java.lang.Object
- gaiasky.util.gaia.Satellite

```
public class Satellite
extends java.lang.Object
```
Clone of the Satellite class in GaiaParams with very few needed parameters.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static interface Satellite.ParamMetaData

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static double`	`BASICANGLE_DEGREE`	Basic angle, i.e., the angle between FoV2 (following FoV) and FoV1 (preceding FoV).
`static double`	`FOV_AC`	Total FoV (i.e., including dead zones between CCDs) in the across-scan direction per viewing direction (telescope)
`static double`	`FOV_AC_ACTIVE`	Total actice FoV (i.e., excluding dead zones between CCDs) in the across-scan direction per viewing direction (telescope)
`static double`	`FOV_AL`	Total FoV (i.e., including 'intra-instrument' but excluding 'inter-instrument' dead zones between CCDs), in the along-scan direction, per viewing direction (telescope)
`static double`	`REVOLVINGPHASE_INITIAL`	Initial value \nu_0 of the revolving phase \nu at time t_0 corresponding to the scanning-law reference epoch (see parameter :Satellite:Mission_ReferenceEpoch_ScanningLaw_TCB)
`static double`	`SCANPHASE_INITIAL`	Initial value \Omega_0 of the scan (or spin) phase \Omega at time t_0 corresponding to the scanning-law reference epoch (see parameter :Satellite:Mission_ReferenceEpoch_ScanningLaw_TCB)
`static double`	`SCANRATE`	Value of the inertial scan rate (spin rate) of the satellite around the SRS z-axis, defined - for a given CCD TDI period (and along-scan pixel dimension) and the design-value of the telescope focal length - as the speed with which electrons move through the CCDs in TDI mode
`static double`	`SOLARASPECTANGLE_NOMINAL`	Nominal value of the constant angle between the SRS z-axis and the direction to the nominal Sun (also refered to as solar-aspect angle, SAA, revolving angle, and satellite scan-axis tilt angle)
`static double`	`SPINAXIS_NUMBEROFLOOPSPERYEAR`	The number of spin-axis revolutions around the solar direction per Julian year.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Satellite()

Method Summary
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - SCANRATE
```
public static final double SCANRATE
```
    Value of the inertial scan rate (spin rate) of the satellite around the SRS z-axis, defined - for a given CCD TDI period (and along-scan pixel dimension) and the design-value of the telescope focal length - as the speed with which electrons move through the CCDs in TDI mode
    Status: CDB
    Unit: arcsec s^-1
    Basic : false
    Scalar: true
  - SOLARASPECTANGLE_NOMINAL
```
public static final double SOLARASPECTANGLE_NOMINAL
```
    Nominal value of the constant angle between the SRS z-axis and the direction to the nominal Sun (also refered to as solar-aspect angle, SAA, revolving angle, and satellite scan-axis tilt angle)
    Source: ESA, 21 May 2013, 'Gaia mission requirements document (MRD)', GAIA-EST-RD-00553, issue 3, revision 1, Requirement SCI-010. Reference document: A.G.A. Brown, U. Bastian, L. Lindegren, et al., 6 September 2006, 'On the definition of the solar aspect angle', GAIA-CG-TN-LEI-AB-010-02
    Status: CONF
    Unit: deg
    Basic : true
    Scalar: true
  - REVOLVINGPHASE_INITIAL
```
public static final double REVOLVINGPHASE_INITIAL
```
    Initial value \nu_0 of the revolving phase \nu at time t_0 corresponding to the scanning-law reference epoch (see parameter :Satellite:Mission_ReferenceEpoch_ScanningLaw_TCB)
    Source: Current working hypothesis; the real value, which optimises GAREQ, is contained in an MDB table. Reference documents: L. Lindegren, 2 February 1998, 'The scanning law for Gaia', SAG-LL-014 (erratum SAG-LL-014A released 9 February 1998), L. Lindegren, 29 December 1998, 'Simulation of Gaia scanning of arbitrary directions', SAG-LL-026, L. Lindegren, 1 July 2000, 'Attitude parameterisation for Gaia', SAG-LL-030, and L. Lindegren, 19 February 2001, 'Calculating the Gaia nominal scanning law', SAG-LL-035
    Status: DEPR
    Unit: rad
    Basic : true
    Scalar: true
  - SCANPHASE_INITIAL
```
public static final double SCANPHASE_INITIAL
```
    Initial value \Omega_0 of the scan (or spin) phase \Omega at time t_0 corresponding to the scanning-law reference epoch (see parameter :Satellite:Mission_ReferenceEpoch_ScanningLaw_TCB)
    Source: Current working hypothesis; the real value, which optimises GAREQ, is contained in an MDB table. Reference documents: L. Lindegren, 2 February 1998, 'The scanning law for Gaia', SAG-LL-014 (erratum SAG-LL-014A released 9 February 1998), L. Lindegren, 29 December 1998, 'Simulation of Gaia scanning of arbitrary directions', SAG-LL-026, L. Lindegren, 1 July 2000, 'Attitude parameterisation for Gaia', SAG-LL-030, and L. Lindegren, 19 February 2001, 'Calculating the Gaia nominal scanning law', SAG-LL-035
    Status: DEPR
    Unit: rad
    Basic : true
    Scalar: true
  - SPINAXIS_NUMBEROFLOOPSPERYEAR
```
public static final double SPINAXIS_NUMBEROFLOOPSPERYEAR
```
    The number of spin-axis revolutions around the solar direction per Julian year. The value K = 5.8 guarantees a good long-term scan pattern on the sky. The basic requirement for K is to be non-integer such that K * xi >= 260 degrees (see SAG-LL-014)
    Status: CONF
    Unit: yr^-1
    Basic : true
    Scalar: true
  - BASICANGLE_DEGREE
```
public static final double BASICANGLE_DEGREE
```
    Basic angle, i.e., the angle between FoV2 (following FoV) and FoV1 (preceding FoV). The sense of rotation is mathematically positive (counter-clockwise) about the +Z-axis of the SRS (Scanning Reference System; see U. Bastian, 5 July 2007, 'Reference systems, conventions, and notations for Gaia', GAIA-CA-SP-ARI-BAS-003-06, issue 6, revision 1, formerly known as GAIA-ARI-BAS-003); stars thus transit FoV1 first
    Source: EADS-Astrium, 4 June 2013, 'PayLoad Module (PLM) Requirements Specification', GAIA.ASF.SP.PLM.00009, issue 6, revision 0, Requirement PLM-386 and ESA, 21 May 2013, 'Gaia mission requirements document (MRD)', GAIA-EST-RD-00553, issue 3, revision 1, Requirement SCI-120
    Status: CONF
    Unit: deg
    Basic : true
    Scalar: true
  - FOV_AL
```
public static final double FOV_AL
```
    Total FoV (i.e., including 'intra-instrument' but excluding 'inter-instrument' dead zones between CCDs), in the along-scan direction, per viewing direction (telescope)
    Status: CONF
    Unit: deg
    Basic : false
    Scalar: true
  - FOV_AC
```
public static final double FOV_AC
```
    Total FoV (i.e., including dead zones between CCDs) in the across-scan direction per viewing direction (telescope)
    Status: CONF
    Unit: deg
    Basic : false
    Scalar: true
  - FOV_AC_ACTIVE
```
public static final double FOV_AC_ACTIVE
```
    Total actice FoV (i.e., excluding dead zones between CCDs) in the across-scan direction per viewing direction (telescope)
    Status: CONF
    Unit: deg
    Basic : false
    Scalar: true
- Constructor Detail
  - Satellite
```
public Satellite()
```

Class Satellite

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

SCANRATE

SOLARASPECTANGLE_NOMINAL

REVOLVINGPHASE_INITIAL

SCANPHASE_INITIAL

SPINAXIS_NUMBEROFLOOPSPERYEAR

BASICANGLE_DEGREE

FOV_AL

FOV_AC

FOV_AC_ACTIVE

Constructor Detail

Satellite