How long does it take to orbit the earth?

Answer 1

That depends on the size of the revolving object's orbit away from the surface of the earth.

The larger the orbit, the longer it takes for the object to complete one revolution.

The SHORTEST possible time is about 86 minutes. That's the period of an orbit that's just

high enough so that atmospheric drag doesn't immediately bring the object down.

If the orbit is about 238,000 miles out from the earth, then the period for one revolution

is about 27.3 days. There's one satellite in that kind of orbit right now.

Answer 2

It depends on the speed of the satellite and the orbit the satellite is in. All that being said if it takes the moon one day to show itself, one could then assume that the satellite would also take approximately 24 hours.

Answer 3

About one and a half hours, if the satellite is fairly close to Earth. If it is farther away, it takes longer of course - both because of the longer orbit, and because it moves slower. The Moon, for example, takes about 27 days for a full orbit around Earth.

Answer 4

It depends on what height the satellite is at. In Low Earth Orbit it might complete an orbit in say an hour and a half. In geosynchronous orbit it's about 24 hours. The Moon is a satellite, and it completes an orbit every 29 days or so.

Answer 5

If it's geostationary, it doesn't.

If its a LEO (low earth orbit), you'd need to know its altitude.

Answer 6

An intuitive leap: 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds, roughly.

Answer 7

It takes the International Space Station (ISS) approximately 90 minutes to orbit the Earth once. Other satellites may take longer or shorter depending on their altitude and orbital characteristics.

Answer 8

14000