latom.utils.primary

@authors: Alberto FOSSA’ Giuliana Elena MICELI

Classes

Moon()	Defines the Moon
Primary(r, gm)	Primary class defines the characteristic quantities for a given primary body.

class latom.utils.primary.Primary(r, gm)

Bases: object

Primary class defines the characteristic quantities for a given primary body.

Variables

• R (float) – Radius [m]

• GM (float) – Standard gravitational parameter [m^3/s^2]

• g (float) – Surface gravity [m/s]

• tc (float) – Characteristic time [s]

• vc (float) – Characteristic speed [m/s]

• T_circ (float) – Orbital period in a circular orbit with radius equal to R [s]

class latom.utils.primary.Moon

Bases: latom.utils.primary.Primary

Defines the Moon