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Line 18: <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]]: Line 26 ⟶ 24: This only gives the magnitude of the speed. The direction is easily determined since it's tangent to the conic. ▲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]]. 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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