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% Converts total, final and payload masses to stage masses and ratios.
Stage Order: 1, 2, 3, 4, ... N, payload
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Form:
[mS, eS] = M2MS( m0, mF, mPayload )
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Inputs
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m0 (1,:) Total mass of each stage (including everything above)
mF (1,:) Final mass of each stage (including everything above)
mPayload (1,1) Payload mass
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Outputs
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mS (1,:) Fully fueled mass of the stage
eS (1,:) Stage structural ratios
pS (1,:) Stage payload ratios
mSP (1,:) Stage propellant mass
mSS (1,:) Stage structural mass
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References: Wiesel, W. E., Spaceflight Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, 1988,
pp. 199-202.
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