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% Delta-V for a bielliptic orbit maneuver between circular orbits.
The intermediate radius is much larger than the final radius.
The delta-Vs are at
The initial orbit
Apogee of the transfer orbit
The final orbit
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Form:
[deltaV, tOF] = OrbMnvrBielliptic( rI, rB, rF, mu )
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Inputs
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rI (1,1) Initial radius
rB (1,1) Intermediate radius
rF (1,1) Final radius
mu (1,1) Gravitational parameter
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Outputs
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deltaV (1,1) Delta-V data structure.
.total (1,1) Total required delta-V
.a (1,1) Delta-V at point a
.b (1,1) Delta-V at point b
.c (1,1) Delta-V at point c
tOF (1,1) Time of flight
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