diff --git a/src/objects/BaseObject.ts b/src/objects/BaseObject.ts
index 4cf9c45..6da279a 100644
--- a/src/objects/BaseObject.ts
+++ b/src/objects/BaseObject.ts
@@ -39,17 +39,19 @@ export class BaseObject {
     this.id = info.id;
     this.active = info.active ?? true;
 
+    // Default to the center of the earth until position is calculated
     this.position = info.position ?? {
       x: <Kilometers>0,
       y: <Kilometers>0,
       z: <Kilometers>0,
-    }; // Default to the center of the earth until position is calculated
+    };
 
+    // Default to 0 velocity until velocity is calculated
     this.velocity = info.velocity ?? {
       x: <Kilometers>0,
       y: <Kilometers>0,
       z: <Kilometers>0,
-    }; // Default to 0 velocity until velocity is calculated
+    };
     this.totalVelocity = Math.sqrt(this.velocity.x ** 2 + this.velocity.y ** 2 + this.velocity.z ** 2);
   }
 
@@ -62,25 +64,11 @@ export class BaseObject {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Checks if the object is a land object.
-   * @returns True if the object is a land object, false otherwise.
+   * Checks if the object is a ground object.
+   * @returns True if the object is a ground object, false otherwise.
    */
-  isLandObject(): boolean {
-    switch (this.type) {
-      case SpaceObjectType.INTERGOVERNMENTAL_ORGANIZATION:
-      case SpaceObjectType.SUBORBITAL_PAYLOAD_OPERATOR:
-      case SpaceObjectType.PAYLOAD_OWNER:
-      case SpaceObjectType.METEOROLOGICAL_ROCKET_LAUNCH_AGENCY_OR_MANUFACTURER:
-      case SpaceObjectType.PAYLOAD_MANUFACTURER:
-      case SpaceObjectType.LAUNCH_VEHICLE_MANUFACTURER:
-      case SpaceObjectType.ENGINE_MANUFACTURER:
-      case SpaceObjectType.LAUNCH_AGENCY:
-      case SpaceObjectType.LAUNCH_SITE:
-      case SpaceObjectType.LAUNCH_POSITION:
-        return true;
-      default:
-        return false;
-    }
+  isGroundObject(): boolean {
+    return false;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -104,7 +92,7 @@ export class BaseObject {
    * @returns True if the object is static, false otherwise.
    */
   isStatic(): boolean {
-    return true;
+    return this.velocity.x === 0 && this.velocity.y === 0 && this.velocity.z === 0;
   }
 
   isPayload(): boolean {
diff --git a/src/objects/GroundObject.ts b/src/objects/GroundObject.ts
index 0663266..2d42845 100644
--- a/src/objects/GroundObject.ts
+++ b/src/objects/GroundObject.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   DEG2RAD,
   Geodetic,
   BaseObjectParams,
+  SpaceObjectType,
 } from '../main';
 
 import { BaseObject } from './BaseObject';
@@ -133,4 +134,22 @@ export class GroundObject extends BaseObject {
     this.validateParameter(info.lon, -180, 180, 'Invalid longitude - must be between -180 and 180');
     this.validateParameter(info.alt, 0, null, 'Invalid altitude - must be greater than 0');
   }
+
+  isGroundObject(): boolean {
+    switch (this.type) {
+      case SpaceObjectType.INTERGOVERNMENTAL_ORGANIZATION:
+      case SpaceObjectType.SUBORBITAL_PAYLOAD_OPERATOR:
+      case SpaceObjectType.PAYLOAD_OWNER:
+      case SpaceObjectType.METEOROLOGICAL_ROCKET_LAUNCH_AGENCY_OR_MANUFACTURER:
+      case SpaceObjectType.PAYLOAD_MANUFACTURER:
+      case SpaceObjectType.LAUNCH_VEHICLE_MANUFACTURER:
+      case SpaceObjectType.ENGINE_MANUFACTURER:
+      case SpaceObjectType.LAUNCH_AGENCY:
+      case SpaceObjectType.LAUNCH_SITE:
+      case SpaceObjectType.LAUNCH_POSITION:
+        return true;
+      default:
+        return false;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/objects/BaseObject.test.ts b/test/objects/BaseObject.test.ts
index 197b442..5f674cf 100644
--- a/test/objects/BaseObject.test.ts
+++ b/test/objects/BaseObject.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BaseObject, BaseObjectParams, EciVec3, SpaceObjectType } from '../../src/main';
+import { BaseObject, BaseObjectParams, EciVec3, Kilometers, SpaceObjectType } from '../../src/main';
 const mockVelocity = {
   x: 8000,
   y: 0,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Satellite',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
+
       active: true,
     };
 
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Satellite',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
     };
 
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Rocket',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
     };
 
@@ -105,7 +103,6 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Debris',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
     };
 
@@ -123,7 +120,6 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Star Object',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
     };
 
@@ -141,7 +137,6 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Missile',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
     };
 
@@ -157,7 +152,6 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Notional Object',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
     };
 
@@ -173,7 +167,6 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Satellite',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
     };
 
@@ -191,7 +184,6 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Satellite',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
     };
 
@@ -209,7 +201,6 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Satellite',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
     };
 
@@ -221,21 +212,28 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
   });
 
   // check if BaseObject is static
-  it('should return true when calling isStatic() method', () => {
-    const info: BaseObjectParams = {
+  it('should return coorect value when calling isStatic() method', () => {
+    const movingObject = new BaseObject({
       type: SpaceObjectType.PAYLOAD,
       name: 'Satellite',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
-    };
-
-    const baseObject = new BaseObject(info);
-
-    const result = baseObject.isStatic();
+    });
+    const staticObject = new BaseObject({
+      type: SpaceObjectType.PAYLOAD,
+      name: 'Satellite',
+      position: mockPosition,
+      velocity: {
+        x: 0 as Kilometers,
+        y: 0 as Kilometers,
+        z: 0 as Kilometers,
+      },
+      active: true,
+    });
 
-    expect(result).toBe(true);
+    expect(movingObject.isStatic()).toBe(false);
+    expect(staticObject.isStatic()).toBe(true);
   });
 
   // check if BaseObject is a land object
@@ -245,13 +243,12 @@ describe('BaseObject', () => {
       name: 'Ground Sensor Station',
       position: mockPosition,
       velocity: mockVelocity,
-      time: new Date(),
       active: true,
     };
 
     const baseObject = new BaseObject(info);
 
-    const result = baseObject.isLandObject();
+    const result = baseObject.isGroundObject();
 
     expect(result).toBe(false);
   });
diff --git a/test/utils/__snapshots__/functions.test.ts.snap b/test/utils/__snapshots__/functions.test.ts.snap
index c8d1faa..18f1e3a 100644
--- a/test/utils/__snapshots__/functions.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/utils/__snapshots__/functions.test.ts.snap
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ Array [
 
 exports[`functions should be calculate csch 1`] = `0.8509181282393216`;
 
+exports[`functions should be calculate deg2rad 1`] = `0.017453292519943295`;
+
 exports[`functions should be calculate derivative 1`] = `[Function]`;
 
 exports[`functions should be calculate gamma 1`] = `1`;
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ exports[`functions should be calculate log10 1`] = `2`;
 
 exports[`functions should be calculate mean 1`] = `2`;
 
+exports[`functions should be calculate rad2deg 1`] = `57.29577951308232`;
+
 exports[`functions should be calculate sech 1`] = `0.6480542736638855`;
 
 exports[`functions should be calculate sign 1`] = `1`;