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4/16/2013 1:19:11 AM
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Out of curiousity (Space question)

What is the farthest distance from Earth that a full [b]stable[/b] orbit is possible? And I'm not talking about, say, a comit coming close and getting it's trajectory changed, I mean a full orbit like the moon/

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  • If you're not talking about geostationary orbit, then I was under the impression that any orbit radius can be stable as long as the orbit speed is correct, so any arbitrarily low orbit is fine as long as there is enough speed.

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