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% Compute the semi-major axis from an orbit period or mean motion.
The default central body is the Earth.
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Form:
a = PToSMA( p, mu, type )
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Inputs
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p (1,1) or (6,1) Period or mean motion
mu (1,1) Gravitational parameter (default = 3.98600436e5)
type (1,1) Specify type of units. Either
(1) Period in seconds
(2) Rate in revolutions per day
(3) Rate in rad/sec
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Outputs
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p (1,1) Period
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