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C3 Energy Analysis

C3 Energy Analysis is a computational method in astrodynamics that quantifies the characteristic energy (C3) of a spacecraft's escape trajectory to determine its excess kinetic energy relative to a gravitational body, enabling precise mission design and trajectory optimization in interplanetary spaceflight.

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Publications

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Citations

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Authors

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Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Characteristic Energy Analysis

Parents

Publications

3

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Authors

9

  1. GL
    Gregory Lantoine

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  2. NS
    Nathan Strange

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  3. TM
    Timothy McElrath

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  4. RW
    Roby Wilson

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. DL
    Damon Landau

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

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Institutions

3

  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    2 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    130 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    130 citations

  4. Politecnico di Torino

    Turin, Italy

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)

    Repository · 1 publications · 16 citations

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  2. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    1 publications · 65 citations

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  3. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

    1 publications · 13 citations

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