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% Converts perigee and apogee to semi-major axis and eccentricity -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: [a, e] = RPRA2AE( rP, rA ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ rP (1,1) Perigee rA (1,1) Apogee ------- Outputs ------- a (1,1) Semi-major axis e (1,1) Eccentricity -------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: Bate, R.R., et. al. Fundamentals of Astrodynamics, pp. 70-71. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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