Orbit of a satellite Calculator
Calculates the orbital radius and period, and flight velocity from the orbital altitude. | ||
Orbit of a satellite
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- Purpose of use
- Query on orbital velocities for LEO Iridium satellite constellation.
h = ~629km, v= ~27100km/h (7.54km/s) - Comment/Request
- Query on orbital velocities for LEO Iridium satellite constellation.
h = ~629km, v= ~27100km/h (7.54km/s)
[1] 2019/01/12 01:37 Male / 30 years old level / High-school/ University/ Grad student / Useful /
- Purpose of use
- Helping my son with Physics homework.
- Comment/Request
- Exactly what was needed.
[2] 2019/01/10 07:38 Male / 50 years old level / A teacher / A researcher / Very /
- Purpose of use
- checking calculations I made
[3] 2019/01/08 02:55 Male / 60 years old level or over / A retired person / A little /
- Purpose of use
- Just for some calculus thanks.
- Comment/Request
- There is no need to assume cirucular orbit if you use semi mayor axis as input instead of altitude. In any case, all the outputs can be inputs (altitude only if circularOrbit), so maybe by setting one the tool gives you the others, just an idea.
[4] 2018/12/20 01:23 Male / 30 years old level / An engineer / A little /
- Purpose of use
- Physics Homework-Finding the velocity of the Lunar Command Module as it orbits the moon.
- Comment/Request
- Calculator is only for satellites that orbit earth, not any other body.
[5] 2018/11/29 14:40 Male / Under 20 years old / High-school/ University/ Grad student / A little /
- Purpose of use
- Calculating position for a space station in a role-playing game. need to derive a ground track from this
[6] 2018/11/25 12:07 Male / 30 years old level / An engineer / A little /
- Purpose of use
- Researching the GOSAT program of JAXA for a university assignment
[7] 2018/11/13 05:53 Male / 20 years old level / High-school/ University/ Grad student / Very /
- Purpose of use
- Another person quickly determining the orbital period of the proposed Chinese satellite. 300ish miles sounded ridiculously low and this confirms it. Silly news is silly.
[8] 2018/10/22 20:42 Male / 20 years old level / An engineer / Very /
- Purpose of use
- Finding the orbital period of the proposed Chinese artificial moon. If reported altitude of 310 miles is correct I don't see how this moon is going to stay put long enough to do any good.
[9] 2018/10/22 11:09 Male / 60 years old level or over / A retired person / Very /
- Purpose of use
- Researching about how feasible is a "Chinese artificial moon" to provide dusk/twilight illumination for a fixed spot of 50km radius for city of Chengdu.
[10] 2018/10/22 02:36 - / 50 years old level / Self-employed people / Very /
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