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% Compute the energy for any orbit
Since version 1.
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Form:
E = Energy( a, mu )
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Inputs
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a Semi-major axis (is inf for a parabola and negative
for a hyperbola)
mu Gravitational parameter
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Outputs
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E Energy
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References: Wiesel, W. E., Spaceflight Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1988, pp. 53.
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