The circular orbital velocity of a satellite in low earth orbit is about 7 km/s or 25000 km/hr or 17500 miles/hr. If it reaches sqrt(2) times the circular velocity, it will escape from earth orbit and go into orbit about the sun.
The current record holder for a man made object is the New Horizons probe, which left earth orbit at 16 km/s.
A satellite can travel 5 miles per second, therefore that equals 300 miles a minute. So that means a satellite travels at an unbelievable speed of 18,000mph . THATS VERY FAST!!!!!!!!
The current record holder for a man made object is the New Horizons probe, which left earth orbit at 16 km/s.
A satellite can travel 5 miles per second, therefore that equals 300 miles a minute. So that means a satellite travels at an unbelievable speed of 18,000mph . THATS VERY FAST!!!!!!!!
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