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% Delta-V for a bielliptic orbit maneuver between circular orbits. The intermediate radius is much larger than the final radius. The delta-Vs are at The initial orbit Apogee of the transfer orbit The final orbit -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: [deltaV, tOF] = OrbMnvrBielliptic( rI, rB, rF, mu ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ rI (1,1) Initial radius rB (1,1) Intermediate radius rF (1,1) Final radius mu (1,1) Gravitational parameter ------- Outputs ------- deltaV (1,1) Delta-V data structure. .total (1,1) Total required delta-V .a (1,1) Delta-V at point a .b (1,1) Delta-V at point b .c (1,1) Delta-V at point c tOF (1,1) Time of flight --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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