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and apoapsis since and where is the length of the semi-major axis.where:
* is the radius at apoapsis (also "apofocus", "aphelion", "apogee"), i.e., the farthest distance of the orbit to the center of mass of the system, which is a focus of the ellipse.
* is the radius at periapsis (or "perifocus" etc.),

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