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






Jupiter 5.2034 11.8693 2.7545 34.4044


Synodic     Perihelion DV 5.8827 km/sec
Period 2.2349 Years Aphelion DV 4.2693 km/sec
Trip Time 3.0843 Years Total DV   10.1520 km/sec








Leave Month Day Year Arrive Month Day Year
1997.4702 6 19 1997 2000.5545 7 20 2000
1999.7051 9 14 1999 2002.7894 10 14 2002
2001.9400 12 8 2001 2005.0243 1 9 2005
2004.1749 3 3 2004 2007.2592 4 3 2007
2006.4098 5 28 2006 2009.4941 6 28 2009
2008.6447 8 22 2008 2011.7290 9 22 2011
2010.8796 11 17 2010 2013.9639 12 17 2013
2013.1144 2 11 2013 2016.1988 3 12 2016
2015.3493 5 6 2015 2018.4337 6 6 2018
2017.5842 8 0 2017 2020.6685 9 1 2020
2019.8191 10 25 2019 2022.9034 11 25 2022
2022.0540 1 19 2022 2025.1383 2 20 2025
2024.2889 4 14 2024 2027.3732 5 14 2027
2026.5238 7 9 2026 2029.6081 8 9 2029
2028.7587 10 3 2028 2031.8430 11 3 2031
2030.9936 12 28 2030 2034.0779 1 28 2034
2033.2284 3 22 2033 2036.3128 4 23 2036
2035.4633 6 17 2035 2038.5477 7 17 2038
2037.6982 9 11 2037 2040.7825 10 12 2040
2039.9331 12 6 2039 2043.0174 1 6 2043
2042.1680 3 0 2042 2045.2523 4 1 2045
2044.4029 5 25 2044 2047.4872 6 25 2047
2046.6378 8 20 2046 2049.7221 9 20 2049
2048.8727 11 14 2048 2051.9570 12 15 2051
2051.1076 2 9 2051 2054.1919 3 9 2054
2053.3424 5 3 2053 2056.4268 6 4 2056
2055.5773 7 28 2055 2058.6617 8 28 2058
2057.8122 10 22 2057 2060.8965 11 23 2060
2060.0471 1 17 2060 2063.1314 2 17 2063
2062.2820 4 12 2062 2065.3663 5 12 2065
2064.5169 7 6 2064 2067.6012 8 6 2067
2066.7518 10 1 2066 2069.8361 11 1 2069
2068.9867 12 25 2068 2072.0710 1 26 2072
2071.2216 3 20 2071 2074.3059 4 20 2074
2073.4564 6 14 2073 2076.5408 7 15 2076
2075.6913 9 9 2075 2078.7757 10 9 2078
2077.9262 12 3 2077 2081.0105 1 4 2081
2080.1611 2 28 2080 2083.2454 3 28 2083
2082.3960 5 23 2082 2085.4803 6 23 2085
2084.6309 8 17 2084 2087.7152 9 17 2087
2086.8658 11 12 2086 2089.9501 12 12 2089
2089.1007 2 6 2089 2092.1850 3 7 2092
2091.3356 5 1 2091 2094.4199 6 1 2094
2093.5704 7 25 2093 2096.6548 8 26 2096
2095.8053 10 20 2095 2098.8897 11 20 2098
2098.0402 1 14 2098 2101.1245 2 15 2101
2100.2751 4 9 2100 2103.3594 5 9 2103
2102.5100 7 4 2102 2105.5943 8 4 2105
2104.7449 9 28 2104 2107.8292 10 29 2107
2106.9798 12 23 2106 2110.0641 1 23 2110
2109.2147 3 17 2109 2112.2990 4 18 2112
2111.4496 6 12 2111 2114.5339 7 12 2114
2113.6844 9 6 2113 2116.7688 10 7 2116
2115.9193 12 1 2115 2119.0037 1 1 2119
2118.1542 2 26 2118 2121.2385 3 26 2121
2120.3891 5 20 2120 2123.4734 6 20 2123
2122.6240 8 15 2122 2125.7083 9 15 2125
2124.8589 11 9 2124 2127.9432 12 10 2127
2127.0938 2 4 2127 2130.1781 3 4 2130
2129.3287 4 28 2129 2132.4130 5 29 2132
2131.5636 7 23 2131 2134.6479 8 23 2134
2133.7984 10 17 2133 2136.8828 11 18 2136
2136.0333 1 12 2136 2139.1177 2 12 2139
2138.2682 4 7 2138 2141.3525 5 7 2141
2140.5031 7 1 2140 2143.5874 8 1 2143
2142.7380 9 26 2142 2145.8223 10 26 2145
2144.9729 12 20 2144 2148.0572 1 21 2148
2147.2078 3 15 2147 2150.2921 4 15 2150
2149.4427 6 9 2149 2152.5270 7 10 2152
2151.6776 9 4 2151 2154.7619 10 4 2154
2153.9124 11 28 2153 2156.9968 12 29 2156
2156.1473 2 23 2156 2159.2317 3 23 2159
2158.3822 5 18 2158 2161.4665 6 18 2161
2160.6171 8 12 2160 2163.7014 9 13 2163
2162.8520 11 7 2162 2165.9363 12 7 2165
2165.0869 2 1 2165 2168.1712 3 2 2168
2167.3218 4 26 2167 2170.4061 5 26 2170
2169.5567 7 20 2169 2172.6410 8 21 2172
2171.7916 10 15 2171 2174.8759 11 15 2174
2174.0264 1 10 2174 2177.1108 2 10 2177
2176.2613 4 4 2176 2179.3457 5 4 2179
2178.4962 6 29 2178 2181.5805 7 29 2181
2180.7311 9 23 2180 2183.8154 10 24 2183
2182.9660 12 18 2182 2186.0503 1 18 2186
2185.2009 3 12 2185 2188.2852 4 13 2188
2187.4358 6 7 2187 2190.5201 7 7 2190
2189.6707 9 1 2189 2192.7550 10 2 2192
2191.9056 11 26 2191 2194.9899 12 26 2194
2194.1404 2 21 2194 2197.2248 3 21 2197
2196.3753 5 15 2196 2199.4597 6 15 2199
2198.6102 8 10 2198 2201.6945 9 10 2201
2200.8451 11 4 2200 2203.9294 12 5 2203
2203.0800 1 29 2203 2206.1643 2 29 2206
2205.3149 4 23 2205 2208.3992 5 24 2208
2207.5498 7 18 2207 2210.6341 8 18 2210
2209.7847 10 12 2209 2212.8690 11 13 2212
2212.0196 1 7 2212 2215.1039 2 7 2215
2214.2544 4 2 2214 2217.3388 5 2 2217
2216.4893 6 26 2216 2219.5737 7 27 2219
2218.7242 9 21 2218 2221.8085 10 21 2221
2220.9591 12 15 2220 2224.0434 1 16 2224
2223.1940 3 10 2223 2226.2783 4 10 2226
2225.4289 6 4 2225 2228.5132 7 5 2228
2227.6638 8 29 2227 2230.7481 9 29 2230
2229.8987 11 24 2229 2232.9830 12 24 2232
2232.1336 2 18 2232 2235.2179 3 18 2235
2234.3684 5 13 2234 2237.4528 6 13 2237
2236.6033 8 7 2236 2239.6877 9 8 2239
2238.8382 11 2 2238 2241.9225 12 2 2241
2241.0731 1 26 2241 2244.1574 2 27 2244
2243.3080 4 21 2243 2246.3923 5 21 2246
2245.5429 7 15 2245 2248.6272 8 16 2248
2247.7778 10 10 2247 2250.8621 11 10 2250
2250.0127 1 5 2250 2253.0970 2 5 2253
2252.2476 3 29 2252 2255.3319 4 29 2255
2254.4824 6 24 2254 2257.5668 7 24 2257
2256.7173 9 18 2256 2259.8017 10 19 2259
2258.9522 12 13 2258 2262.0365 1 13 2262
2261.1871 3 7 2261 2264.2714 4 8 2264
2263.4220 6 2 2263 2266.5063 7 2 2266
2265.6569 8 26 2265 2268.7412 9 27 2268
2267.8918 11 21 2267 2270.9761 12 21 2270
2270.1267 2 16 2270 2273.2110 3 16 2273
2272.3616 5 10 2272 2275.4459 6 11 2275
2274.5964 8 5 2274 2277.6808 9 5 2277
2276.8313 10 29 2276 2279.9156 11 30 2279
2279.0662 1 24 2279 2282.1505 2 24 2282
2281.3011 4 18 2281 2284.3854 5 19 2284
2283.5360 7 13 2283 2286.6203 8 13 2286
2285.7709 10 8 2285 2288.8552 11 8 2288
2288.0058 1 2 2288 2291.0901 2 2 2291
2290.2407 3 27 2290 2293.3250 4 27 2293
2292.4755 6 21 2292 2295.5599 7 22 2295
2294.7104 9 16 2294 2297.7948 10 16 2297
2296.9453 12 10 2296 2300.0296 1 11 2300
2299.1802 3 5 2299 2302.2645 4 5 2302
2301.4151 5 29 2301 2304.4994 6 30 2304
2303.6500 8 24 2303 2306.7343 9 24 2306
2305.8849 11 19 2305 2308.9692 12 19 2308
2308.1198 2 13 2308 2311.2041 3 13 2311
2310.3547 5 8 2310 2313.4390 6 8 2313
2312.5895 8 2 2312 2315.6739 9 3 2315
2314.8244 10 27 2314 2317.9088 11 27 2317
2317.0593 1 21 2317 2320.1436 2 22 2320
2319.2942 4 16 2319 2322.3785 5 16 2322
2321.5291 7 10 2321 2324.6134 8 11 2324
2323.7640 10 5 2323 2326.8483 11 5 2326