Question
Compare and differentiate orbital velocity and escape velocity?
Solution
| S. No. | Orbital Velocity | Escape velocity |
| 1. | The minimum velocity required to put the satellite into the Earth's orbit is called orbital velocity. | The minimum velocity required to throw a body out of the gravitational field of earth is called escape velocity. |
| 2. | Orbital velocity of a satellite at height,  |
Escape velocity of a satellite near the Earth, ve =  |
| 3. | When satellite is orbiting close to earth, vo =  |
Escape velocity f a satellite near the earth, ve =  |
