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% Delta-V for an upper stage with two impulses to orbit
Assumes two impulses with a coast in-between. Assumes launch from the
Earth. Drag DV is computed separately.
Type DVUpperStageTwoImpulse for a demo
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Form:
DVUpperStageTwoImpulse; % demo
[dV,vT1,vT2,dVD] = DVUpperStageTwoImpulse( hF, h0, v0, gamma0 )
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Inputs
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hF (1,1) Final altitude (km)
h0 (1,1) Initial altitude (km)
v0 (1,1) Initial velocity (km/s)
gamma0 (1,1) Initial flight path angle (rad)
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Outputs
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dV (1,1) Total velocity change (km/s)
vT0 (1,1) Initial transfer velocity (km/s)
vTF (1,1) Final transfer velocity (km/s)
dVD (1,1) Drag DV
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Reference: J Mueller, P Griesemer, M. Paluszek, J. Du, "Unified GN&C
System for the Space Rapid Transit Launch Vehicle, AIAA
2010-7564, https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2010-7564
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Orbit: OrbitMechanics/DVDragFPA Common: Atmosphere/StdAtm
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