pint.observatory.satellite_obs.load_orbit

pint.observatory.satellite_obs.load_orbit(obs_name, orb_filename)[source]

Generalized function to load one or more orbit files.

Parameters:

  • obs_name (str) – Observatory name. (Fermi, NICER, RXTE, and NuSTAR are valid.)

  • orb_filename (str) – An FT2-like file tabulating orbit position. If the first character is @, interpreted as a metafile listing multiple orbit files.

Returns:

orb_table – A table containing entries MJD_TT, X, Y, Z, Vx, Vy, Vz

Return type:

astropy.table.Table