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% Converts perigee and velocity at perigee to a and e -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form: [a, e] = RPV2AE( rP, v, mu ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Inputs ------ rP (1,1) Perigee v (1,1) Velocity mu (1,1) Gravitational potential ------- Outputs ------- a (1,1) Semi-major axis e (1,1) Eccentricity -------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: Bate, R.R., et. al. Fundamentals of Astrodynamics, pp. 70-71. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
SC: BasicOrbit/RV2A
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