocity Vector3)

+ type Vector3 struct

+ X float64

+ Y float64

+ Z float64

+ func ECIToECEF(eciCoords Vector3, gmst float64) (ecfCoords Vector3)

+ func LLAToECI(obsCoords LatLong, alt, jday float64) (eciObs Vector3)

+ func Propagate(sat Satellite, year int, month int, day, hours, minutes, seconds int) (position, velocity Vector3)