a (A.U.)
period (yrs)
Vel (AU/Yr)
long J2000



I'm assuming circular, coplanar orbits and 12 equal months in a year,
therefore these results are approximate.
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Depart from  AU Years AU/Year J2000


Mars 1.5237 1.8808 5.0902 355.4533


Arrive at






Earth 1.0000 1.0000 6.2832 100.4644


Synodic     Perihelion DV 2.9448 km/sec
Period 2.1354 Years Aphelion DV 2.6490 km/sec
Trip Time 0.7087 Years Total DV   5.5937 km/sec








Leave Month Day Year Arrive Month Day Year
2001.0668 1 24 2001 2001.7755 10 9 2001
2003.2022 3 13 2003 2003.9109 11 28 2003
2005.3376 5 2 2005 2006.0463 1 17 2006
2007.4730 6 20 2007 2008.1817 3 5 2008
2009.6084 8 9 2009 2010.3171 4 24 2010
2011.7437 9 28 2011 2012.4525 6 13 2012
2013.8791 11 16 2013 2014.5878 8 2 2014
2016.0145 1 5 2016 2016.7232 9 20 2016
2018.1499 2 24 2018 2018.8586 11 9 2018
2020.2853 4 13 2020 2020.9940 12 28 2020
2022.4207 6 1 2022 2023.1294 2 17 2023
2024.5561 7 20 2024 2025.2648 4 5 2025
2026.6914 9 9 2026 2027.4002 5 24 2027
2028.8268 10 28 2028 2029.5355 7 13 2029
2030.9622 12 16 2030 2031.6709 9 2 2031
2033.0976 2 5 2033 2033.8063 10 20 2033
2035.2330 3 24 2035 2035.9417 12 9 2035
2037.3684 5 13 2037 2038.0771 1 28 2038
2039.5037 7 1 2039 2040.2125 3 16 2040
2041.6391 8 20 2041 2042.3479 5 5 2042
2043.7745 10 9 2043 2044.4832 6 24 2044
2045.9099 11 28 2045 2046.6186 8 13 2046
2048.0453 1 16 2048 2048.7540 10 1 2048
2050.1807 3 5 2050 2050.8894 11 20 2050
2052.3161 4 24 2052 2053.0248 1 9 2053
2054.4514 6 13 2054 2055.1602 2 28 2055
2056.5868 8 1 2056 2057.2955 4 16 2057
2058.7222 9 20 2058 2059.4309 6 5 2059
2060.8576 11 9 2060 2061.5663 7 24 2061
2062.9930 12 27 2062 2063.7017 9 13 2063
2065.1284 2 16 2065 2065.8371 11 1 2065
2067.2638 4 5 2067 2067.9725 12 20 2067
2069.3991 5 24 2069 2070.1079 2 9 2070
2071.5345 7 12 2071 2072.2432 3 28 2072
2073.6699 9 1 2073 2074.3786 5 16 2074
2075.8053 10 20 2075 2076.5140 7 5 2076
2077.9407 12 9 2077 2078.6494 8 24 2078
2080.0761 1 27 2080 2080.7848 10 13 2080
2082.2115 3 16 2082 2082.9202 12 1 2082
2084.3468 5 5 2084 2085.0556 1 20 2085
2086.4822 6 24 2086 2087.1909 3 9 2087
2088.6176 8 12 2088 2089.3263 4 27 2089
2090.7530 10 1 2090 2091.4617 6 16 2091
2092.8884 11 20 2092 2093.5971 8 5 2093
2095.0238 1 9 2095 2095.7325 9 24 2095
2097.1592 2 27 2097 2097.8679 11 12 2097
2099.2945 4 16 2099 2100.0033 1 1 2100
2101.4299 6 5 2101 2102.1386 2 20 2102
2103.5653 7 24 2103 2104.2740 4 9 2104
2105.7007 9 12 2105 2106.4094 5 27 2106
2107.8361 11 1 2107 2108.5448 7 16 2108
2109.9715 12 20 2109 2110.6802 9 5 2110
2112.1069 2 8 2112 2112.8156 10 24 2112
2114.2422 3 27 2114 2114.9510 12 12 2114
2116.3776 5 16 2116 2117.0863 2 1 2117
2118.5130 7 5 2118 2119.2217 3 20 2119
2120.6484 8 23 2120 2121.3571 5 9 2121
2122.7838 10 12 2122 2123.4925 6 27 2123
2124.9192 12 1 2124 2125.6279 8 16 2125
2127.0546 1 20 2127 2127.7633 10 5 2127
2129.1899 3 8 2129 2129.8987 11 24 2129
2131.3253 4 27 2131 2132.0340 1 12 2132
2133.4607 6 16 2133 2134.1694 3 1 2134
2135.5961 8 5 2135 2136.3048 4 20 2136
2137.7315 9 23 2137 2138.4402 6 8 2138
2139.8669 11 12 2139 2140.5756 7 27 2140
2142.0023 1 1 2142 2142.7110 9 16 2142
2144.1376 2 20 2144 2144.8464 11 5 2144
2146.2730 4 8 2146 2146.9817 12 23 2146
2148.4084 5 27 2148 2149.1171 2 12 2149
2150.5438 7 16 2150 2151.2525 4 1 2151
2152.6792 9 5 2152 2153.3879 5 20 2153
2154.8146 10 23 2154 2155.5233 7 8 2155
2156.9500 12 12 2156 2157.6587 8 27 2157
2159.0853 2 1 2159 2159.7941 10 16 2159
2161.2207 3 19 2161 2161.9294 12 5 2161
2163.3561 5 8 2163 2164.0648 1 23 2164
2165.4915 6 27 2165 2166.2002 3 12 2166
2167.6269 8 16 2167 2168.3356 5 1 2168
2169.7623 10 4 2169 2170.4710 6 20 2170
2171.8976 11 23 2171 2172.6064 8 8 2172
2174.0330 1 12 2174 2174.7417 9 27 2174
2176.1684 3 1 2176 2176.8771 11 16 2176
2178.3038 4 19 2178 2179.0125 1 5 2179
2180.4392 6 8 2180 2181.1479 2 23 2181
2182.5746 7 27 2182 2183.2833 4 12 2183
2184.7100 9 16 2184 2185.4187 6 1 2185
2186.8453 11 4 2186 2187.5541 7 19 2187
2188.9807 12 23 2188 2189.6894 9 8 2189
2191.1161 2 12 2191 2191.8248 10 27 2191
2193.2515 4 1 2193 2193.9602 12 16 2193
2195.3869 5 19 2195 2196.0956 2 4 2196
2197.5223 7 8 2197 2198.2310 3 23 2198
2199.6577 8 27 2199 2200.3664 5 12 2200
2201.7930 10 15 2201 2202.5018 7 1 2202
2203.9284 12 4 2203 2204.6371 8 19 2204
2206.0638 1 23 2206 2206.7725 10 8 2206
2208.1992 3 12 2208 2208.9079 11 27 2208
2210.3346 5 0 2210 2211.0433 1 16 2211
2212.4700 6 19 2212 2213.1787 3 4 2213
2214.6054 8 8 2214 2215.3141 4 23 2215
2216.7407 9 27 2216 2217.4495 6 12 2217
2218.8761 11 15 2218 2219.5848 8 1 2219
2221.0115 1 4 2221 2221.7202 9 19 2221
2223.1469 2 23 2223 2223.8556 11 8 2223
2225.2823 4 12 2225 2225.9910 12 27 2225
2227.4177 6 0 2227 2228.1264 2 15 2228
2229.5531 7 19 2229 2230.2618 4 4 2230
2231.6884 9 8 2231 2232.3972 5 23 2232
2233.8238 10 27 2233 2234.5325 7 12 2234
2235.9592 12 15 2235 2236.6679 9 0 2236
2238.0946 2 4 2238 2238.8033 10 19 2238
2240.2300 3 23 2240 2240.9387 12 8 2240
2242.3654 5 12 2242 2243.0741 1 27 2243
2244.5008 7 0 2244 2245.2095 3 15 2245
2246.6361 8 19 2246 2247.3449 5 4 2247
2248.7715 10 8 2248 2249.4802 6 23 2249
2250.9069 11 26 2250 2251.6156 8 12 2251
2253.0423 1 15 2253 2253.7510 10 0 2253
2255.1777 3 4 2255 2255.8864 11 19 2255
2257.3131 4 23 2257 2258.0218 1 8 2258
2259.4485 6 11 2259 2260.1572 2 27 2260
2261.5838 8 0 2261 2262.2926 4 15 2262
2263.7192 9 19 2263 2264.4279 6 4 2264
2265.8546 11 8 2265 2266.5633 7 23 2266
2267.9900 12 26 2267 2268.6987 9 12 2268
2270.1254 2 15 2270 2270.8341 11 0 2270
2272.2608 4 4 2272 2272.9695 12 19 2272
2274.3962 5 23 2274 2275.1049 2 8 2275
2276.5315 7 11 2276 2277.2403 3 26 2277
2278.6669 9 0 2278 2279.3756 5 15 2279
2280.8023 10 19 2280 2281.5110 7 4 2281
2282.9377 12 8 2282 2283.6464 8 23 2283
2285.0731 1 26 2285 2285.7818 10 11 2285
2287.2085 3 15 2287 2287.9172 12 0 2287
2289.3438 5 4 2289 2290.0526 1 19 2290
2291.4792 6 23 2291 2292.1880 3 8 2292
2293.6146 8 11 2293 2294.3233 4 26 2294
2295.7500 10 0 2295 2296.4587 6 15 2296
2297.8854 11 19 2297 2298.5941 8 4 2298
2300.0208 1 7 2300 2300.7295 9 23 2300
2302.1562 2 26 2302 2302.8649 11 11 2302
2304.2915 4 15 2304 2305.0003 1 0 2305
2306.4269 6 4 2306 2307.1356 2 19 2307
2308.5623 7 22 2308 2309.2710 4 8 2309
2310.6977 9 11 2310 2311.4064 5 26 2311
2312.8331 10 30 2312 2313.5418 7 15 2313