RocketPy-Team/RocketPy

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

RocketPy is a Python library for high-fidelity 6-DOF trajectory simulation of high-power rockets, including variable mass effects, parachute descent, and weather/wind data integration. It supports multi-stage rockets, dispersion analysis, and trajectory optimization.

Use cases

• simulate a high-power rocket flight trajectory in 6 degrees of freedom
• model parachute descent and landing for a rocketry competition
• run Monte Carlo dispersion analysis on rocket flight predictions
• import wind and weather profiles into a flight simulation
• optimize rocket design and trajectory for apogee targets
• simulate multi-stage rocket flights with variable mass effects

When to choose

• you need physics-based 6-DOF rocket trajectory simulation in Python
• you want realistic wind/weather data integration and parachute descent modeling
• you need dispersion analysis or trajectory optimization for rocketry projects

When to avoid

• you need a GUI-based rocket simulator rather than a Python library
• you are simulating orbital spacecraft rather than atmospheric sounding rockets
• you need real-time flight control software rather than pre-flight simulation

Facets

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simulation math data-science simulation python cross-platform rocketry trajectory-simulation 6dof aerodynamics parachute-descent weather-data monte-carlo aerospace-engineering aerospace physics engineering

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