EclipseDuration:

Path: SC/Ephem

% Computes eclipse orbit fraction.  

   This assumes that orbit radius is constant for the duration of the
   eclipse. This will  be true for low eccentricity orbits at apogee.

   Type EclipseDuration for a demo

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   Form:
   fractionOfOrbit = EclipseDuration( rSC, rPlanet, beta )
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   Inputs
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   rSC             (1,n)      Radius of the spacecraft's orbit
   rPlanet         (1,1)      Radius of the planet
   beta            (1,m)      Angle between the source and the orbit plane

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   Outputs
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   fractionOfOrbit (n,m)      Eclipse orbit fraction

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Children:

Common: Graphics/Mesh2

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