This template calculates the altitude of an orbit, given the mass of the planet, the planet's radius and the period of the orbit. The altitude will be calculated by {{OrbitAltitude/Core}} and then parsed with {{Formatnum}} and adding a unit.
Parameters
| #/Name
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Optional
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Description
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Default
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| period or 1
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No
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Period of the orbit in seconds
|
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| mass or 2
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No
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Mass of central body in kilograms
|
|
| radius or 3
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Yes
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Radius of central body in meters
|
0
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| factor or f
|
Yes
|
Factor in which the altitude should be shown. Available values: None (m), k (km), M (Mm), G (Gm). If the radius was given kilometers it uses the factor k.
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None
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| body or b
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Yes
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Uses the sidereal rotation period, mass and radius as default from the given body. Can be overwritten.
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Not set (makes the first three parameters mandatory)
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| period factor or pf
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Yes
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Multiplies the period with this value. Useful to easily calculate semi-synchronous orbits (pf=1/2 then).
|
1
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Examples
| Usage |
Result
|
{{OrbitAltitude | period=64980 | mass=4.515e21 | radius=320000 | factor=k}} |
2 862.36 km
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{{OrbitAltitude | period=64980 | mass=4.515e21 | radius=320000}} |
2 862 362.24 m
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