Planetary Satellite Integrator

General Information:

Which planet does the satellite orbit?

Integration Parameters:

Accuracy:
Integration Time (years): Save Frequency (days):
Stop Integration if Satellite-Planet Distance
is less than or greater than planetary radii.

Forces and Effects to Include:

Season: True Anomaly (degrees):

Satellite Initial Conditions:

Distance from the planet (r in planetary radii):
Polar Angle (theta in degrees):
Azimuthal Angle (phi in degrees):
Radial Velocity (v_r in units of the circular velocity):
Velocity in theta hat direction (v_theta in units of the circular velocity):
Velocity in phi hat direction (v_phi in units of the circular velocity):

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Planetary Satellite Integrator written by Dr. Douglas P. Hamilton