Delta-v Definition and 14 Threads

What is the delta-v requirements from each of the Earth-Moon lagrange points to landing on the lunar surface? What would be the best software I could use to visualise and calculate that kind of thing? Thanks.

Is this correct? Why the time is minutes instead of seconds? Thanks!

I am trying to create a spreadsheet that will calculate: The minimum delta-v required to circularise the orbit of a projectile that has been fired horizontally from the Earths surface at a given velocity. Completely ignoring atmospheric drag. See the attached spreadsheet. The steps are...

So I was browsing wikipedia when I encountered: What does this exactly mean? How does one calculate for this? << Adding link to the table >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_propulsion#Table_of_methods

Lets assume you could fire a 100kg projectile using a coilgun at 1 degree above the horizon and have it arrive safely at 400km altitude traveling at 7.8km/s (or slightly more if that helps). How much delta-v would it need to correct its trajectory into a stable orbit? If it matters let's...

Wikipedia says that: Atmospheric and gravity drag associated with [space] launch typically adds 1.3 to 1.8 km/s to the launch vehicle delta-v required to reach normal LEO orbital velocity of around 7.8 km/s (28,080 km/h). Does anyone know, or know how to calculate/estimate/simulate the delta-v...

Firstly, apologies if this is in the wrong thread. I'm currently writing a presentation on the physics of getting a spacecraft from Earth to Mars in the near future. In my research I've come up against Porkchop plots which seem to plot contours of equal characteristic energy so you can find...

Homework Statement A space vehicle is in circular orbit about the earth. The mass of the vehicle is 3300 kg. The radius of the orbit is 2RE. It is desired to transfer the vehicle to a circular orbit of radius 4RE. An efficient way to accomplish the transfer is to use a semielliptical orbit...

I apologise if this isn't the right place to post this. If I was to calculate the escape velocity of a body, e.g. the Earth which is approx. 11.2km/s, could this then be used as the delta-v in the ideal rocket equation to calculate the mass ratio needed? This would be for both a trip to...

I get different result than stated in the book. What am I doing wrong? Homework Statement A spacecraft returning from a lunar mission approaches Earth on a hyperbolic trajectory. At its closest approach A it is at an altitude of 5000 km, traveling at 10 km/s. At A retrorockets are fired to...

Hi guys, I want to know - roughly - how much delta-V a satellite must expend to get from its launch insertion orbit to its final orbit. Let us assume that we're putting a LEO craft up. The launcher is has the performance to reach this orbit, and is launched at the right time and...

I recently read that the STS orbiters have up to 300 m/s of delta-V available considering the weight of the orbiter and the quantity of propellant in the OMS. I also recall that leaving orbit requires some 100-150 m/s of delta-V depending on altitude. If deorbiting takes 100-150 m/s, then is...

To reach orbit you have to have your vehicle have a horizontal, i.e., tangential, orbital velocity, of about 7,800 m/s and have sufficient altitude, say at least 100 km, the altitude considered to be "space". To get to this altitude you have to have a separate velocity in the vertical direction...

I am writing an essay on Space travel for my A level coursework. I am writing about Hohmann transfer orbits. At the moment I am using the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohmann_transfer_orbit It explains how you can derive this: From this: I can't do the in...