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Orbital elements are the parameters required to uniquely identify a specific orbit. In celestial mechanics these elements are considered in two-body systems using a Kepler orbit. There are many different ways to mathematically describe the same orbit, but certain schemes, each consisting of a set of six parameters, are commonly used in astronomy and orbital mechanics.
A real orbit and its elements change over time due to gravitational perturbations by other objects and the effects of general relativity. A Kepler orbit is an idealized, mathematical approximation of the orbit at a particular time.

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  1. Shivi20

    A N-Body inputs from Keplerian Orbits

    Hi, I've trying to figure out how to convert Keplerian orbits into cartesian orbits to use them as input for my code, however I have unsuccessful in doing so, I wrote a python script for the orbit transformation, but when I convert the Cartesian values back to Keplerian orbits some of the...
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