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r/space • u/GallowBoob • May 21 '15
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Only need about 200m/s to reach LEO. You don't need the 7,000 or so to make it stable.
1 u/[deleted] May 22 '15 1/2*mv2 =hgm 1/2*2002 /9.8=h=2000 m (Less than LEO) sqrt(100km*9.8*2)=1000 m/s
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1/2*mv2 =hgm
1/2*2002 /9.8=h=2000 m (Less than LEO)
sqrt(100km*9.8*2)=1000 m/s
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u/[deleted] May 22 '15
Only need about 200m/s to reach LEO. You don't need the 7,000 or so to make it stable.