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% Converts geodetic latitude and longitude to r for an ellipsoidal planet.
The default for f is the flattening factor for the earth. The default
for type is geodetic.
Type LatLonToR for a demo.
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Form:
r = LatLonToR( lat, lon, f, a, type )
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Inputs
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lat (:) Geodetic latitude (rad)
lon (:) Longitude (rad)
f (1,1) Flattening factor
a (1,1) Equatorial radius
type (1,:) 'geodetic' or 'geocentric'
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Outputs
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r (3,:) Position vectors
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Reference: Escobal, P. R., "Methods of Orbit Determination," Kreiger,
1965, pp. 24-28.
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Common: Database/Constant Common: Graphics/Axis3D Common: Graphics/NewFig Common: Graphics/Plot2D Common: Graphics/XLabelS Common: Graphics/YLabelS Common: Graphics/ZLabelS
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