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If the satellite is anywhere near Earth's surface, it will take about one and a half hours to orbit Earth once. As the orbit gets higher, it will take longer - both because it must travel a longer distance, and because it will be slower.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoThere are hundreds of satellites which orbit the earth at different rates. In fact some are geostationary and so never orbit the earth.
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Which satellite orbit the earth in a day?
There are many satellites that orbit the earth in a day or less. All of them are man made. The only real satellite that orbits the earth is the moon. That takes 28 days to complete a single orbit.
How many revolutions does the moon make around the earth in a calendar year?
The moon orbits the earth once every 28 days and therefore does just over 13 revolutions each year
How many orbits does the International Space Station make per day?
It completes 15.7 earth orbits per day.
Is there a satellite around earth and what is it called?
Yes. The earth has many man-made satellites orbiting the earth, but there's also one natural satellite. This satellite is the moon, orbiting earth at about 2288 miles per hour (3683 kilometers per hour)
How many Earth orbits did John Glenn make?
John Glenn made only one space flight ,and it was of three orbits.
What is the satellite that orbits the earth called?
There are many.
does The moon orbits around Earth, making it a?
An object in an orbit is called a satellite. A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the moon. Many planets have moons that orbit them.
If a satellite orbiting just above the surface of the Earth orbits in about 1.5 hours then at about how many Earth radii from the Earth's center must a satellite orbit to have a period of 24 hours?
You can use Kepler's Third Law to calculate this.
Which satellite orbit the earth in a day?
There are many satellites that orbit the earth in a day or less. All of them are man made. The only real satellite that orbits the earth is the moon. That takes 28 days to complete a single orbit.
How many hours does each satellite orbit the earth in the global positioning system?
Every satellite in the GPS constellation orbits the Earth constantly, with no time off. They're in so-called "medium-Earth orbits", with at altitude of 12,600 miles (20,200 km). The orbital period is one-half of a sidereal day, i.e., 11 hours and 58 minutes, so that the satellites pass over very nearly the same locations every day.
What is the satellite that always stays over one spot on Earth?
A "geo-synchronous" orbit is one in which a satellite orbits in exactly 23 hours 56 minutes, the same rate at which the Earth spins. So while the satellite is moving and the Earth is moving, they are moving together at the same angular speed. This only works for equatorial orbits.
The natural body in space that orbits a planet?
A natural celestial body that orbits a planet is called a satellite. Moons are satellites of planets. The Earth has one moon, but other planets like Jupiter and Uranus have many moons or satellites.
How many satellites are circling the earth at any given time?
That depends on how you define satellite, One definition of the word satellite is a body that orbits a larger body. If you take this as the definition of satellite then the answer to our question is millions out there in space.Another definition of satellite is a manufactured vehicle intended to orbit the Earth. This definition makes our count much less because it includes only spacecraft and not debris that orbits the Earth. The Goddard Space Flight Center's lists 2,271 satellites currently in orbit. Russia has the most satellites currently in orbit, with 1,324 satellites, followed by the U.S. with 658.
How high artificial satellites are?
That depends on the purpose of the satellite. Many are in "low Earth orbit", between 120 and 200 miles up. Communications satellites are generally in "geo-synchronous" orbits 23,000 miles high, and GPS satellites are in 12,000 mile orbits. And many altitudes in between.
How many years does a comet orbits planet earth?
Comets don't or it the earth, they are in long irregular orbits around the sun. These orbits can range from a few years to thousands of years.
How many satellite can be placed in earth orbit?
Earth an pluto
Do all satellites orbit the same direction?
No, all satellites do not orbit Earth at the same altitude. An good overview of this can be found on http://www.idirect.net/Company/Satellite-Basics/How-Satellite-Works.aspx. This overview reviews Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbits.
