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    Greetings from Seattle!

    Here is my thread on the Outerra forum if you want to take a look at some of the stuff we're working on. http://forum.outerra.com/index.php?topic=3062.msg35571#msg35571 Best regards, Uriah George
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    Greetings from Seattle!

    Thanks, I love this forum already!
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    ECI Cartesian Coordinates to Kepler Orbit Elements

    Oh I see now, that makes perfect sense. Because it is angular momentum relative to the earth, and if your velocity is zero and the ground wasn't there, you would fall towards the (point) mass center, so your orbital trajectory would therefore be parabolic, or e = 1. I now see that at launch in...
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    ECI Cartesian Coordinates to Kepler Orbit Elements

    Hi, I'm using JSBSim as the physics engine for simulating space flight in Outerra Anteworld. In one of the XML files pertaining to the Jupiter 246 / Ares IV launch vehicle, there are a few equations for calculating the semi-major axis, eccentricity, apoapsis, periapsis and orbital period. I...
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    Greetings from Seattle!

    Hi, My name is Uriah, I live in Seattle Washington and I'm new to Orbiter. I've been a long time fan of Kerbal Space Program, but stopped developing for KSP some time ago due to the definite limitations of its platform. My initial impressions of Orbiter have far exceeded my expectations, and...
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