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17  package org.orekit.attitudes;
18  
19  import org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate;
20  
21  /** This interface is intended for attitude ephemerides valid only during a time range.
22  *
23  * <p>This interface provides a mean to retrieve an attitude at
24  * any time within a given range. It should be implemented by attitude readers
25  * based on external data files.</p>
26  *
27  * @author Bryan Cazabonne
28  * @since 10.3
29  */
30  public interface BoundedAttitudeProvider extends AttitudeProvider {
31  
32      /** Get the first date of the range.
33       * @return the first date of the range
34       */
35      AbsoluteDate getMinDate();
36  
37      /** Get the last date of the range.
38       * @return the last date of the range
39       */
40      AbsoluteDate getMaxDate();
41  
42  }