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Semi-Major Axis using μ&P

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a=((P2π)2μ)13
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This equation computes the semi-major axis, a, from the period of the elliptical orbit and the Earth Gravitational Constant, μ.

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Notes

The semi-major axis, a, is the distance between the ellipse center and the apogee point.


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