How fast should I be going through Kerbin's atmosphere during launch?

I'm playing Kerbal Space Program on Career mode.

I'm doing a lot of space tourism to build up funds and science. My current six-tourist design uses a three stage rocket with seven BACC boosters in the first stage to get the rocket up into the air.

That may be a bit much - I started noticing that I was getting an atmospheric braking effect going up. It's cool, but it started me thinking about what the most efficient speed to go up might be. One tutorial mentions trying to keep to terminal velocity when going through the atmosphere.

Basically I want to figure out how fast (or slow) I should go to spend the least amount of fuel to get just over 70,000m.

Should I be paying attention to terminal velocity? Is there a way to figure out what the terminal velocity for a given craft is in a given atmospheric condition?

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How much delta v Do you need to orbit kerbin?

Reaching a stable orbit around Kerbin is one of the first milestones the player achieves in the game. Achieving such an orbit with a fuel-optimal ascent requires a delta-V of roughly 4500 m/s, the second largest of all celestial bodies with a solid surface after Eve.

How much gravity does kerbin have?

KerbinDensity58 484.090 kg/m3Surface gravity9.81 m/s2 (1 g)Escape velocity3 431.03 m/sSidereal rotation period21 549.425 s46 more rows•Apr 16, 2022

Does kerbin have the same gravity as Earth?

Since they have the same gravtity (9.8m/s^2) they have the same mass. Kerbin is just way denser than Earth.

How big is kerbin vs Earth?

Kerbin is about 10.9 times smaller than Planet Earth. It does seem equally appropriate, however, because our Kerbals are very small creatures. Another thing that I never put too much thought into was the size of the capsules and rockets we get as stock with the game... They have a diameter of only one meter.

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