A100: Section #2348: Elliptical Orbit Calculator

Input the Planetary Orbital Parameters

Input the semi-major axis:. ..........................................................
Input the eccentricity of the orbit: ...............................................
Input the orbital inclination: ........................................................
Input the amount you wish to rotate: (in degrees) .......................
Input the total number of frames you want for your animation: 

Calculate: 

The position of your planet is:

The semi-minor axis is (along the z-axis is): .............................
The x position with orbital inclination:........................................
The y position with orbital inclination:........................................
The z position with orbital inclination:........................................

The number of frames needed to complete your motion

The total area of your ellipse is:.....................................................
The total area that your planet traversed is:...................................
The number of frames needed to traverse your current distance: