How to Report the Local Time of the Ascending Node (LTAN)
Using the Report & Graph Manager, you can create a custom report style for reporting the local time of the Ascending Node (LTAN).
- Right-click the satellite and choose Report & Graph Manager (
). - Create a new report style and give it a relevant name.
- Highlight the Solar Apparent Time data provider and click
to add the data provider and all its elements to the Report Contents. - Expand the Cartesian Position->ICRF data provider, and add its z element to the Report Contents.
- With Cartesian Position-ICRF-z- highlighted, click the Options... button located below the Report Contents.
- Enable the Report Event Time(s) option and enter an Event Name.
- Set the following:
| Option | Value |
|---|
| Value at Event | 0 km |
| Direction | Increasing |
- Enable the Summary Only option on the bottom left.
- Generate the report. You will see a list of the events, which are when the position Z vector crosses the XY plane ascending.
These events can also be found for the descending node by selecting 'Decreasing' instead of 'Increasing' for Direction in step 7.
