The formula to calculate Orbital Speed is:
\[ \text{Orbital Speed} = \sqrt{\frac{G \cdot m}{r}} \]
Where:
Orbital speed is defined as the velocity of an object of mass that is rotating around a larger mass. It’s most often considered the average orbital speed since objects in elliptical orbits have varying speeds.
Let's consider an example:
Using the formula to calculate Orbital Speed:
\[ \text{Orbital Speed} = \sqrt{\frac{3.986004418 \times 10^{14}}{6,371,000}} \approx 7,909.8 \, \text{m/s} \]
This demonstrates that with a radius of 6,371,000 meters, the orbital speed would be approximately 7,909.8 m/s.
