State ↔ elements

Convert between Cartesian state vectors and classical orbital elements.

SIDUS educational calculator. Category orbital. Tags: apollo, GNC, orbital. Pure SI. Not flight software.

Formula

h = r × v · e = (v×h)/μ − r̂ · a = 1/(2/r − v²/μ)

Cartesian ↔ classical elements

Primary sources

How do AI agents use this tool?

Read /llms.txt or call https://sidus.tools/api/mcp. Open the interactive page for live SI inputs.

Open interactive tool · SIDUS