= Summary = MoreLater === Earth === . 6378 km Earth Equatorial Radius . 398600.44 km³/s² gravitational parameter . 86164.09 second rotation period . 7.2921e-5 radians per second === Loop acceleration track === . 5° south . 100 km launch track height . 70 km return track height . 14 km/s surface-relative rotor speed at altitude . 3 kg/m rotor mass density . 6353 km surface rotational radius at 5°S, 463.3 m/s rotational velocity . 6453 km launch track rotational radius, 470.6 m/s rotational velocity, 9.499 m/s² gee force . 6423 km return track rotational radius, 468.4 m/s rotational velocity, 9.587 m/s² gee force === Forward track at 100 km === . 14000.0 m/s surface relative rotor speed . 14470.6 m/s inertial frame rotor speed . rotor density 3.0000 kg/m . deflection force 588.0 MN per slope fraction, 10.26 MN per degree . 32.45 m/s² rotor centrifugal acceleration . 3.4 centifugal-to-gravity ratio . 2.4 track to rotor "weight" ratio, including stabilization cables . 7.2 kg/m track mass plus stabilization cable mass+tension . note: cables descend towards 9.8 m/s² surface gravity . Std. Atmosphere pressure 5.2209 Pa, density 8.2829e-5 kg/m³, temperature 219.6K -53.6 ℃ === Return track at 70 km === . 14020.3 m/s surface relative rotor speed (faster due to 30 km descent) . rotor density 2.9957 kg/m ("Bernoulli stretch" for constant mass flow rate relative to surface) . deflection force 588.9 MN per slope fraction, 10.28 MN per degree . 13551.9 m/s inertial frame rotor speed . 28.59 m/s² rotor centrifugal acceleration . 3.0 centifugal-to-gravity ratio . 2.0 track to rotor "weight" ratio, including stabilization cables . 6.0 kg/m track mass plus stabilization cable mass+tension . Std. Atmosphere pressure 3.201e-2 Pa, density 5.604e-7 kg/m³, temperature 195.1K -78.07 ℃ === West Station Supported by Return Track at 70 km === . incline slope 0.18 . deflection force 106 MN === West Station Acoustic elevators === . 40 MN (WAG) available for acoustic elevators . 80 km (WAG) filled Kevlar support length . 2.4 (WAG) taper ratio over 70 km . 6000 kg climbers + payloadCD*A . assume CD*A = 1 m², drag force = ρ*CD*A*V² || Climb ||<-3> Altitude (km) ||<-3> Velocity (m/s) ||<-3> Time (sec) ||<-3> Drag Force ||<-3> Power ||<-3> Force || || Regime || Start || End || Avg. || Start || End || Avg. || Start || End || Avg. || Start || End || Avg. || Start || End || Avg. || Start || End || Avg. || ||<-19> || || Jerk || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || Accel || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||