master_catalog¶
master_catalog
-
sorts.population.master.
master_catalog
(input_file, mjd0=54952.0, sort=True, propagator=None, propagator_options={}, propagator_args={})[source]¶ Return the master catalog specified in the input file as a population instance. The catalog only contains the master sampling objects and not an actual realization of the population using the factor.
The format of the input master files is:
ID
Factor
Mass [kg]
Diameter [m]
m/A [kg/m2]
a [km]
e
i [deg]
RAAN [deg]
AoP [deg]
M [deg]
- Parameters
input_file (str) – Path to the input MASTER file.
sort (bool) – If
True
sort according to diameters in descending order.mjd0 (float) – The epoch of the catalog file in Modified Julian Days.
propagator (PropagatorBase) – Propagator class pointer used for
space_object.SpaceObject
.propagator_options (dict) – Propagator initialization keyword arguments.
- Returns
Master catalog
- Return type