ssapy_toolkit.Accelerations.accel_equitorial

Functions

accel_equatorial(r, v, magnitude)

Acceleration vector always in the equatorial (east/west) direction, i.e. perpendicular to the Earth's spin axis and radial direction, positive -> counter-clockwise (eastward), negative -> clockwise.

ssapy_toolkit.Accelerations.accel_equitorial.accel_equatorial(r, v, magnitude)

Acceleration vector always in the equatorial (east/west) direction, i.e. perpendicular to the Earth’s spin axis and radial direction, positive -> counter-clockwise (eastward), negative -> clockwise.

Parameters:

• r (array_like, shape (3,)) – Position (radial) vector in meters.

• v (array_like, shape (3,)) – (Unused; kept for signature consistency.)

• magnitude (float) – Desired magnitude of the equatorial-plane acceleration in m/s^2.

Returns:

a – Equatorial-plane acceleration vector in m/s^2.

Return type:

ndarray, shape (3,)