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Probably a bunch. I'm not a rocket scientist, but Google tells me Jupiter's orbital velocity is about 13,000 m/s, with Earth's velocity being about 30,000 m/s.
by sathackr 8y ago
Probably a bunch. I'm not a rocket scientist, but Google tells me Jupiter's orbital velocity is about 13,000 m/s, with Earth's velocity being about 30,000 m/s.
If my KSP-taught understanding of orbital mechanics is correct, you'd first have escape earth's gravity(~13,000m/s), then reverse your orbital velocity(about 60,000m/s, also matching the orbital plane of the asteroid in the process), and then do a standard hohmann transfer to the asteroid orbit(looks like about another 5,000m/s) just to get to the asteroid, but then you have to cancel the closing speed. I don't know enough to know how to calculate the approach velocity but looks like it might be a bunch.
Chart showing d/v required to reach various objects in our solar system: https://i.imgur.com/WGOy3qT.png https://i.imgur.com/WGOy3qT.png
- pavel_lishin 8y agoI'd love to see Scott Manley do a video on what would be required. I guess I could do it myself, I'd just need to install the solar system mod...
- sathackr 8y agoI bet he will. I have RSS installed, but not far enough into the tech tree for ions yet, which is about the only way I could imagine it being remotely possible. May be able to shave a few thousand DV off with some well-timed gravity assists.
- pavel_lishin 8y agoYeah, I'm nowhere near good enough at the game - I've never even landed on another planet. I absolutely don't know how to set up gravity assists.