Circular orbit

Velocity, period, energy and local g for a circular orbit at a given altitude.

SIDUS educational calculator. Category orbital. Tags: geo, mission-design, orbital, vis-viva. Pure SI. Not flight software.

Formula

v = √(μ/r) T = 2π √(a³/μ) ε = −μ/(2a)

Circular orbit velocity, period & energy

Primary sources

How do AI agents use this tool?

Read /llms.txt or call https://sidus.tools/api/mcp. Open the interactive page for live SI inputs.

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