API Reference
Python API documentation for satkit, auto-generated from type stubs.
Time & Duration
| Symbol |
Description |
time |
Representation of an instant in time with multiple time scales |
duration |
Time duration for arithmetic with time objects |
timescale |
Enumeration of supported time scales (UTC, TAI, TT, etc.) |
Attitude & Coordinates
| Symbol |
Description |
quaternion |
Unit quaternion for 3D rotations |
itrfcoord |
ITRF coordinate with geodetic ↔ Cartesian conversion |
frametransform |
Coordinate frame rotation functions |
Orbit Propagation
| Symbol |
Description |
TLE |
Two-Line Element set representation |
sgp4 |
SGP4 orbit propagation from TLE/OMM |
propagate |
High-precision numerical orbit propagation |
propsettings |
Propagator configuration |
satstate |
Satellite state with built-in propagation |
kepler |
Keplerian orbital elements |
Environment Models
| Symbol |
Description |
sun |
Sun position, sunrise/sunset, shadow function |
moon |
Moon position, illumination, and phase |
planets |
Low-precision planetary ephemerides |
density |
NRL MSISE-00 atmospheric density model |
gravity |
Earth gravity acceleration |
gravmodel |
Gravity model selection enum |
jplephem |
High-precision JPL planetary ephemerides |
Utilities
| Symbol |
Description |
consts |
Physical and astrodynamic constants |
utils |
Utility functions (data file management, etc.) |