Function lupnt::spice::GetGroundStationDataSpice(Real, const std::string&, BodyId, const std::string&, const std::string&)

Function Documentation

GroundStationSpiceData lupnt::spice::GetGroundStationDataSpice(Real t_tdb, const std::string &station_name, BodyId center = BodyId::EARTH, const std::string &refFrame = "ITRF93", const std::string &abCorrection = "NONE")

Look up a ground station’s position and geodetic coordinates from SPICE by station name.

Resolves station_name to its NAIF ID via GetNaifId, then delegates to the station_id overload. Used by GroundStation (agents/ground_station.h/.cc) to initialize a ground station’s ECEF position and latitude/longitude/altitude from a SPICE station-frame kernel (e.g. DSN complexes) given a station name in a YAML config.

Parameters:

  • t_tdb – Epoch [s, TDB seconds since J2000]

  • station_name – SPICE body/station name (e.g. a DSN station name)

  • center – Center body for the returned position (default Earth)

  • refFrame – SPICE reference frame for the position (default "ITRF93", i.e. ECEF)

  • abCorrection – SPICE aberration correction (default "NONE")

Returns:

Station NAIF ID/name, body-fixed position [m], and geodetic latitude/longitude [deg] / altitude [m]