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OREKIT (ORbits Extrapolation KIT) is a low level space dynamics library. It provides basic elements (orbits, dates, attitude, frames ...) and various algorithms to handle them (conversions, analytical and numerical propagation, pointing ...).

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package org.orekit.propagation;

import org.hipparchus.CalculusFieldElement;

/** This interface represents providers for additional state data beyond {@link SpacecraftState}.
 * 
 * This interface is the analytical (read already integrated) counterpart of
 * the {@link org.orekit.propagation.integration.AdditionalEquations} interface.
 * It allows to append various additional state parameters to any {@link
 * org.orekit.propagation.AbstractPropagator abstract propagator}.
 * 
 * @see org.orekit.propagation.AbstractPropagator
 * @see org.orekit.propagation.integration.AdditionalEquations
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 */
public interface FieldAdditionalStateProvider> {

    /** Get the name of the additional state.
     * @return name of the additional state
     */
    String getName();

    /** Get the additional state.
     * @param state spacecraft state to which additional state should correspond
     * @return additional state corresponding to spacecraft state
     */
    T[] getAdditionalState(FieldSpacecraftState state);

}