# 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.