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🛰️ Orbital Mechanics Lab

🛰️ Orbital Mechanics Lab

Calculate orbital velocity, Keplerian period, and gravitational escape speed around celestial bodies. Analyze Low Earth Orbit, GPS altitudes, and Geostationary synchronization.

Kilometers (km)
Orbital Velocity ($v_{orb}$)
7.66 km/s
17,135 mph
Orbital Period ($T$)
92.8 min
15.5 orbits/day
Escape Velocity ($v_{esc}$)
10.84 km/s
$\sqrt{2} \times v_{orb}$
Orbital Radius ($r$)
6,786 km
8.66 m/s² centripetal
Orbiting Earth at altitude of 415 km completes 1 revolution every 92.8 minutes.

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