Is the moon in the low earth orbit?

Answer 1

Low earth orbit is generally defined as orbiting the Earth at between 200 and 2,000 kilometers (124 to 1240 miles) above the Earth's surface.

Below 200km, the gravity of the Earth causes the orbit of any object to decay quite quickly. Above 2,000km is the Van Allen radiation belt - a strip of energetic charged particles held in place by the Earth's magnetic field. The radiation discharged by these particles can cause damage to electrical circuits on satellites and other space vehicles - for example, the Hubble Space Telescope usually has its instruments turned off if it has to pass through this region of radiation. So satellites and manned orbital vehicles tend to orbit below 2,000km. For further information on the Van Allen belt, please read the Related Links below.

Answer 2

Basically, they have to fly outside the atmosphere. If there were any significant amount of atmosphere, the satellites orbit would decay quickly, and it would crash onto Earth.

Basically, they have to fly outside the atmosphere. If there were any significant amount of atmosphere, the satellites orbit would decay quickly, and it would crash onto Earth.

Basically, they have to fly outside the atmosphere. If there were any significant amount of atmosphere, the satellites orbit would decay quickly, and it would crash onto Earth.

Basically, they have to fly outside the atmosphere. If there were any significant amount of atmosphere, the satellites orbit would decay quickly, and it would crash onto Earth.

Answer 3

Low Earth orbit is an orbit that's between 160km and 2,000km above the Earth's surface. The speed of an object in a low Earth orbit depends on the specific altitude that it is at, but is typically around 7.8km/s.

Answer 4

Low Earth orbits decay into lower Earth orbits and then re-entry into the atmosphere happens and the orbiting thing either burns up in the air or crashes into the Earth somewhere.

Answer 5

It is not really a low earth orbit. The moon's distance is 30 times the earth's diameter. Low earth orbit means orbits under about 200 miles above the earth's surface.

Answer 6

Basically, they have to fly outside the atmosphere. If there were any significant amount of atmosphere, the satellites orbit would decay quickly, and it would crash onto Earth.