Orbit Averaged Integrator

General Information:

Which planet does the satellite orbit?

Integration Parameters:

Accuracy:
Integration Time (years): Output Interval (days):
Stop Integration if Satellite-Planet Distance
is less than or greater than planetary radii.

Forces and Effects to Include:


Season:
True Anomaly (degrees):

Drag Rate (in radii/year):

Magnetic Field Model:
Dipole: P1,0

Dust Grain's Initial Conditions:

Grain radius (in microns): Grain density (in g/cc):
Initial Dust Potential (in volts):
Distance from the planet (r in planetary radii):
Polar Angle (θ in degrees):
Azimuthal Angle (φ in degrees):
Radial Velocity (vr in units of the circular velocity):
Velocity in θ-hat direction (vθ in units of the circular velocity):
Velocity in φ-hat direction (vφ in units of the circular velocity):

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Orbit Averaged Integrator written by Dr. Douglas P. Hamilton