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: (P.E)= m*g*h
: 1085264000kg for the fuel plus 8128371kg for the ship's weight means you have
: to lift 1093392371kg.
: Let's say 200km to be off the planet.
: PE= 1093392371kg*200000m*9.8m/s^2
: So it would take 2143049047160000.2 jules of energy TWO QUADRILLION JULES.
: That's 20 hiroshimas.
It may not be fuel on board though is what I was getting at. What if they can generate it without a gigantic (mass-wise) amount of fuel. Also I think it would be hard to mass the Autumn's weight accurately. It's about the same size overall as the Marathon-class yet if I recall the Marathon-class is 3x more massive (or the Autumn is 1/3rd the mass of a cruiser in the same size range.