Determination of Two-Body Orbital Elements from the Two-Body State Vector

Marc A. Murison

Astronomical Applications Department
U.S. Naval Observatory
Washington, DC

murisonATusno.navy.mil
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October 23, 1998

1. Initialization

2. Two-Body Motion Definitions and Derivations

3. Solve for the Orbital Elements