Orbital Mechanics
Altitudes
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Altitude: 200-2,000 km
- Velocity: 7.7-6.9 km/s
- Orbital Period: 1h29min-2h8min
Geostationary Orbit
- Altitude: 42,000 km
- Velocity: 3.1 km/s
- Orbital Period: 23h56min4.09s
Orbit of the Moon
- Altitude: 357,000-399,000 km
- Velocity: 0.97-1.08 km/s
- Orbital Period: 27.27 days
Light Speed (c)
- m/s: 299,792,458 m/s
- km/s: ~300,000 km/s
- mi/s: 186,411.36 mi/s
Time To Cover Distances (c)
- Earth-Moon: 1.255s (~384,400 km)
- Sun-Earth: 8min17s (150MM km)
Escape Velocities of Various Bodies
- Earth Ve: 11.186 km/s
- Moon Ve: 2.38 km/s
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