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17 package org.orekit.bodies;
18
19 import java.io.Serializable;
20
21 import org.hipparchus.RealFieldElement;
22 import org.orekit.errors.OrekitException;
23 import org.orekit.frames.Frame;
24 import org.orekit.time.FieldAbsoluteDate;
25 import org.orekit.utils.PVCoordinatesProvider;
26 import org.orekit.utils.TimeStampedFieldPVCoordinates;
27
28 /** Interface for celestial bodies like Sun, Moon or solar system planets.
29 * @author Luc Maisonobe
30 * @see CelestialBodyFactory
31 */
32 public interface CelestialBody extends Serializable, PVCoordinatesProvider {
33
34 /** Get an inertially oriented, body centered frame.
35 * <p>The frame is always bound to the body center, and its axes have a
36 * fixed orientation with respect to other inertial frames.</p>
37 * @return an inertially oriented, body centered frame
38 * @exception OrekitException if frame cannot be retrieved
39 * @see #getBodyOrientedFrame()
40 */
41 Frame getInertiallyOrientedFrame() throws OrekitException;
42
43 /** Get a body oriented, body centered frame.
44 * <p>The frame is always bound to the body center, and its axes have a
45 * fixed orientation with respect to the celestial body.</p>
46 * @return a body oriented, body centered frame
47 * @exception OrekitException if frame cannot be retrieved
48 * @see #getInertiallyOrientedFrame()
49 */
50 Frame getBodyOrientedFrame() throws OrekitException;
51
52 /** Get the name of the body.
53 * @return name of the body
54 */
55 String getName();
56
57 /** Get the attraction coefficient of the body.
58 * @return attraction coefficient of the body (m³/s²)
59 */
60 double getGM();
61
62 /**
63 * Get the {@link TimeStampedFieldPVCoordinates} of the body in the selected frame.
64 *
65 * @param date current date
66 * @param frame the frame where to define the position
67 * @param <T> type fo the field elements
68 * @return time-stamped position/velocity of the body (m and m/s)
69 * @throws OrekitException if position cannot be computed in given frame
70 * @see #getPVCoordinates(org.orekit.time.AbsoluteDate, Frame)
71 */
72 <T extends RealFieldElement<T>> TimeStampedFieldPVCoordinates<T> getPVCoordinates(
73 FieldAbsoluteDate<T> date,
74 Frame frame)
75 throws OrekitException;
76
77 }