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If they were too far out, then they would not be very useful as weather satellites,
because they would orbit too slowly, and they would be too far away to make out
the weather.
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Why do weather satellites orbit closer to the earth than other types?
Those satellites be closer to earth than other satellites because then it can find out about earth's weather because if it's close to earth then it get in the way of weather so it can send message about the weather faster than others
Why do meteors not move in an orbit?
Meteors do orbit the Sun, until they come so close to the Earth that the orbit is interrupted by the Earth's gravity.
Are dwarf planets satillites?
They are satellites of our sun, as with the eight major planets. They orbit the sun directly.
Space orbiting telescopes are found where?
Usually orbiting Earth, that is, in an orbit around Earth, but fairly close to Earth - a few 100 km. distance from Earth's surface, at most.Usually orbiting Earth, that is, in an orbit around Earth, but fairly close to Earth - a few 100 km. distance from Earth's surface, at most.Usually orbiting Earth, that is, in an orbit around Earth, but fairly close to Earth - a few 100 km. distance from Earth's surface, at most.Usually orbiting Earth, that is, in an orbit around Earth, but fairly close to Earth - a few 100 km. distance from Earth's surface, at most.
Which ellipse resembles earth's orbit?
The Earth's orbit is close to being a circle. So, the ellipse is one with a small "eccentricity".
How does the moon stay close to earth?
The Earth's gravity holds the Moon in its orbit.
LEO satellites orbit the Earth with an altitude as low as miles?
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth as low as 100 miles and up to 1,240 miles close to the Earth's poles.
What are two types of satellites that orbit the earth?
weather and spy satalites
What type of orbit does a weather satellite have and why?
The polar orbit so that it can measure cold and hot points around the entire earth :)
Earth moves in a elliptical orbit around the?
The Earth follows a (slightly) elliptical orbit around the Sun.
Is earth's orbit around the sun circular?
Not completely, however very close.
Time it takes to orbit the earth?
It depends on how close you are in your orbit. The international space station is about as close as you can get in free fall orbit, orbiting once every hour and a half or so. As you go further out the time taken increases. The moon is quite far out, orbiting earth once a month.
