Python API Reference¶

This section provides comprehensive documentation for the Brahe Python API. All classes, functions, and modules are documented with detailed descriptions, parameters, return values, and usage examples.

Core Modules¶

Time¶

The time module provides precise time representation and conversion between different time systems (UTC, TAI, GPS, TT, UT1). The Epoch class is the foundational time representation used throughout Brahe.

Key Components: - Epoch: High-precision time representation with nanosecond accuracy - Time system conversions and utilities

Coordinates¶

Coordinate transformation functions for converting between various coordinate systems used in astrodynamics.

Key Components: - Cartesian coordinates (position and velocity vectors) - Geodetic coordinates (latitude, longitude, altitude) - Geocentric coordinates - Topocentric coordinates (East-North-Up, South-East-Zenith)

Frames¶

Reference frame transformations between Earth-Centered Inertial (ECI) and Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed (ECEF) coordinate frames using IAU 2006/2000A models.

Orbits¶

Orbital mechanics representations and Two-Line Element handling.

Key Components: - Keplerian orbital elements - Two-Line Element (TLE) format parsing and validation - Orbital property calculations

Propagators¶

Orbit propagators for predicting satellite positions over time.

Key Components: - Keplerian propagator (analytical two-body dynamics) - SGP4/SDP4 propagator (TLE-based orbit prediction)

Attitude¶

Attitude representation and conversion between different rotation parameterizations.

Key Components: - Quaternions - Rotation matrices (Direction Cosine Matrices) - Euler angles (various sequences) - Euler axis-angle representation

Trajectories¶

High-level trajectory containers with interpolation support for storing and querying orbital states over time.

Earth Orientation Parameters (EOP)¶

Earth orientation parameter data management for high-precision coordinate frame transformations.

Constants¶

Mathematical, physical, and time-related constants used throughout the library.

Use the sidebar to navigate through the detailed API documentation for each module. Each page includes:

Complete class and function signatures
Detailed parameter descriptions
Return value specifications
Usage examples
References to related functionality

All documentation is automatically generated from the source code docstrings to ensure accuracy and consistency.