Mean Orbital Speed
Description
The orbital speed of a body, generally a planet, a natural satellite, an artificial satellite, or a multiple star, is the speed at which it orbits around the barycenter of a system, usually around a more massive body. It can be used to refer to either the mean orbital speed or the speed at a particular point in its orbit. Taking into account the mass of the orbiting body,
Related formulasVariables
uo | Orbital Speed (m/s) |
mii | Mass of the body being orbited (kg) |
G | Newtonian constant of gravitation |
mi | Mass of the body at the center of the orbit (kg) |
r | Distance of the center of mass of the two bodies (m) |