Propagator.propagate

Propagator.propagate

abstract Propagator.propagate(t, state0, epoch, **kwargs)[source]

Propagate a state

This function uses key-word argument to supply additional information to the propagator, such as area or mass.

The coordinate frames used should be documented in the child class docstring.

SI units are assumed unless implementation states otherwise.

Parameters

  • t (float/list/numpy.ndarray/astropy.TimeDelta) – Time to propagate relative the initial state epoch.

  • epoch (float/astropy.Time) – The epoch of the initial state.

  • state0 (any) – State vector in SI-units.

Returns

State vectors in SI-units.