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The speed it takes to complete and orbit is based on the altitude. Each altitude has a specific speed. One cannot be in a low orbit, say 160 miles perigee that takes 90 minutes to complete, and go faster at 160 miles perigee and take 80 minutes.

If one increases their orbital velocity, it increases their altitude AND it makes the orbit take longer to complete.

Its kind of a crazy way to do things, but we're talking about rotational physics, not linear (which we are more accustomed to).

How backwards is this?? Let's say you're trying to reach the space station and it is ahead of you in orbit. If you want to go FASTER in orbit, you actually need to SLOW down, drop to a lower orbit, which will be faster, until you slightly pass the space station. THEN you speed up, go to a higher orbit where the space station is, and link up.

There is a reason astronauts are good at math and that computers are necessary in spaceflight!

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