GTrack:

Path: SC/Ephem

% Calculate a ground track on an ellipsoid.
 Computes the locus of points on an ellipsoid for which the line from
 the spacecraft to the point on the surface is normal to the surface.

 Type GTrack for a demo.
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   Form:
   [rG, h] = GTrack( r, a, f )
   [rG, h] = GTrack( r )
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   Inputs
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   r             (3,:)   Spacecraft position vectors
   a             (1,1)   Equatorial radius of the ellipsoid
   f             (1,1)   Flattening factor       

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   Outputs
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   rG            (3,:)   Ground track on the ellipsoid
   h             (1,:)   Altitude

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Children:

Common: General/Watermark
Common: Graphics/NewFig
Common: Graphics/Plot2D
Common: Graphics/XLabelS
Common: Graphics/YLabelS
Common: Graphics/ZLabelS

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