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Those parameters 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]].
Those parameters 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]].



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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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Show how to perform this conversion from orbital elements to orbital state vectors in your programming language.


TODO: pick an example from a reputable source, and bring the algorithm description onto this site. (Restating those pages in concise a fashion comprehensible to the coders and readers of this site will be a good exercise.)
TODO: pick an example from a reputable source, and bring the algorithm description onto this site. (Restating those pages in concise a fashion comprehensible to the coders and readers of this site will be a good exercise.)
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