OrbRate:

Path: SC/BasicOrbit

% Compute the orbital rate from distance and semi-major axis.

   Since version 1.
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   Form:
   w = OrbRate( r, a, mu )
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   Inputs
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   r             (1,1)   Radius
   a             (1,1)   Semi major axis (inf for parabola)
   mu            (1,1)   Gravitational parameter

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   Outputs
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   w             (1,1)   Angular velocity

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	 References:   Bates, R.B. Fundamentals of Astrodynamics, pp. 28,34.
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Children:

Common: Graphics/Plot2D

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