Question: 3 5 ' 7 8 6 k m 3 5 ' 7 8 4 km Using the space elevator, you decide to bring your spacecraft

35'786km
35'784km
Using the space elevator, you decide to bring your spacecraft at an altitute of 55'000km. Once there, you simply
release the spacecraft.
5- What is the speed of the spacecraft just after the release (in kms)?
11.19
6- What is the v you need to provide to your spacecraft in order to reach the desired hyperbolic departure excess
velocity (in kms)?
7- How much propellant (in kg) will you have to use to provide that v?(Isp=350s)
 35'786km 35'784km Using the space elevator, you decide to bring your

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