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| Updated on December 26, 2025 | science-and-technology

Escape Velocity and Orbital Velocity Explained

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@sameerkumar5283 | Posted on December 22, 2025

Escape velocity :

It is the minimum velocity with which a body is must be projected vertically upwards inlrder that it may just escape the gravitational field of earth.
 
For example: If we throw a ball into air, it rises to a certain height and falls back. If we throw it with a greater velocity, it will never come back. This greater velocity is escape velocity.
 
Formula: Ve = √2GM/R
 
Where, M is mass of earth and R is radius of earth.
 
Orbital velocity :
 
It is the velocity required to put the satellite into its orbit around the earth.
 
Formula: Vo= √GM/R+h
 
Where,
R is radius of earth
M is mass of earth
Vo is orbital velocity
h is height of satellite above earth's surface.
R+h is orbital radius of the satellite.
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