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% Converts equinoctial elements to r and v for an elliptic orbit.
Since version 1.
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Form:
[r, v] = Eq2RV( eq, tol, mu )
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Inputs
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eq (6,:) Elements vector [a,P1,P2,Q1,Q2,l]
tol Tolerance for Kepler's equation solver
mu Gravitational constant
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Outputs
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r (3,1) position vector
v (3,1) velocity vector
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References: Battin, R.H., An Introduction to the Methods and Mathematics
of Astrodynamics, AIAA, New York, 1987, pp. 493-494.
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