10 окт. 2014 г. · Unfortunately, this still only extends the expected lifetime to less than 200 years, which is a far cry from forever. Share.

6 сент. 2018 г. · Certainly. For instance, the two LAGEOS satellites, orbiting at 5,900 km, are expected to remain in orbit for eight million years or more.

2 февр. 2016 г. · It depends entirely on the orbit and the aerodynamic properties of the satellite. For example, the ISS is often quoted as descending between 70 to 100 metres ...

26 июн. 2022 г. · Around 5 Years. Starlink satellites are launched into orbits between 335 and 354 miles above the Earth. SpaceX had originally planned to fly ...

22 июл. 2019 г. · Satellites in geostationary orbit can stay in orbit for billions of years, such as the EchoStar XVI which orbits around 35000 km above Earth.

11 июн. 2015 г. · According to this article, the ISS has an orbital decay of 100 metres every 24 hours, which means around a kilometre every ten days.

31 дек. 2022 г. · About 180 kilometers. Give or take 20 or 30 km. This is actually one of those questions that lacks an unambiguous answer, because even the ...

5 окт. 2017 г. · A launcher upper stage may not stay in orbit for long, as it does not need to go as high as the payload and thus travel at an altitude.

13 авг. 2013 г. · The average life span of a LEO satellite is approximately 5 years, but the average life span for a GEO satellite is approximately 8 years.

1 февр. 2020 г. · So you'll see that the (approximate) periods are between 89.73 and 91.53 minutes as of 03Feb2020. The reason for the "approximate" period, is ...