Relativistic Effects¶

General relativistic corrections to satellite acceleration.

Note

For conceptual explanations and examples, see Relativistic Effects in the Learn section.

Relativistic Acceleration¶

accel_relativity(x_object: ndarray) -> ndarray

Calculate acceleration due to special and general relativity.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
`x_object`	`ndarray`	State vector of the object in ECI frame. Units: [m; m/s]	required

Returns:

Type	Description
`ndarray`	np.ndarray: Acceleration due to relativistic effects. Units: (m/s²)

Example

import brahe as bh
import numpy as np

x_object = np.array([bh.R_EARTH + 500e3, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 7500.0, 0.0])
a_rel = bh.accel_relativity(x_object)