Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoDon't know if putting this right. But how much forcer is needed to break gravity? Like how much does the space shuttle require to get past earth gravity and use the moons gravity to get further??message-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareDon't know if putting this right. But how much forcer is needed to break gravity? Like how much does the space shuttle require to get past earth gravity and use the moons gravity to get further??Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareooterness@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days agoRight idea, wrong number. Satellites in low Earth orbit are typically moving at about 7-8 km/s, depending on the exact altitude. The speed required to get from the surface to deep space (i.e., the “escape velocity”) is 11.2 km/s.
Right idea, wrong number. Satellites in low Earth orbit are typically moving at about 7-8 km/s, depending on the exact altitude. The speed required to get from the surface to deep space (i.e., the “escape velocity”) is 11.2 km/s.