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% Computes the escape velocity.
Type VEscape for a demo of earth escape.
Since version 1.
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Form:
v = VEscape( r, mu )
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Inputs
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r (1,:) Radius
mu (1,1) Gravitational parameter (default = 3.98600436e5 km^3/sec^2)
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Outputs
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v (1,:) Escape velocity for a hyperbola
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References: Wiesel, W. E., Spaceflight Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1988,
pp. 48.
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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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