Stage
β
Altitude
0 m
Velocity
0 m/s
Ξv used
0.00 km/s
Ξv remaining
0.00 km/s
Mass
0 t
Time
0.0 s
READY
π Stage 1
Propellant mass
200 t
Dry mass
20 t
Isp
300 s
Thrust
3500 kN
π΅ Stage 2
Propellant mass
40 t
Dry mass + payload
5 t
Isp
420 s
Thrust
100 kN
Compare to single-stage
Two-stage total Ξv:
β
Single-stage Ξv (same total mass, no staging):
β
Staging gains
β
extra Ξv by dropping Stage 1's dead mass at burnout instead of hauling it to orbit.
π Launch
βΊ Reset
Per-stage Tsiolkovsky:
Ξvβ = IspβΒ·gβΒ·ln(mββ/mββ)
Ξvβ = IspβΒ·gβΒ·ln(mββ/mββ)
Ξv_total = Ξvβ + Ξvβ
Ο(h) = ΟβΒ·e
βh/8500