SLR:

Path: Orbit/OrbitCoord

% Computes the semi-latus rectum.

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   Form:
   p = SLR( e, a )
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   Inputs
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   e  (1,:)  Eccentricity
   a  (1,:)  Semi major axis (or perigee radius for parabola)

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   Outputs
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   p  (1,:)  Semi-latus rectum

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

Common: General/DeBlankLT
Common: Graphics/Mesh2
Common: Graphics/NewFig
Common: Graphics/PltStyle
Common: Graphics/XLabelS
Common: Graphics/YLabelS
Common: Graphics/ZLabelS
Math: Linear/DupVect

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