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% Computes the synodic period between two orbits.
Type SynPer of a demo of orbit periods from Mercury's to Mars
relative to the Earth.
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Form:
p = SynPer( n1, n2 )
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Inputs
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n1 (:) Orbit rate 1 (rad/s)
n2 Orbit rate 2 (rad/s)
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Outputs
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p (:) Synodic period (sec)
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References: Wiesel, W. E., Spaceflight Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1988,
pp. 293.
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Common: CommonData/SwooshWatermark Common: General/CellToMat Common: General/MatToCell Common: General/Watermark Common: Graphics/NewFig Common: Graphics/Plot2D Common: Graphics/PltStyle
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