Hyperbolic excess / C3

v_∞, C3, periapsis speed, departure Δv from circular, eccentricity and flyby turn angle.

SIDUS educational calculator. Category orbital. Tags: delta-v, maneuver, mission-design, orbital, trajectory. Pure SI. Not flight software.

Formula

C3 = v_∞² · v_p = √(v_∞² + 2μ/r)

Hyperbolic excess and departure Δv

Primary sources

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

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