What is the orbit of a satellite?

A satellite in space orbits the earth. After being released into space, it is placed in orbit. The path that a satellite travels around the earth is called orbit.

Once the satellite goes out of the Earth's atmosphere, it begins to orbit automatically due to the Earth's gravity. The satellite needs to be placed in the desired orbit. This is why scientists do a lot of calculations when launching. Initially the satellite is placed in orbit if placed at an altitude of 30 km or more above the Earth.

Scientists use rockets to determine how high to send a satellite. The satellite explodes from the rocket at a speed of eight kilometers per second. In this motion it comes into balance with the Earth's gravitational force and begins to orbit.

Orbits are usually elliptical. It also revolves around the earth in two ways, parallel to the equator and parallel to the poles. The orbit parallel to the equator is called the equatorial orbit and the orbit parallel to the pole is called the polar orbit. A satellite orbiting at an altitude of 30 km orbits the earth in 30 minutes. At an altitude of 3,000 km, it makes one circumnavigation in 8 hours. I.e. it

Rotates with the Earth's orbit and always stays on the same place on the Earth.