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is escape velocity and orbital velocity the same
is escape velocity and orbital velocity the same
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No they are not the same.
The 'orbital velocity' is the speed needed to stay in orbit around Earth.
'Escape velocity' is the speed needed to totally escape Earth's gravitational pull i.e., you'd never, ever, fall back to Earth.
No they are not the same.
The 'orbital velocity' is the speed needed to stay in orbit around Earth.
'Escape velocity' is the speed needed to totally escape Earth's gravitational pull i.e., you'd never, ever, fall back to Earth.
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