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Orbital Period Calculator

Kepler's third law for any orbit.

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Orbital period
97.14 minutes
Period in hours
1.619
Orbital velocity
7.546 km/s
Orbits per day
14.82

Quick answer

Orbital period grows with the three-halves power of orbital radius.

T = 2π√(r³ ÷ GM)

How to use the Orbital Period Calculator

  1. 1Enter the orbital radius from the body's centre.
  2. 2Enter the central body's mass.
  3. 3Read period and velocity.

Frequently asked questions

What is low Earth orbit period?

About 90 minutes at 400 km altitude.

Does satellite mass matter?

No — orbital period is independent of the orbiting body's mass.