Difference between revisions of "Template:Earth orbits"
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| 6,600–8,400{{nbsp}}km || 200–2,000{{nbsp}}km | | 6,600–8,400{{nbsp}}km || 200–2,000{{nbsp}}km | ||
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| − | | Circular orbit: 6. | + | | Circular orbit: 6.9–7.8{{nbsp}}km/s (24,840–28,080{{nbsp}}km/h or 14,430–17,450{{nbsp}}mph) respectively |
| Elliptic orbit: 6.5–8.2{{nbsp}}km/s respectively | | Elliptic orbit: 6.5–8.2{{nbsp}}km/s respectively | ||
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Revision as of 10:57, 28 October 2018
Tangential velocities at altitude
| Orbit | Center-to-center distance |
Altitude above the Earth's surface |
Speed | Orbital period | Specific orbital energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth's own rotation at surface (for comparison – not an orbit) | 6,378 km | 0 km | 465.1 m/s (1,674 km/h or 1,040 mph) | 23 h 56 min | −62.6 MJ/kg |
| Orbiting at Earth's surface (equator) | 6,378 km | 0 km | 7.9 km/s (28,440 km/h or 17,672 mph) | 1 h 24 min 18 sec | −31.2 MJ/kg |
| Low Earth orbit | 6,600–8,400 km | 200–2,000 km | Template:Ubl | 1 h 29 min – 2 h 8 min | −29.8 MJ/kg |
| Molniya orbit | 6,900–46,300 km | 500–39,900 km | 1.5–10.0 km/s (5,400–36,000 km/h or 3,335–22,370 mph) respectively | 11 h 58 min | −4.7 MJ/kg |
| Geostationary | 42,000 km | 35,786 km | 3.1 km/s (11,600 km/h or 6,935 mph) | 23 h 56 min | −4.6 MJ/kg |
| Orbit of the Moon | 363,000–406,000 km | 357,000–399,000 km | 0.97–1.08 km/s (3,492–3,888 km/h or 2,170–2,416 mph) respectively | 27.3 days | −0.5 MJ/kg |