orbital speed
Circling rate around
Orbital speed is the velocity at which an object travels around another body in space—the speed needed to maintain a stable orbit.
Earth's orbital speed around the sun averages about 67,000 miles per hour.
Satellites in lower orbits move faster than those farther out; the closer to the central body, the greater the orbital speed required to avoid falling inward.
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- space stationOrbiting crewed research facility
- International Space StationCrewed research outpost in orbit
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- gravityMutual mass attraction
velocity · centripetal force · angular · circular · miles per hour · trajectory · hypersonic · orbital mechanics · angular momentum · aerodynamic drag · kinematics · planet · spacecraft · Hohmann transfer · slingshot maneuver · moon · star · orbital decay
orbital speedstationary
Not in motion
at rest · rest · standstill · motionlessness · immobility
orbit, orbits, orbited, orbiting, orbiter, orbiters, speed, speeds, speedy