Package org.orekit.bodies

Interface CelestialBodies

All Known Implementing Classes:
LazyLoadedCelestialBodies
public interface CelestialBodies
Commonly used celestial bodies. This interface defines methods for obtaining intances of the commonly used celestial bodies.
Since:
10.1
Author:
Luc Maisonobe, Evan Ward
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getSolarSystemBarycenter

      CelestialBody getSolarSystemBarycenter()
      Get the solar system barycenter aggregated body.

      Both the inertially oriented frame and body oriented frame for this aggregated body are aligned with ICRF (and therefore also GCRF)

      Returns:
      solar system barycenter aggregated body

    • getSun

      CelestialBody getSun()
      Get the Sun singleton body.
      Returns:
      Sun body

    • getMercury

      CelestialBody getMercury()
      Get the Mercury singleton body.
      Returns:
      Sun body

    • getVenus

      CelestialBody getVenus()
      Get the Venus singleton body.
      Returns:
      Venus body

    • getEarthMoonBarycenter

      CelestialBody getEarthMoonBarycenter()
      Get the Earth-Moon barycenter singleton bodies pair.

      Both the inertially oriented frame and body oriented frame for this bodies pair are aligned with ICRF (and therefore also GCRF)

      Returns:
      Earth-Moon barycenter bodies pair

    • getEarth

      CelestialBody getEarth()
      Get the Earth singleton body.
      Returns:
      Earth body

    • getMoon

      CelestialBody getMoon()
      Get the Moon singleton body.
      Returns:
      Moon body

    • getMars

      CelestialBody getMars()
      Get the Mars singleton body.
      Returns:
      Mars body

    • getJupiter

      CelestialBody getJupiter()
      Get the Jupiter singleton body.
      Returns:
      Jupiter body

    • getSaturn

      CelestialBody getSaturn()
      Get the Saturn singleton body.
      Returns:
      Saturn body

    • getUranus

      CelestialBody getUranus()
      Get the Uranus singleton body.
      Returns:
      Uranus body

    • getNeptune

      CelestialBody getNeptune()
      Get the Neptune singleton body.
      Returns:
      Neptune body

    • getPluto

      CelestialBody getPluto()
      Get the Pluto singleton body.
      Returns:
      Pluto body

    • getBody

      CelestialBody getBody(String name)
      Get a celestial body. The names of the common bodies are defined as constants in CelestialBodyFactory.
      Parameters:
      name - name of the celestial body
      Returns:
      celestial body