/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15704633
>If something can do 60 T to TLI is that just saying you can do 60 T to a free-return flyby or something?
I mean, basically. You rarely have the same stage performing both injection and insertion so the mass a rocket can throw at the moon/mars/wherever is more useful for understanding its capability. It's basically what c3 graphs do.

>>11552866
> C3 (km2/s2) from earth to get to various planets : Mars 12, Jupiter 80, Saturn or Uranus 147. To Pluto (with its orbital inclination) needs about 160–164 km2/s2.