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Barijazz251 t1_iwopc7c wrote

I'm surprised that the velocity is only 3400 mph. Isn't escape velocity 17,500 mph ?

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Limos42 t1_iwor4gu wrote

No. That's (low) orbital velocity. Escape velocity is actually much higher than that.

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haruku63 t1_iwot9zo wrote

It is now far from Earth, slowed down all the time by Earth‘s gravity. But at the distance, 3400 mph is still fast enough to escape.

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Captain_Nipples t1_iwq70uk wrote

Play some kerbal. As you get farther out in your orbit, you slow down almost to a stop before falling back to Earth

Like throwing a rock into the air. Itll slow down then fall at its peak

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