Third cosmic speed from orbital and second cosmic speed¶
The third cosmic velocity is the minimum velocity that must be given to a body located near the Earth’s surface so that it can overcome the gravitational attraction of the Earth and the Sun and leave the Solar System.
Links:
- third_cosmic_speed¶
Third cosmic
speed
of the orbiting body.- Symbol:
v_3
- Latex:
\(v_{3}\)
- Dimension:
velocity
- orbital_speed¶
Orbital
speed
of the body around the attracting mass.- Symbol:
v
- Latex:
\(v\)
- Dimension:
velocity
- second_cosmic_speed¶
Second cosmic
speed
of the orbiting body.- Symbol:
v_2
- Latex:
\(v_{2}\)
- Dimension:
velocity
- law¶
v_3 = sqrt((sqrt(2) - 1)^2 * v^2 + v_2^2)
- Latex:
- \[v_{3} = \sqrt{\left(\sqrt{2} - 1\right)^{2} v^{2} + v_{2}^{2}}\]