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% Simulate low thrust spacecraft.
See also LTSpiral and FOrbLTE.
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Form:
[dV, tDuration] = LowThrustSim( a0, aF, uE, thrust, m0, mu )
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Inputs
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a0 (1) Initial semimajor axis
aF (1) Final semimajor axis
uE (1) Exhaust velocity
thrust (1) Thrust
m0 (1) Initial mass
mu (1) Gravitational parameter
* includes demo
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Outputs
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dV (1) Total delta-V expended
tDuration (1) Time to reach aF
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