SynPer:

Path: Orbit/OrbitMechanics

% Computes the synodic period between two orbits.

	Type SynPer of a demo of orbit periods from Mercury's to Mars 
 relative to the Earth.

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   Form:
   p = SynPer( n1, n2 )
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   Inputs
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   n1            (:)     Orbit rate 1 (rad/s)
   n2                    Orbit rate 2 (rad/s)

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   Outputs
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   p             (:)     Synodic period (sec)

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   References: Wiesel, W. E., Spaceflight Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1988,
               pp. 293.
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Children:

Common: Graphics/Plot2D

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