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Orbital ring. Orbital period at 11040 s. Distance travelled 77280 km, Orbit circumference 42000 km. Currently distance travelled is over by 35280 km.TUNINGr11040 SFIELD STRENGTH 77280 km
t = 0.0s

Distance travelled

77280km

Orbit circumference

42000km

11040 s

Orbital ring. Orbital period at 11040 s. Distance travelled 77280 km, Orbit circumference 42000 km. Currently distance travelled is over by 35280 km.

What has to balancev=2πrTv = \frac{2\pi r}{T}

What is happening

You take control of a ground station predicting when a survey satellite reappears.

The tracker is pointing the dish at empty sky. The orbit circumference works out at 42 000 km, and the satellite travels at 7 km/s.