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gcnnoticescoreGeoLocBase

Spacecraft Geolocation and McIlwain L

Enables GCN providers to include spacecraft geolocation and McIlwain L-Parameter.

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Properties

* = required

NameTypeDescription
latitudenumberGeocentric latitude [deg]
longitudenumberGeocentric longitude [deg]
altitudenumberDistance from the surface of the Earth [km].
mcilwain_lnumberMcIlwain L-parameter
geoloc_timestringTime [UTC, ISO 8601] of the geolocation and McIlwain L-parameter, if different than the trigger time.
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