Rocket Equation Calculation
The rocket equation defines the relationship between the velocity of an object and exhaust speed and mass. In other words, it’s a way of describing the conservation of mass when applied to the mass.

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- Δv is the change in velocity
- ve is the exhaust velocity
- mi is the initial mass
- mf is the final mass after all propellants have been burned.
This formula can be described as the change of velocity being the difference between the initial and final velocity which are dependent on the masses and the escape velocity of the exhaust. In this case, the initial velocity is assumed to be 0 since the rocket has not launched yet.
GNSS Constellations - A list of all GNSS satellites by constellations
beidou
Satellite Name | Orbit | Date |
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BeiDou-3 G4 | Geostationary Orbit (GEO) | 17 May, 2023 |
BeiDou-3 G2 | Geostationary Orbit (GEO) | 09 Mar, 2020 |
Compass-IGSO7 | Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO) | 09 Feb, 2020 |
BeiDou-3 M19 | Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) | 16 Dec, 2019 |
BeiDou-3 M20 | Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) | 16 Dec, 2019 |
BeiDou-3 M21 | Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) | 23 Nov, 2019 |
BeiDou-3 M22 | Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) | 23 Nov, 2019 |
BeiDou-3 I3 | Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO) | 04 Nov, 2019 |
BeiDou-3 M23 | Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) | 22 Sep, 2019 |
BeiDou-3 M24 | Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) | 22 Sep, 2019 |
galileo
Satellite Name | Orbit | Date |
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GSAT0223 | MEO - Near-Circular | 05 Dec, 2021 |
GSAT0224 | MEO - Near-Circular | 05 Dec, 2021 |
GSAT0219 | MEO - Near-Circular | 25 Jul, 2018 |
GSAT0220 | MEO - Near-Circular | 25 Jul, 2018 |
GSAT0221 | MEO - Near-Circular | 25 Jul, 2018 |
GSAT0222 | MEO - Near-Circular | 25 Jul, 2018 |
GSAT0215 | MEO - Near-Circular | 12 Dec, 2017 |
GSAT0216 | MEO - Near-Circular | 12 Dec, 2017 |
GSAT0217 | MEO - Near-Circular | 12 Dec, 2017 |
GSAT0218 | MEO - Near-Circular | 12 Dec, 2017 |
glonass
Satellite Name | Orbit | Date |
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Kosmos 2569 | -- | 07 Aug, 2023 |
Kosmos 2564 | -- | 28 Nov, 2022 |
Kosmos 2559 | -- | 10 Oct, 2022 |
Kosmos 2557 | -- | 07 Jul, 2022 |
Kosmos 2547 | -- | 25 Oct, 2020 |
Kosmos 2545 | -- | 16 Mar, 2020 |
Kosmos 2544 | -- | 11 Dec, 2019 |
Kosmos 2534 | -- | 27 May, 2019 |
Kosmos 2529 | -- | 03 Nov, 2018 |
Kosmos 2527 | -- | 16 Jun, 2018 |
gps
Satellite Name | Orbit | Date |
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Navstar 82 | Medium Earth Orbit | 19 Jan, 2023 |
Navstar 81 | Medium Earth Orbit | 17 Jun, 2021 |
Navstar 78 | Medium Earth Orbit | 22 Aug, 2019 |
Navstar 77 | Medium Earth Orbit | 23 Dec, 2018 |
Navstar 76 | Medium Earth Orbit | 05 Feb, 2016 |
Navstar 75 | Medium Earth Orbit | 31 Oct, 2015 |
Navstar 74 | Medium Earth Orbit | 15 Jul, 2015 |
Navstar 73 | Medium Earth Orbit | 25 Mar, 2015 |
Navstar 72 | Medium Earth Orbit | 29 Oct, 2014 |
Navstar 71 | Medium Earth Orbit | 02 Aug, 2014 |
irnss
Satellite Name | Orbit | Date |
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NVS-01 | Geostationary Orbit (GEO) | 29 May, 2023 |
IRNSS-1I | Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO) | 12 Apr, 2018 |
IRNSS-1H | Sub Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Sub-GTO) | 31 Aug, 2017 |
IRNSS-1G | Geostationary Orbit (GEO) | 28 Apr, 2016 |
IRNSS-1F | Geostationary Orbit (GEO) | 10 Mar, 2016 |
IRNSS-1E | Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO) | 20 Jan, 2016 |
IRNSS-1D | Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO) | 28 Mar, 2015 |
IRNSS-1C | Geostationary Orbit (GEO) | 16 Oct, 2014 |
IRNSS-1B | Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO) | 04 Apr, 2014 |
IRNSS-1A | Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit (IGSO) | 01 Jul, 2013 |