2006-08-15 23:48:01 · 8 answers · asked by mamanoelia 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I think the majority of the answers here have misunderstood the question.
I think what you meant to ask was How high up do you have to be from the ground to be in space. Am I right?
Even if I am I don't know the answer. Sorry.
2006-08-17 04:17:02 · answer #1 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is not very clear or if it is, then it's unreasonable because it doesn't say which orbit or if it's earth's orbit then it's NONSENSE! Unless you want to know the distance between the sun and earth's orbit which i explain below
There's none really unless you want the average which could be worked out. The reason being that the Earth has an ecliptic orbit round the sun, it's not that the sun is precisely at the center of earth's orbit. So, in the course of its revolution through the year round the sun, the earth is closest at some point of the year and farthest at some other point.
2006-08-15 23:59:04 · answer #2 · answered by Makaveli007 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To successfully orbit Earth, you must first leave the atmosphere. This is about 348 miles thick. If you don't leave the atmosphere, the drag of it will reduce your speed, which will lower your altertude. LEO (Low Earth Orbit) is usually at about 430 miles, although the Moon is about 250000 miles away and it quiet happily orbits the Earth. Note that Haleys Commit also orbits the Earth and its orbit is 86 years at huge speeds, not the 28 days the moon takes.
2006-08-17 04:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orbit? I will assume you mean the level at which our shuttles and space stations orbit the planet.
You only need to be up so high so as not to be pulled back down to Earth, the lowest you can be is about 124 miles up, which is called a Low Earth Orbit.
You can go higher and higher, past the moon and still orbit the earth.
2006-08-15 23:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by arbiteroffunk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on just what you mean. with a high enough rate of speed you can orbit at 1" If you mean self sustaining Geo synchronous orbit it's between 17000-22000 Miles any higher and you float away any closer and you fall to earth.
2006-08-15 23:59:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
we all orbit the centre of the earth by just by being on it's surface.
2006-08-15 23:56:24 · answer #6 · answered by fred 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from earth to sun distance:150,000,000km
for earth to obrit:365.25years
light to travel from sun to earth:8mins 20 sec
2006-08-15 23:57:49 · answer #7 · answered by andrew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-16 01:36:18 · answer #8 · answered by thuckgod 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋