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Radius at Geocentric Latitude

Calculating the radius of a planet at geocentric latitude.

radius at geocentric latitude

Description

The Radius at Geocentric Latitude block determines the radius of the planet at the given geocentric latitude using the formula

where

  • - planet radius, m;

  • - geometric contraction (ellipticity);

  • - geocentric latitude, deg;

  • - equatorial radius of the planet, m.

radius at geocentric latitude description

Ports

Input

λs - geocentric latitude
scalar | vector

Geocentric latitude, deg.

Data types: Float64.

Output

rs - radius
scalar | vector

The radius of a planet at geocentric latitude, m.

Data types: Float64.

Additional options

C code generation: Yes