What happens to gravity if you’re in a rocket moving up through the atmosphere to a satellite in orbit?


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Does it remain the same or does it change during your flight? Here’s information about the earth:


  • Radius: 3,959 miles (6,371 km)
  • Distance from Sun: 92,960,000 miles (149,600,000 km)
  • Mass: 5.972E24 kg

The International Space Station, an object about 72 meters long by 108 meters wide and 20 meters high stays in an orbital altitude of between 330 km (205 miles) and 410 km (255 miles), and moves at a rate of 27,724 kph(17,227 mph). 



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