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<big> µ = GM = 1 </big>
Those six parameters, along with dynamical considerations explained below, allow for the determination of both the position and the speed of the orbiting object in [[wp:cartesian coordinates|cartesian coordinates]], those two vectors constituting the so-called [[wp:orbital state vectors|orbital state vectors]].▼
As mentioned, dynamical considerations allows for the determination of the speed. They result in the so-called [[wp:vis-viva equation|vis-viva equation]]:
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This only gives the magnitude of the speed. The direction is easily determined since it's tangent to the conic.
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The purpose of this task is to show how to perform this conversion from orbital elements to orbital state vectors in your programming language.
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