Orbital mechanics · v = √(2GM / r)

Escape Velocity

The minimum speed an object needs to break free of a body's gravity, ignoring drag. Set by the body's mass and radius alone.

Mass (M⊕)Radius (R⊕)

Escape velocity11.186km/s

Formula: v = √(2GM / r)

Worked example

With the default inputs, escape velocity evaluates to 11.186 km/s — Earth → 11.19 km/s. The validator recomputes this against the known value on every build, so the formula is checked, not asserted.

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›Earth: 11.19 km/s

Universal Gravitation

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Escape Velocity

Worked example

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The physics behind it

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Escape Velocity

Worked example

Highlights

The physics behind it

Knowledge connections

Sources