Do Satellites Move Quickly. Why low earth orbit satellites are the rocket sd the second moon you didn t know earth leo satellites fuel new e race how fast is earth moving e. So how do satellites stay in orbit. Satellites in higher orbits travel more slowly.
Satellites are able to orbit around the planet because they are locked into speeds that are fast enough to defeat the downward pull of gravity. Geodesy the science of measuring the earth s shape and positions on it allows the measurement of plate motion directly using gps the global positioning system this network of satellites is more stable than the earth s surface so when a whole continent moves somewhere at a few centimeters per year gps can tell.
200 miles 320 km up is about the minimum to avoid atmospheric interference.
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