EclipticInjectionPlane:

Path: Orbit/OrbitMechanics

% Computes the parking orbit plane for a heliocentric injection.
 The parking orbit is defined in the ECI frame.
 The injection velocity is defined in the ecliptic frame.

 Type EclipticInjectionPlane for a demo.
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   Form:
   [rAAN, inc] = EclipticInjectionPlane( jD, v )
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   Inputs
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   jD      (1,1) Julian date of injection
   vEcl    (3,1) Velocity vector in the ecliptic frame (xy ecliptic plane)

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   Outputs
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   rAAN     (1,1) Right ascension of the ascending node (rad)
   inc      (1,1) Orbit inclination (rad)
   dVEq     (3,1) Earth-relative velocity in ECI (km/s)
   nEq      (3,1) Orbit-normal vector for parking orbit

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Children:

Orbit: OrbitCoord/OrbNEl
Orbit: OrbitMechanics/RVOrbGen
SC: Ephem/CEcl2Eq
SC: Ephem/SunV1
Common: Graphics/NewFig
Math: Linear/Cross
Math: Linear/Mag
Math: Linear/Unit

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