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    [spaceflight mechanics] given r and e vector, calculate inclination?

    Not trying to pick a fight or anything, but I don't think my method is necessarily the 'hard way'. Took about 2 minutes to do in MATLAB.
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    [spaceflight mechanics] given r and e vector, calculate inclination?

    Forgive my bump, and this is likely too late for the OP, but it may serve other people well in the future. Here's how I did it: Start by solving for your true anomaly. The direction that the satellite is flying (towards perigee) will give you a clue as to which quadrant theta is in. I came up...
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