# spacepy.ctrans.Ellipsoid

class spacepy.ctrans.Ellipsoid(name='WGS84', A=6378.137, iFlat=298.257223563)

  Ellipsoid definition class for geodetic coordinates

  Returns:
    out Ellipsoid

      Ellipsoid instance storing all relevant paramters for geodetic conversion

  Other Parameters:
    name str

      Name for ellipsoid, stored in attrs of returned Ellipsoid instance. Default is ‘WGS84’

    A float

      Semi-major axis (equatorial radius) of ellipsoid in km. Default is 6378.137km (WGS84_A)

    iFlat float

      Inverse flattening of ellipsoid. Default is WGS84 value of 298.257223563.

  Notes

  New in version 0.3.0.