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% Dynamic pressure on a satellite based on an exponential atmospheric model.
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Form:
[p, rho] = PDrag( r, v, mu, R, rho0, h0, hScale, wP )
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Inputs
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r (3,:) r in the ECI frame
v (3,:) v in the ECI frame
mu Gravitational parameter
R Planet radius
rho0 Base density
h0 Base altitude for rho0
hScale Atmospheric scale height
wP Planetary rotation rate (rad/sec)
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Outputs
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p Pressure
rho Atmospheric Density
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References: Wiesel, W. E., Spaceflight Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1988,
pp. 83-86.
Escobal, P.R., Methods of Orbit Determination, 1976,
p. 60.
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