boinor.spacecraft

Sub-package to hold all packages/modules about a spacecraft

Classes

Spacecraft

Class to represent a Spacecraft.

Package Contents

class boinor.spacecraft.Spacecraft(A, C_D, m, **metadata)

Class to represent a Spacecraft.

property A

Returns A, the area of the spacecraft.

property C_D

Returns C_D, the drag coefficient.

property m

Returns m, the mass of the spacecraft.

property ballistic_coefficient

Calculates the Ballistic coefficient (km^2/kg).

Returns:

B – Ballistic coefficient (km^2/kg)

Return type:

Quantity

Notes

Be aware that you may encounter alternative definitions of the Ballistic coefficient, such as the reciprocal:

\[\frac{m}{C_D A}\]