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Yes the delta-v needed to get to an altitude of 100km is about half of what one needs for LEO as far as I know. So it's probably about ~3-4km/s for SpaceShip O
by ianstallings 13y ago
Yes the delta-v needed to get to an altitude of 100km is about half of what one needs for LEO as far as I know.
So it's probably about ~3-4km/s for SpaceShip One. I'd have to calculate it from 50k feet using some specs to find out for sure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-v_budget http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-v_budget