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Reference
poliastro.bodies
poliastro.earth
poliastro.ephem
poliastro.examples
poliastro.frames
poliastro.io
poliastro.iod
poliastro.maneuver
poliastro.plotting
poliastro.sensors
poliastro.spacecraft
poliastro.spheroid_location
poliastro.threebody
poliastro.twobody
poliastro.util
poliastro.warnings
poliastro.czml
poliastro.constants
Background
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Spacecraft
Class to represent a Spacecraft.
Returns A, the area of the spacecraft
Returns C_D, the drag coefficient
Returns m, the mass of the spacecraft
Calculates the Ballistic coefficient (km^2/kg)
B – Ballistic coefficient (km^2/kg)
Quantity
Notes
Be aware that you may encounter alternative definitions of the Ballistic coefficient, such as the reciprocal: