// Chapter 11 example 2 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ clc; clear; // Given data Ap_Pe_diff = 30000; // difference between apogee and perigee in Km a = 16000; // semi major axis of orbit // Calculations e = Ap_Pe_diff/(2*a); // Eccentricity // Output mprintf('Eccentricity = %3.2f',e); //------------------------------------------------------------------------------