In: Physics
Earth Satellites
Table of Earth Satellites | ||||||
ISS | Hubble | GPS | Geosynchronous satellite | Moon | ||
h (miles); height above earth's surface | 248 | 12550 | ||||
r (m) | 54.5 | 3.85 x 108 | ||||
v(m/s) | 7.56 x 103 | |||||
T(s); period | 4.32 x 104 | 8.62 x 104 | ||||
days/revolution | 1.0 | |||||
Revolutions/day | 1.0 |