Oberth effect

Specific energy gain from the same Δv at periapsis vs apoapsis.

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

Formula

Δε = v Δv + ½ Δv²

Oberth energy gain

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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